USAB National Team Pool for 2018 World Cup [merged]

[Orangutan]

Basically the usual suspects- 2017-20 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Pool Unveiled

Augustus
Bird
Charles
Clarendon
Collier
Delle Donne
Diggins-Smith
Dolson
Durr
Fowles
Griner
Hayes
Lavender
Loyd
McBride
McCoughtry
K. Mitchell
Moore
C. Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
Plum
Samuelson
Sims
Stewart
Taurasi
Tuck
Whalen
C. Williams
A. Wilson

 

[dtbtbtb]

Is Parker finished with team USA?

 

[Orangutan]

Is Parker finished with team USA?

I don't know if an official statement has been made by either party, but it sure seems that way.

 

[Plebe]

Is Parker finished with team USA?

Who? You mean Tony Parker? I think he plays for another country.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Where's Mo?

 

[j66kicker]

Plum / no Jefferson. Injuries really cost Mo.

 

[BostonCanuck]

Great to see Collier, Samuelson and Tuck on that list. But it really is sad about Mo's knee injury. Even if (read when) she fully recovers and reestablishes herself as one of the nation's elite guards, it will be hard to break into this group, as USA Basketball is fiercely loyal to existing team members.

At least it will be easier for many of us to see her play live now. A perfectly good reason to justify a trip to Vegas! I plan on heading down there once or twice next summer to try to catch her in action.

 

[Plebe]

So basically, the pool includes:

• 11 of the 12 Rio Olympians (all except Catchings)
• 5 collegians (Collier, Durr, Mitchell, Samuelson, Wilson)
• 2 non-Olympian veterans of the 2014 World Championships (Nneka, Sims)

Will be interesting to see if all 11 of the returning Olympians are selected, and which new face(s) are selected.

I would sure like to see Nneka Ogwumike on the team.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

UConn Has Heavy Presence In the USA Basketball National Team Pool

These 4 here:

And 6 more, including Phee and Katie Lou.

PS. Occurred to me what they are discussing: Sue; "It's Chris! She's looking at our jersey tucks I know it." DT: "Just don't make eye contact." Tina: "Ah heck, will it ever end!" Maya: "Oh, oh ... here she comes!"

 

[meyers7]

No Jefferson???

 

[nwhoopfan]

I would sure like to see Nneka Ogwumike on the team.

Me too. She's certainly proven herself to be one of the best players in the WNBA. Some stiff competition to make the national team.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Mo needs to get healthy or Guns Dangerfield will go flying by her.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Me too. She's certainly proven herself to be one of the best players in the WNBA. Some stiff competition to make the national team.

She played in Turkey in 2014 and did well.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I like Courtney Williams. I’m guessing that Geno does too.

 

[huskeynut]

That is an impressive list of talent women.

 

[baggerbob]

Plum doesn't belong on that list.

 

[Plebe]

Plum doesn't belong on that list.

Yeah really, I mean, who are the incompetent fools that decided to include her on the list? They obviously have no idea what they're doing.

 

[bbsamjj]

will be a nice experience for the college players but can't really see any of them making a final team (MAYBE Wilson, but only if Griner, Fowles, N. Ogwumike, Charles injured--and even then, Dolson has more experience). Really interested to see if they start grooming some younger guards--Bird/Whalen/Augustus/Taurasi can't be around for forever.

On that note, where's Vandersloot?

 

[j66kicker]

Geez - past and present UConn players make up only 34% of the total pool, and UConn grads make up only 33% of the non-college pool for the February camp. Maybe Geno should have stayed another term

 

[j66kicker]

will be a nice experience for the college players but can't really see any of them making a final team (MAYBE Wilson, but only if Griner, Fowles, N. Ogwumike, Charles injured--and even then, Dolson has more experience). Really interested to see if they start grooming some younger guards--Bird/Whalen/Augustus/Taurasi can't be around for forever.

On that note, where's Vandersloot?

She plays for Hungary's national team.

 

[JordyG]

What a horrible failure on Geno's part. Only 1/3 of the team represented by UConn? This trend can't continue. 50% or nothing!

 

[vtcwbuff]

No mention of Parker?

Is there a "snicker" emoticon?

 

[EricLA]

I really wonder what they will do with some of the players in the twilight of their careers. Bird, Taurasi, Augustus, McCaughtry and Whalen are all senior statesmen on the team. IMHO while Bird and Taurasi are still close to the pinnacle of their careers, Whalen and especially Augustus have slipped. McCaughtry took a year off so I'm not sure where she is talent wise.

Do they put all the older folks on the team with just a few youngsters, or put some of the elders out to pasture?

Charles, Fowles, DelleDonne, Bird, Taurasi, Moore, Grinier and Stewie are all locks IMHO. That's 8. If they take Whalen, Augustus and McCaughtry, that leaves only 1 spot. IF that's how they do it, I'd take Nneka.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Plum doesn't belong on that list.

Well, honestly do any of the current collegians belong on the list? Last year Plum was as good or better than any other college player, and now she has a year in the WNBA under her belt. Never mind the current UConn players because I know most of you get defensive, but last year Plum was flat out better, easily, than either Durr or Mitchell are currently (higher scoring average w/ a much higher FG%, more assists, and incredible consistency), and neither of them have played a second in the WNBA. If you want to talk about who doesn't belong, you should probably start with that pair.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

There, some snickering @vtcwbuff