USA-Opals!

[flatcoatmom]

Cambage has missed the last 2 - Fitz says she's winded - clearly can't keep this pace up - she's out now.

 

[flatcoatmom]

Aussie just hit another long 3 - 35-32 Aus

 

[ASweet3781]

Are you KIDDING me Sue Bird??? She is leaving her man WIDE OPEN.

 

[flatcoatmom]

No offensive rebound after the last Dee miss - Aus up by 7.

 

[ASweet3781]

Unbelievable. No defense. No jump shooting. No rebounding.

 

[alexrgct]

Some bad shot selections the past two offensive series for Team USA.

 

[Vowelguy]

Why is the US shooting outside when Cambage is out??

 

[Wbbfan1]

Australia is not getting called on their off ball fouls, Team USA is. Refs are not calling the game equally. Still Australia is playing better and deserve the lead. Can't believe how physical Australia is, and refs are allowing it.

 

[alexrgct]

Cambage has missed the last 2 - Fitz says she's winded - clearly can't keep this pace up - she's out now.

Unfortunately, she gave them a boost early, and the rest of the team is now shooting jumpers with an irrational confidence.

 

[ASweet3781]

They allowed Australia to build a 7 pt lead with Cambage on the bench. Not good.

USA inability to make open jumpers could be the death of them with it hard to score down low.

 

[Vowelguy]

They allowed Australia to build a 7 pt lead with Cambage on the bench. Not good.

USA inability to make open jumpers could be the death of them with it hard to score down low.

But it's not that hard to score down low. They have had a lot of success in getting the ball down there.

 

[alexrgct]

Sue playing by far with the most poise thus far on Team USA. Main reason we're still in this.

 

[EricSD]

not a good 2nd quarter yikes!!! Australia came to play!!

 

[Vowelguy]

Long rest by Cambage.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Besides Griner, is there another post player that should be on the team to offset Australia's size?

 

[flatcoatmom]

This may be where missing the easy ones inside comes back to bite the US - Tina just got the ball after a great rebound and missed the easy tip.

 

[flatcoatmom]

Great steal by Angel - then fouled at the other end. Misses 2 free throws.

 

[ASweet3781]

Are you kidding me with these missed free throws right now?

 

[alexrgct]

McCoughtry drives me aboslutely crazy.

 

[alexrgct]

Angel is pretty much a black hole when she gets the ball. She is the women's game's answer to Russell Westbrook. Which is both good and bad.

 

[flatcoatmom]

Thank god - Dee hits both free throws. Aus 41-38

 

[ASweet3781]

Come on ladies, lets try to get the lead at the half.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Bad Defense by Parker, never did put a body on Cambage. She's getting as low in the post as she wants with easy layups as a result. Got to push her away from the body. Even if it means putting Swin and Ashja in the game and use them up if they get called for fouls.

 

[flatcoatmom]

Catchings is the only one getting rebounds for the US

 

[Vowelguy]

Defense on Cambage is not good.

 

[flatcoatmom]

Maya hits a 3!!!

 

[alexrgct]

Maya for three. Need a lot more of that.

 

[ASweet3781]

I am beginning to see why WNBA games are so high scoring these days. No one knows how to D it up.

 

[alexrgct]

Maya, what on earth was that pass???

 

[flatcoatmom]

Bad pass by Maya - Cambage steals it.