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[HoopsFan21]

64-21 half

 

[MilfordHusky]

70% shooting at the half and TONS of assists.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

That year off put some spring in DT's step.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Anyone still wondering why Bird and/or Stewie are on this team?

Sue is the best PG in the world, and Stewie is a couple of years away from being one of the best 3-5 players.

 

[MilfordHusky]

That year off put some spring in DT's step.

She is lean and energized, clearly.

 

[MilfordHusky]

SWIN!!!

 

[MilfordHusky]

We're up by 43, and Maya has done basically nothing.

Well, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist.

 

[MilfordHusky]

NBC seems to be guarding info. Is there a box score anywhere?

 

[calpedaler]

NBC seems to be guarding info. Is there a box score anywhere?

ESPN has one here.

 

[MilfordHusky]

NBC just showed a nice scene of an uncrowded beach. As far as I could tell, there were no dead bodies bobbing in the surf.

 

[MilfordHusky]

ESPN has one here.

Stewie is 4-4 on FGS and 2-2 on FTs for 10 points. Yeah, the competition is not strong, but double-figure scoring in the first half of her first Olympic game is pretty impressive for the young player.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Sometimes I see one bumbling play in the middle of a milion good ones and imagine Geno putting together a game-analysis tape that makes the team look really bad.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Dee #5.

 

[HoopsFan21]

DT for 3!!!! 5 for 6 today

 

[Samanthabrown3]

I'll bet D's out for the game. What do you think?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Geno's playing the 4 Minny players plus Tina.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Kathy Auriemma sighting.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Reverse pivot, left-handed hook for Tina. Impressive!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Tina runs the floor, gets a pass from Angel, and scores.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Nice hand-off from EDD to Lindsay for a layup.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Syl with the left hand. 86-34.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Catch in for Mone.

 

[bags27]

Can they get to 100 before the end of the 3rd Q?

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Can they get to 100 before the end of the 3rd Q?

They could, but they won't. Running clock instead.

 

[MilfordHusky]

94-38 after 3. On pace to break the USA Olympic scoring record of 114.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

What a team. This is what I like about Olympic basketball: watching a team of topnotch players.

That, and all the UConn guys, too.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Five players in double figures.

Sue has 0 points, but 8 assists, 2 steals, and 1 rebound. She also has 0 turnovers.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Where's Stewie?

 

[bags27]

I know Whalen is on the team for very specific reasons, but she's sometimes hard to watch. Mostly, it's the jarring difference in how the team moves when Sue is out and she's in. She hesitates a split-second before passing (if she does decide to pass instead of penetrating a packed in defense), while Sue sees where everyone is before they actually are there--like Magic. The team seems to bog down with Whalen in.

Frankly, Mo would be better here. And she's a fantastic defender. But that wasn't politically possible, given all else that happened. And it won't affect outcome this year, and she'll be on the 2020 team and running it then or in 2024.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Sue had an assist, but EDD missed the layup. Shocker!