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USA U16 National Team Game Info

Flat out can't trust FIBA's boxscores or stats. They have Kylee Watson scoreless yesterday but she scored prior to halftime. In the play-by-play chart they have it listed as a Fudd made jump shot when Watson scored on a layup off a terrific Bueckers pass.

It shouldn't be hard to mark the games correctly.
 
Jeez. Midway through the 3rd Taylor hit a three but they credited it to Fudd. Officially, Taylor was scoreless in the game. Not true. Then a Bueckers steal is credited to Taylor.

An amateurish effort with by whoever logged FIBA's games.
 
So I went back and cataloged the stats for just Bueckers and Fudd, hopefully UConn's future backcourt.

Bueckers's actual line: 11 pts (5-10 fg), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Fudd's actual line: 13 points (5-10 fg), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

Both fairly different from the boxscore.

Bueckers would've had a few more assists if not for missed layups. She also would've had another basket if not for perhaps the worst offensive foul call (on Watson) I have ever seen.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
So I went back and cataloged the stats for just Bueckers and Fudd, hopefully UConn's future backcourt.

Bueckers's actual line: 11 pts (5-10 fg), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Fudd's actual line: 13 points (5-10 fg), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

Both fairly different from the boxscore.

Bueckers would've had a few more assists if not for missed layups. She also would've had another basket if not for perhaps the worst offensive foul call (on Watson) I have ever seen.
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How do you pronounce "Beucker's" name? "Byookers"? or as the Chilean announcer pronounced it: "Beckers"?

What am I missing with Breunelle? She couldn't buy a shot from three. Missed lots of layups, and appeared sloppy with her passing.

Boston has the size and hustle to be a star. Agree about Watson and Cooke. Very athletic.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Brunelle shot 29% from the field. That frightening statistic aside, I thought she looked mobile, competitive, and skilled. A player the UConn staff can make really good.

Fudd had a great championship game and will be a stud down the road.

Boston is very talented yet still raw with lots of upside. High-level prospect.

Bueckers has star written all over her.

Cooke is super athletic and can really score. Not a PG, imo, but has terrific upside as well.

Taylor is tenacious defensively, has a sweet stroke on her jumper, and is physical.

Watson is an athletic, versatile power forward. Big upside too.


Would've liked to have seen Haley Jones and Maddie Burke compete but can't have everything.
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The game-every-day made for some highs and lows and may have had something to do with some shooting percentages not being up to snuff from what is expected.

For the most part, I'm totally on board with your analysis. Would like to offer a few more:

- I think Diamond Miller quietly had a very effective tournament. For a player who was largely under the radar until her team made a run in the NJ Tournament of Champions, she's gotten on center stage in a hurry. In HS, she did everything for her team. Here, I was impressed with her rebounding and discipline. Not flashy, but very solid.
- A contributor at McGraw's Bench thought Clark had a bit of Marina Mabrey in her, which I can see. Kind of an inner-driven passion and exuberance all waiting to burst through. And moxie: the behind the back move from beyond the arc and a pull-up three. Wonder if Iowa has visited Jersey Shore?
- Brunelle is simply polished. I have no doubt that if pressed, she'd calmly take center stage. Only liability I see with her is keeping up with quicker wings on defense.

Bueckers is a great athlete who chose hoops. If she played lacrosse or soccer, she'd be a star, too. Glad she's on the hardcourt. Special, special player. Whomever has her in college...geesh, just pen in "whoa!"
 
Fairfield Fan said:
How do you pronounce "Beucker's" name? "Byookers"? or as the Chilean announcer pronounced it: "Beckers"?
What am I missing with Breunelle? She couldn't buy a shot from three. Missed lots of layups, and appeared sloppy with her passing.
Boston has the size and hustle to be a star. Agree about Watson and Cooke. Very athletic.
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Pronounced Breakers-I think. Go with Paige.
Fairfield Fan said:
What am I missing with Breunelle?
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Everything! She a rising HS junior with an unmatched tool set that just needs to be sharpened a little.
Fairfield Fan said:
Boston has the size and hustle to be a star.
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I don't see a star in Boston, very good player & Tournament MVP. A star would be dominating this level of competition and U17 next year.
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
How do you pronounce "Beucker's" name? "Byookers"? or as the Chilean announcer pronounced it: "Beckers"?

What am I missing with Breunelle? She couldn't buy a shot from three. Missed lots of layups, and appeared sloppy with her passing.
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Bueckers is the second pronunciation above with a silent "u".

No idea why Brunelle struggled so much except that I thought she rushed a bit at times. More on the line than the regular high school or AAU game where I've seen her make many more shots. I actually liked her passing for the most part. She makes plays and has much better shooting skills than she showed. She's not Della Donne--that comparison really needs to end--but she's very talented.
 
Dillon77 said:
- I think Diamond Miller quietly had a very effective tournament.....Not flashy, but very solid.

- A contributor at McGraw's Bench thought Clark had a bit of Marina Mabrey in her, which I can see. ....

Bueckers is a great athlete who chose hoops. If she played lacrosse or soccer, she'd be a star, too. Glad she's on the hardcourt. Special, special player. Whomever has her in college...geesh, just pen in "whoa!"
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Hadn't seen Miller play until this tourney and you're right, she was a dependable player. I liked Clark quite a bit. Very pretty shot, decent ball-handler and IQ. Likes to drive even if she's still learning when to do so. She's doesn't glide or handle like Bueckers but who does?

