USAB U17 team has begun preparations for World Cup

[HuskyFan1125]

The link works great.

Things of note in the opening few minutes. Horston jumped to open the game. Boston is strong in the paint and USA can’t get any momentum going because of turnovers. Two separate players have stepped on the right side line off a pass.

Zia Cooke is instant electricity off the bench!!!

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Zia Cooke!!! Wow!!!

 

[Charliebball]

Osborne over shooting a bit out there

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Celeste Taylor, Zia Cooke, & Charisma Osborne really changed things defensively off the bench for team USA.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Osborne over shooting a bit out there

I have the same opinion of Jones. She is trying to do too much. Belibi (while athletic) needs to make smarter plays. She threw the ball down court and it was knocked out of bounds when Hailey Van Lith was standing right behind her. She should have just handed her the ball.

 

[UConnCat]

Fudd's pull-up jumper is Maya-like.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

USA leads at the end of 1st Q 26-14

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Fudd's pull-up jumper is Maya-like.

Wasn’t that nice?

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I Really like Boston. She is a POST PLAYA!!!!

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Horston with a heck of a pass in the post on the breakaway but Belibi missed the layup.

 

[UConnCat]

Horston with a heck of a pass in the post on the breakaway but Belibi missed the layup.

Her passing ability is on full display in this game. She is so unselfish.

Cooke, on the other hand, will not lead this team in assists. She can score, though.

 

[UConnCat]

I Really like Boston. She is a POST PLAYA!!!!

She's actually further along than I thought. I've been reluctant to compare her to Tina but she may not be that far off from where Tina was as a high school player.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Her passing ability is on full display in this game. She is so unselfish.

Cooke, on the other hand, will not lead this team in assists. She can score, though.

Nope! But she certainly changed the game when she came in the 1st quarter. Her and Taylor amped up the defensive intensity. I cant count how many times I have seen Celeste Taylor on the floor grabbing at loose balls.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Haley Jones with a nice post up and finish with a high post pass from Cameron Brink.

USA leads at the half 51-23

 

[UConnCat]

Haley Jones with a nice post up and finish with a high post pass from Cameron Brink.

USA leads at the half

Actually 2 impressive post-ups by Haley. She's strong and her long arms allow her to play bigger.

I understand what that coach (presumably Geno) meant when saying there's really no player like her in the country. She's unique.

 

[Charliebball]

I Really like Boston. She is a POST PLAYA!!!!

I think she's certainly not in UConn shape........sucking a bit of wind in the first quarter...........continues to miss some sitters too just like last summer...........Geno's going to have a field day with her if she picks UConn

 

[Charliebball]

Nope! But she certainly changed the game when she came in the 1st quarter. Her and Taylor amped up the defensive intensity. I cant count how many times I have seen Celeste Taylor on the floor grabbing at loose balls.

that's Taylor's game........ real hustle player and great on the fast break.........she played well internationally last time too

 

[UConnCat]

I Really like Boston. She is a POST PLAYA!!!!

She misses bunnies but so did Tina when she first arrived at UConn. Geno once described Tina's shots as throwing logs on a fire. Tina developed her superb post-moves while at UConn too.

 

[UConnCat]

The live stats page not working today.

BTW, I believe the games tomorrow will be on latvia TV as well. US plays Canada at 10 am EDT.

The streaming quality is superb, btw.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Horston rebounds well

 

[Dillon77]

Beautiful feed from Bueckers to Boston on the break. Kept her head up.
Nice put back from Sam on the missed FT.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

2nd unit in and it appears to be Osborne, Cooke, Taylor, Brunelle, and Belibi

 

[HuskyFan1125]

offensively Cooke reminds me of Kelsey Mitchell in that she just puts her head down and drives to the basket. Doesn't really look to pass. Defensively---she is a pest.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

was that technical? or flagrant??

 

[Charliebball]

Horston rebounds well

she has really long arms...............plays more like a 6'2" - 6'3" defender.........

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Great on the ball defense there by Hailey Van Lith