Missed a couple wide open 3s, though. Like reallllly wide open.
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Ya, 5 players that have played 10 minutes or more shooting 33% or worse.
And there’s the double-double
14 points. 10 Asst. 0 turnovers.
Decent game…I guess.
14 points. 10 Asst. 0 turnovers.
Decent game…I guess.
She prob had the best game out of everyone. I'd say her, then PB, then Stewie.And there’s the double-double
14 points. 10 Asst. 0 turnovers.
Decent game…I guess.
Phee prob had the worst.
CC with only 3 rebounds though. She really needs to work on that.
Well you know what they say, rebounds are an effort stat.
Guys, before you get mad that was a joke.
Have a feeling the different ball plays a part in that.
14 points, 11 assists, 3-7 on threes, 3 rebounds, and 0 turnovers in 25 minutes. Not too shabby.
Even without A'ja, this is probably the best woman's team USA I've seen. CC, Paige, and Angel are the future. - just build around them.
I f***ing knew it!
How many USA women's teams have you seen?..............
How does the 11th best guard even see the floor long enough to put up such numbers?
This is the first one.How many USA women's teams have you seen?..............
It will be interesting to see the roster for the 2028 Olympics. It will be right in the middle of the WNBA season. Will Wilson make one more run. Will another young un like Miles replace an aging Gray? Personally, I'd like to see them add an athletic big with some game and ability as a rim defender. Thinking about Brink or Betts in that group.
Miles is already a 100 times better than Gray. I certainly think Wilson will play in the Olympics. I like both Brink and Betts as well but Brinks needs to stay healthy.
Agree on Brinks. Would definitely like to see her or Betts as a rim protector. If Wilson plays and you add one of the bigs, whose not on the roster. Kiki maybe, and who else? I know its two years away, so just speculating for fun.
If you dare to go onto the WNBA subreddit, there's people on there posing the question about Gray(almost 34), Copper(32), and even Collier(almost 30) being in the starting lineup over some of the young guns.
Those three combined played 47 minutes, scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 steal, and 1 block. And I know the stat isn't great, but their combined +/- was only 19. That's basically three starters contributing the amount of one decent player. Meanwhile we know what Clark, Bueckers, and Reese contributed. 33 points, 12 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 turnovers, 2 steals, and 1 block. And a combined +/- of 59 in 62 minutes.
That's +0.13 points per minute per player for the veteran group, +0.32 points per minute per player for the young group. I'll take the one that increases the lead by almost 3x the other group.
In 2 years you're going to have a hard time justifying keeping an almost 36 year old Gray on the Olympic roster and not allowing Miles on it. I'd be really surprised if Copper is still on the team too. Hopefully Sue Bird realizes you only need a few veterans to provide leadership and not half the team. And ideally your veteran is someone that can actually provide valuable minutes unlike Taurasi total of 4 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists for the entire tournament in 2024.
To be fair Collier I don’t think is even close to 100%. There’s no way the can justify keeping Gray for the Olympics. You hand the keys to CC and then bring in Miles with a 2nd unit and they will just blow teams out of the water with their pace.
It'll be interesting to see how they make up the 28 roster. I wonder if they add a few more guards since that's what a lot of the young talent in the league is.
healthy I think the below are locks to make the 28 Olympic roster
A'ja
Stewie
Caitlin
Paige
Aliyah
Angel
I think the next tier is players who i wouldn't be surprised are on the team but I don't think are locks.
Jackie Young
Phee
Rhyne Howard
Kelsey Plum
That would leave 2 or maybe 3 spots for the below players.
Sonia Citron
Olivia Miles
Kiki Iriafen
Cam Brink
Lauren Betts
Hannah Hidalgo
Juju Watkins
Sarah Strong
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Brink has a lot of talent but she also needs to bulk up as well as stay healthy. I know not every team will have a 7'3 player but I don't think Brink would have had a chance in the world against that Chinese girl.
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She got invited to the team US camps this Spring so I assume she's eligible for the team.
I think Miles is a lock. I think Jackie Young will get passed by. Phelps is a lock if healthy. I think Howard is close to a lock as well. Rest of the spots pretty wide open.
USA women have a back-to-back coming up with games on Sunday (1:45 PM) and Monday (1:45 PM). Italy on Sunday and Czechia on Monday.
That doesn't make her Spanish. That's what the poster asked. Both her parents are American athletes and her Dad played pro basketball in Europe, when she was born. She may have dual citizenship, ( I don't know). As someone else posted she was invited to the USA tryouts
According to the talking heads that was only because it was a blow out, if it was close the veterans would have been in there more. The problem was the game got closer when the vets played. Gray is going to play because there is still this myth of her being the “point gawd”.
According to WHAT talking heads. Did they say those words specifically, or is that your interpretation of what they said? Look, I'm as big a Clark fan as ANYONE on here. That should be pretty clear. Still some of this victimism by some of her "fanatics" especially on social media, just makes it worse. Its the cry wolf deal where people act like she's been wronged, even when she really hasn't. Anyone who watched the game knows who played well, and the stats back that up. (She was named player of the game, just like she was the MVP of the series in Puerto Rico). Whether she starts or not, I'd bet Clark will play major minutes, and probably be in there in crunch time. If she's not and they lose to France , Spain.or Belgium, then Lawson will have some explaining to do, and we'll actually have something to talk about.
According to the post game show and it’s exactly what they said. And if you don’t think the coaching staff feels that Chelsea Gray and the other vets are better than Caitlin and the other younger players, then you’re giving the coaches too much credit. Women’s basketball is different and if you can’t see that then you haven’t been watching.
I watched the show, and I never heard them say specifically that gray was better then Clark. I guess you hear what you want to. Like I said I'm ALL in on CC, always have been. But people who say stuff like "if YOU don't see what I see, then YOU haven't been watching" are kind of off the deep end. YES, the old guard have an issue with Clark. Clear as the nose on your face. But everything is not a conspiracy against her. How about we let the games play out. and see how Lawson uses her the last 5 games before we throw her in as one of "conspirators", shall we.
Ludd is an insane person and should be mocked and criticized accordingly.
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