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awhom111
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myrtle
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Posted: 05/29/18 10:49 am ::: |
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nice to see Jenna Brown made the team.
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GlennMacGrady
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Posted: 05/30/18 7:07 pm ::: |
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Of the 36 invited, the biggest surprise not to make the team has to be Aquira DeCosta (Baylor), who has been on other USAB teams in the past and was a consensus HS AA. Milder surprises not to make the team are Honesty Scott-Grayson (Baylor) and Shakira Austin (Maryland).
The South Bend Steamroller got the most recruits on the U18 team -- Abby Prohaska, Anaya Peoples and Jordan Nixon -- while Muffet's much more divine Holy Trinity of Recruits/Prospects -- Samantha Brunelle, Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd -- have all made the U17 team. |
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willtalk
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Posted: 06/01/18 12:07 pm ::: |
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GlennMacGrady wrote: |
Of the 36 invited, the biggest surprise not to make the team has to be Aquira DeCosta (Baylor), who has been on other USAB teams in the past and was a consensus HS AA. . |
DeCosta stayed home attended her high school graduation ceremonies on Saturday the 26, so she got to the tryouts late. That might have been a reason she was not selected.
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bballjunkie
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Posted: 06/01/18 12:10 pm ::: |
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There have been others in the past who have arrived late and made the tram but who knows really.
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Nixtreefan
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Posted: 06/01/18 12:11 pm ::: |
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Could depend on the different committees, I know they rotate or change every so often.
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ucbart
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tfan
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Posted: 06/02/18 8:00 am ::: |
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Abby Prohaska was rated #73 in the country by ESPN/Hoopgurlz. They have her at #21 at her position. How can there be this great of a discrepancy between the two? One has her at "first round draft pick level" and the other has her at "won't even get a WNBA camp tryout" level.
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Fighting Artichoke
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Posted: 06/02/18 9:14 am ::: |
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tfan wrote: |
Abby Prohaska was rated #73 in the country by ESPN/Hoopgurlz. They have her at #21 at her position. How can there be this great of a discrepancy between the two? One has her at "first round draft pick level" and the other has her at "won't even get a WNBA camp tryout" level. |
I don't expect Abby to make the W, but she was ranked 15th by Blue Star (but 79th by ASGR and 78th by Prospects Nation). She is a glue player who should provide tough defense and do exactly what the coach requests. She made the team last year and played a lot (more than far higher ranked players), so the USA coaches know what they are getting.
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willtalk
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Posted: 06/03/18 1:09 am ::: |
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Players have good and bad days. Sometimes it's a health issue, other times their focus is else were. Too often players are evaluated with a small sample viewing. That is why the discrepancy between rating services. This would also apply when players attend tryouts where decisions are made based on a few sessions. There are just to many variables at work in these situations. People just place to much credence on those selections. there are enough good players available that no player is not irreplaceable. There really isn't that much difference at that level.
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CompSci87
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Posted: 06/03/18 3:04 am ::: |
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Also, ratings are opinions, not a science. If there's too much agreement between different services, one suspects groupthink, not that everyone has found the true value of each player.
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awhom111
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ClayK
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Posted: 06/14/18 9:25 am ::: |
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This is very strange ... "school commitments"? They just realized?
Makes no sense ...
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 06/14/18 4:31 pm ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
This is very strange ... "school commitments"? They just realized?
Makes no sense ... |
I suspect that after arriving on campus and bonding with their new teammates, Prohaska and Nixon decided to go on ND's foreign junket rather than play U18 ball. The two trips overlapped.
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awhom111
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CamrnCrz1974
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Posted: 07/31/18 11:48 am ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
I suspect that after arriving on campus and bonding with their new teammates, Prohaska and Nixon decided to go on ND's foreign junket rather than play U18 ball. The two trips overlapped. |
I had the same thought.
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awhom111
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Posted: 08/02/18 12:03 am ::: |
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87-42 win over Argentina in the opener:
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/USA-Argentina#tab=boxscore
The next game is at 3pm ET on Thursday with the YouTube link not available yet.
Puerto Rico beat Chile 74-69:
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/Puerto-Rico-Chile#tab=boxscore
In Group B, Canada beat Colombia 73-49 and Mexico beat El Salvador 88-48:
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/Colombia-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/Mexico-El-Salvador#tab=boxscore
I think these are the other players with ties to the United States (to the states themselves in the case of Puerto Rico):
Puerto Rico:
Sheslanie Laureano, Ferguson (FL) and FIU signee
Eva Sanchez, Fort Bend Austin (TX) and Pratt (JC) commit
Canada:
Keishana Washington, Drexel signee
Justina King, Ribet Academy (CA) and Long Beach State signee
Niyah Becker, Utah signee
Taya Hanson, Arizona State signee
Julia Chadwick, Robert Morris signee
Christina Morra, Wake Forest signee
Colombia:
Natalia Pineda, Ferguson (FL) and Eastern Michigan signee
Camila Valencia, Marist (NJ)
Maria Alvarez, Miami Country Day (FL) and South Florida commit
El Salvador:
Alexis Rodriguez, Chaminade College Preparatory (CA) and Cal Lutheran (DIII) signee
Sarah Miranda, Granada Hills Charter (CA)
Jasmine Rodriguez, Chaminade College Preparatory (CA)
Yurizell Funes, Ribet Academy (CA)
Kimberly Villalobos, Bishop Alemany (CA)
Lindsey Castillo, Westalke (CA)
Mexico:
Katia Gallegos, Franklin (TX) and UTEP commit
Jessica Paz y Puente, Clark (TX) and Texas State commit |
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awhom111
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myrtle
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Posted: 08/03/18 7:51 pm ::: |
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Prince just went down with an ugly looking injury - could be the dreaded three letter. Not good news for Texas.
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mzonefan
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awhom111
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ClayK
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Posted: 08/04/18 9:44 am ::: |
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Christyn Williams didn't play ... hopefully nothing serious.
There's no way around it, but still ... the most competition the U.S. will get is during practice.
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awhom111
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Posted: 08/04/18 11:18 pm ::: |
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The Sunday games are the ones that will determine which four teams qualify for the World Championships next summer. The United States plays El Salvador (which has half its team in California high schools) at 3pm ET and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2v3q5Taqc |
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