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USA Basketball 2026 World Cup qualifying team

HuskyNan said:
Kara has had the team for a few weeks so she’s got to figure out the best lineups for certain situations on the fly. I don’t know what Caldwell is doing.

Please don’t turn this into a Tennessee thread
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Not to mention the fact that Kara is doing all of this while still doing her “day job” getting Duke ready for the Big Dance.
 
oldude said:
Not to mention the fact that Kara is doing all of this while still doing her “day job” getting Duke ready for the Big Dance.
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Well, she will most likely win a World Championship with this team, and not win a championship this year with Duke, 😃 *

* (Nothing against Duke...the current undefeated NCAA Div 1 team will win that championship!)
 
oldude said:
She’s mixing up her lineups from game to game to see which combinations work best. Paige & CC we’re on the court together in Game 1. Game starters really don’t matter all that much as Kara is typically splitting 5-player rotations fairly evenly in each qtr.
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As this current slate of games don't count for the US, Kara is experimenting with different lineups. Pretty cool that she has this chance to do so, without any impact to qualifications for future tourneys.
 
BRS24 said:
As this current slate of games don't count for the US, Kara is experimenting with different lineups. Pretty cool that she has this chance to do so, without any impact to qualifications for future tourneys.
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I'm looking forward to seeing what she does when the US plays Spain.
 
HuskyNan said:
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She battled for everything she got today. Argentina didn't make it easy for post players, contrary to what Aaliyah's stats may indicate.

Kia's still trying to find her way in this tournament. Not sure what it is, but her shooting is way off. Canada needs everything they can get from this roster for their games against Japan and Australia.
 
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it seemed to me today that the players were looking more for one on one than actually running an offense to get the best shot possible. The players are so good that most of the time it ended with a basket but it was not as beautiful as the first 2 games.
 
RoadMaster said:
From MSN on Olivia and Jovana..
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Jovana's full year numbers look like she is meant to be a Husky: points, assists and steals. We all know about OV but not so much about J. Pop. It looks like we are adding someone who can step in immediately and contribute. Could there be a better group of guards in the country (KK, Ash, K9, AZ, Kelis and JP) ? I don't think so. and that doesn't even count Morgan who can play at the 1-4 .
 
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oldude said:
Good suggestion. That might depend on whether Griner is available for one more Olympic cycle. But Betts on USA basketball does fit with a pattern of considering recent college players for the last spot on the team.
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Griner is a shell of herself. I dont think she has another Olympics run in her. She is not a good defender anymore. Wilson/Boston should be the 5's for the next Olympics. We'll see who else emerges in the mean time.
 
oldude said:
I did note during yesterday’s game that Kara Lawson is no longer on the sidelines for USA basketball, having delegated HC responsibilities to one of her assistants. I assume that means she’s back at Duke preparing for the Tournament.
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I don't think that the commentators mentioned why she wasn't there yesterday, but your assumption has to be correct.
It's interesting to note that she left the team in the hands of 3 successful WNBA coaches: Eric Thibault (he was head coach yesterday), Stephanie White and Natalie Nakase.
 
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Reypl21 said:
Griner is a shell of herself. I dont think she has another Olympics run in her. She is not a good defender anymore. Wilson/Boston should be the 5's for the next Olympics. We'll see who else emerges in the mean time.
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Agree Griner is on the downside of her career and has played her last Olympics. If you need another "true center," look to Brionna Jones, who I believe was on this roster before she too got injured.
 
Basingstoke said:
I don't think that the commentators mentioned why she wasn't there yesterday, but your assumption has to be correct.
It's interesting to note that she left the team in the hands of 3 successful WNBA coaches: Eric Thibault (he was head coach yesterday), Stephanie White and Natalie Nakase.
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You have him confused with Nate Tibbets. Jose Fernandez is also part of the coaching staff.
 
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