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eebmg said:
Lou facing Spain in the Semi's is interesting since she took over their League this year. I wonder if there are some close friendships or if some of them played against Lou ?
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I dont recall seeing anyone on Spain(3x3) playing in the Spanish top league. The 3 x 3 teams often play year round as 3x 3 teams, at least for the Euro and Asian teams. Which is amazing that only a few practices we are doing so well. I think you can follow these games year round on the FIBA You Tube channel. I have seen some tweets from fans of Lou, from her Avenida team, that are rooting for her. Dont forget, the loser still has a chance vs the loser of France and Japan. Spain might also qualify in the tournament next week that will bring the 8th and final team into the Olympics.
 
USA is getting a lot better at not giving up stupid fouls. Plum is a defensive liability, but she has at least stopped the grabs as the player goes by - foul shooting is a huge bonus in the 3x3 games.

If you check out the individual player 'rankings' you see that USA players are way down on the international ranking system - Plum has the highest ranking at #2650 with 10,800 points. For example, Guapo of France is ranked #86 with 218,569 points. They assign points for every FIBA tournament played to teams and to individual players and USA does not compete internationally except in the 'world events' when they cobble together a team from available players.
 
3 x 3 played well is such a beautiful game. And the refereeing is very good. They don't get bluffed. They only call what they see,.
 
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I love watching the 3x3 tournament. It's very entertaining and so fast paced. I bet it hits the college scene at some point.
 
Husky fanatic said:
Has Lou lost her shot? Even a missed bunny! Focused too much on defense?
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Shooting comes and goes for everyone; she certainly played very well (and obviously, you never even remotely suggested she didn’t).
 
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mrw GIF
 
ochoopsfan said:
She is shooting 70% this year and 66.6% from 3 in 2 games for Seattle.
I guess she has lost her shot. :rolleyes:
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I really love Lou, one of my favorite Uconn players, but the stat does not lie, she has not shot the ball that well for someone who is supposed to be an outside threat since she turned pro. I would love to see Lou continue to shoot the ball well with Seattle but 2 games, when she did not shoot that much, does not make a trend.
 
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pvdoggy said:
I love Lou but I don't think she has shot the ball well since she became a pro.
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She will when she gets back to Seattle, Stewie, Sue, and Jewell will get her the ball in the proper place where she can catch and shoot.
 
pvdoggy said:
I really love Lou, one of my favorite Uconn players, but the stat does not lie, she has not shot the ball that well for someone who is supposed to be an outside threat since she turned pro. I would love to see Lou continue to shoot the ball well with Seattle but 2 games, when she did not shoot that much, does not make a trend.
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It boils down to confidence. You have to have an almost irrational confidence (i.e Mabrey) that your shot is going in no matter what. And I think Lou is continuously fighting to build on that. I think her European campaign was a good step in that direction but that was a really good situation for her with her sister there to help her. Yes, the Storm with Sue and Stewie will take some of the pressure off but we will see what happens in the glare of a WNBA playoff series.
 
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I don't get the concept! What's next, one on one? Just more filler for TV revenue!
 
Question? They say Japan / Spain is an Olympic Qualifying game but wouldn't Japan qualify as a host team?
 
Don't equate 3x3 with regular 5 0n 5. Those women were exhausted out there and with the half court and 12 second clock there are a lot of hard contested shots being attempted.

The accumulated points on which players are ranked come from a lot of touraments and 3x3 events to which the US doesn't send teams. Thus US players do rank as high.
 
UConnCat said:
Yay! USA 3x3 going to the Olympics! Stef and Lou going to the Olympics! Time to celebrate! Oh Happy Day!

Boneyard:

Schitts Creek No GIF by CBC
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While Stef and Lou got them there, they are not guaranteed to be members of the Olympic team. Evidently, the team will be selected out of the same 29 player pool as the regular squad. See the below article for more info. My opinion is that they got them to the dance, they deserve to be dancers. Also note that Pheesa was originally on this 3x3 squad and was replaced by Lou.

olympics.nbcsports.com

U.S. men fail to qualify for Olympic 3x3 basketball; U.S. women qualify

The U.S. men failed to qualify for the Olympic debut of 3x3 basketball, while a women's team of WNBA standouts did qualify for the Tokyo Games.
olympics.nbcsports.com olympics.nbcsports.com
 
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