And as for Ms Bueckers, I can't say enough good things about her. She's seemingly unflappable, a terrific ball-handler with great passing skills, a super high IQ, loads of shot-making ability, lightning quick hands, and she glides around the court like a world-class skater. Oh, and she exudes a toughness and confidence that few high school players of any age have. It's a notch or two below cocky which I'm okay with and I think one Geno Auriemma would love.

Bueckers and Fudd were paired often and played extremely well together, not surprising since Fudd seems to possess many of these same traits.
 
Dillon77 said:
The game-every-day made for some highs and lows and may have had something to do with some shooting percentages not being up to snuff from what is expected.

For the most part, I'm totally on board with your analysis. Would like to offer a few more:
- I think Diamond Miller quietly had a very effective tournament. For a player who was largely under the radar until her team made a run in the NJ Tournament of Champions, she's gotten on center stage in a hurry. In HS, she did everything for her team. Here, I was impressed with her rebounding and discipline. Not flashy, but very solid.
- A contributor at McGraw's Bench thought Clark had a bit of Marina Mabrey in her, which I can see. Kind of an inner-driven passion and exuberance all waiting to burst through. And moxie: the behind the back move from beyond the arc and a pull-up three. Wonder if Iowa has visited Jersey Shore?
- Brunelle is simply polished. I have no doubt that if pressed, she'd calmly take center stage. Only liability I see with her is keeping up with quicker wings on defense.
Bueckers is a great athlete who chose hoops. If she played lacrosse or soccer, she'd be a star, too. Glad she's on the hardcourt. Special, special player. Whomever has her in college...geesh, just pen in "whoa!"
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Was going to say the same about Miller-quietly effective and versatile tournament. Miller did everything I was expecting to see Haley Jones do if she had made this team.
What's remarkable is that at minimum each of these kids has 2 years of HS basketball left, 3 for Paige and 4 for Fudd.
Bueckers seems to be the most college ready. Brunelle and Boston are close but they all have plenty of time. Cooke is extremely athletic, but she dribbles way too much and is also too right hand dominant-very strong pull up game though. Brunelle was named team captain and did not seem to carry that burden very well. I'm not sure why you would need a designated Captain for this age group.
 
A number of times Brunelle was under the basket when a shot went up. She established position well and (forcefully) boxed out her opponent. She has had some good coaching in the fundamentals. That overhead pass she uses against smaller guards worked well and didn't get blocked, but she has to be careful not to telegraph it.
 
I agree with much of the analysis written here..........when judging each of these players you have to keep in mind that in addition to their youth, they still don't know each other's games that well as the team is really a glorified all star team........also the constant player substitutions made for some choppy play..........if the coach's goal was to get each player on the roster maximum exposure to international play then I guess she succeeded.............personally I think there were far too many substitutions.....a core group of eight should have shared the first half until they were playing like a well oiled machine at which point more subs could be inserted......I look forward to watching these talented young ladies in future U17 play......
 
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I'm sure that another year of HS basketball and natural growth will help all those players. The biggest issue I had with this team were the endless missed layups which didn't hurt the team that much in this tournament because the US was so much more talented than anyone else but in the world cup with the best team in the world for their age group, that can come back to bite them.
I would think that it would help tremendously if the USA picks the team (12 players + 3 alternates) few months in advance of the games and puts a solid time into training them to become a cohesive team. There was way too much one on one and not many plays or any kind of sophisticated plays that I could recognize. On defense I liked the way the team played help defense by funneling opposing players towards double teams or toward a big to block shots (similar to what UConn does).
Looking at the players on this team you can sure build the next team around Boston, Sam, Paige and Azzi
 
Brunelle was second on the team in rebounding and assists, tied for second in scoring, and led the team in blocked shots. She averaged the most minutes by a little so that has something to do with the totals but she was at 22.8 vs. six others in the 16.4 - 21.2 range. She had a 1.7 A/TO so her passing was pretty good as well. Her shooting was definitely off for the tournament, but she didn't force things and was very good at providing help on defense - hence the blocks.

I thought Watson looked like an interesting prospect but wish someone would work on her shooting motion - she has a very low release and a serious hitch - almost a shot put from shoulder height. It is effective but likely a holdover from younger days when she didn't have the arm strength and needed her whole body to get the ball to the rim.

And yeah, coaching on this team seemed a lot better than on the previous U16/U17 - I think the team is a bit more skilled which helps, but the substitutions, the defense, and the offensive flow just seemed better. (It would be interesting to get Brunelle's take on the change in coaching.)
 
Fairfield Fan said:
How do you pronounce "Beucker's" name? "Byookers"? or as the Chilean announcer pronounced it: "Beckers"?

What am I missing with Breunelle? She couldn't buy a shot from three. Missed lots of layups, and appeared sloppy with her passing.

Boston has the size and hustle to be a star. Agree about Watson and Cooke. Very athletic.
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Beckers
 
Russia and Spain both failed to qualify for next year's U17 tourney on Wednesday (8/9).

The US, hopefully stocked with UConn players and targets, should be huge favorites.
 
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