Watch Kia 7 AM Today on ESPN3

[Wbbfan1]

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player/_/id/1963999/size/condensed/
Canada vs Mozambique.

Australia vs Cuba is also on ESPN3. Starts around 7:15

 

[easttexastrash]

Close game so far

 

[easttexastrash]

Nurse reminds me of Nicole Powell

 

[Wbbfan1]

Kia played well when she was in the game. IMHO that's when Canada played their best ball.

Compared to most freshmen, Kia won't have to hit the weights to get ready for College Ball. She's got plenty of muscle definition

 

[DaddyChoc]

Im watching

 

[easttexastrash]

Nurse is a very solid player with tremendous fundamentals. UCONN fans are going to love her.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Prefer Mozambique's coaches clipboard over Canada's.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Nurse is a very solid player with tremendous fundamentals. UCONN fans are going to love her.

lots of energy

 

[easttexastrash]

lots of energy

Smooth and never looks rattled. Has a very good sense of game flow. She also talks to her teammates a lot and directs traffic. Very impressive for such a young player.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Kia needs to make those freebies

 

[Wbbfan1]

Camera Operator sure like Kia when she's in the game. She gets plenty of air time.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Smooth and never looks rattled. Has a very good sense of game flow. She also talks to her teammates a lot and directs traffic. Very impressive for such a young player.

no idea how good she'd be on any other team but UCONN will make her look fantastic

 

[DaddyChoc]

Camera Operator sure like Kia when she's in the game. She gets plenty of air time.

announcers talk a lot about her as well

 

[easttexastrash]

no idea how good she'd be on any other team but UCONN will make her look fantastic

Geno is going to love her. I know he doesn't like to start freshmen but it will be hard to keep her off the court.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Canada's coach look like Ann Donavan... minus the glasses

 

[Wbbfan1]

Canada wins 69-54 Canada kept it reasonably close because of their missed layups.

Kia played well. Constant motion and moves well without the ball. Knows how to play. IMHO her best position is PG. However, she has enough skill that Geno just might start her at SG. She'll be competition for Saniya

 

[DaddyChoc]

Australia is beating the brakes off Cuba

 

[geneticrex]

ETT

I like the new avatar, but for some reason it looks like as if center that shall not be named isn't as tall as she looks on TV. Not much taller than Hartley it appears, if at all.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Next up is Spain vs Japan or Korea vs Belarus. Will watch Spain play as they're talented and Medal contenders.

 

[easttexastrash]

Canada's coach look like Ann Donavan... minus the glasses

I thought the same thing

 

[MilfordHusky]

Canada has to compete against France and host nation Turkey to get to the medal round. That will be tough.

 

[UConnCat]

Nice line for her first World Championship game.

Jim Fuller @NHRJimFuller · 2h
#UConn's Kia Nurse had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal as Canada opens FIBA Worlds with victory http://elmcitytoeaglevillenhr.blogspot.com/2014/09/solid-start-at-fiba-worlds-for-uconns.html…

 

[MilfordHusky]

I agree that, with her build and hair bun, Kia resembles Nicole Powell.

 

[arty155]

...IMHO her best position is PG. However, she has enough skill that Geno just might start her at SG...

A holistic Nurse? Practicing in Storrs? Geez, and I thought some UConn games already looked like clinics...

 

[vtcwbuff]

I agree that, with her build and hair bun, Kia resembles Nicole Powell.

Better Nicole Powell than Nicole Michael.