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toad455
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Posted: 09/19/19 8:59 pm ::: |
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Loyd the odd WNBA member missing from the roster. Sessions makes no sense.
PG: Canada/Sessions
SG: Sykes/Ogunbowale
SF: DeShields/Collier/Samuelson
PF: Charles/Nelson-Ododa
C: Fowles/Dolson/Williams
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snlMINAJ
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Posted: 09/20/19 4:31 am ::: |
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strange backcourt
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Shades
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Posted: 09/20/19 9:09 am ::: |
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Remember, Team USA doesn’t need to win this tournament. They’ve already locked up a spot in the Olympics by virtue of winning the 2018 World Cup. But considering the toughest competition will be Canada and maybe Brazil, they still might win it even with only a couple of veteran players.
The Vets
Fowles - The only healthy and available player from the Designated Eight.
Charles - Considering how relatively poor her WNBA season was and how stacked the Team USA post is with MVP level players (Fowles, Griner, Ambassador, Delle Donne, Wilson, Ogwumike), Charles may feel a need to audition for a spot on the Olympic team.
The rest of the team
This tournament becomes an important showcase for them to reveal who has what it takes to make the senior national team. But there’s still no guarantee that any of them will make the Olympic team. If Maya gives up her spot and McCoughtry is still iffy, I could see DeShields and/or Collier grabbing spots. I don’t think we’ll see anything like Tuck stumbling onto the roster like what happened in the World Cup team.
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myrtle
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Posted: 09/20/19 2:44 pm ::: |
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The way the Oly committee works, the vets will have their spots on the team even if they have to be wheeled out in wheelchairs.
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Randy
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Posted: 09/20/19 2:47 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
Loyd the odd WNBA member missing from the roster. Sessions makes no sense.
PG: Canada/Sessions
SG: Sykes/Ogunbowale
SF: DeShields/Collier/Samuelson
PF: Charles/Nelson-Ododa
C: Fowles/Dolson/Williams |
Sykes is still my favorite player, but I'd put Arike in the starting lineup.
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myrtle
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Posted: 09/20/19 2:50 pm ::: |
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nelson ododa didn't show enough last year in college to even be considered here...other than she played for UConn.
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snlMINAJ
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Posted: 09/20/19 3:39 pm ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
nelson ododa didn't show enough last year in college to even be considered here...other than she played for UConn. |
staley is to blame
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Shades
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Randy
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Posted: 09/20/19 5:50 pm ::: |
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So who are they playing? Is Canada part of this? I would think they would beat this Team USA.
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pilight
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SpaceJunkie
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Posted: 09/20/19 8:00 pm ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
nelson ododa didn't show enough last year in college to even be considered here...other than she played for UConn. |
Geno must be overrated if he had three of the best players in the entire United States, at any level, on his team last year and couldn't even make the National Championship game. 😭
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toad455
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Shades
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Posted: 09/20/19 9:26 pm ::: |
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AmeriCup Canadian Roster
#4 Sami HILL, Guard 178cm 5'10"
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myrtle
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Posted: 09/20/19 9:41 pm ::: |
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just about any pro guard or pro forward would be an upgrade over Sessions and Ododa...and many college level as well. Why is it that I'm surprised... or not. USA basketball is a political entity. You pat my back, and I'll pat yours.
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root_thing
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Posted: 09/20/19 9:43 pm ::: |
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No Achonwa for Canada. Sort of in her place, they have a 17-year-old PF named Aaliyah Edwards.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 09/20/19 10:28 pm ::: |
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Age ain't nothing but a number
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root_thing
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Posted: 09/21/19 12:45 am ::: |
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Luuuc wrote: |
Age ain't nothing but a number |
Tell that to my aching joints.
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auntie
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Posted: 09/21/19 7:41 am ::: |
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How long has Nurse been injured? Does this explain the decline in her level of play toward the end of the season?
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root_thing
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Posted: 09/21/19 11:10 am ::: |
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auntie wrote: |
How long has Nurse been injured? Does this explain the decline in her level of play toward the end of the season? |
Nurse injured her left elbow against Connecticut on July 24th. She's right-handed, so it's not obvious if the injury affected her shooting. Nonetheless, it's not impossible. Nurse is a very streaky shooter who needs consistent mechanics, and if you're favoring your support arm it could still affect your shot.
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NYL_WNBA_FAN
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Posted: 09/21/19 6:22 pm ::: |
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I'll add in that it appeared she could barely dribble with her left hand, which seemed to affect her game in general. I was at that game, seated close. She was in significant pain for sure.
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Shades
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Posted: 09/21/19 8:03 pm ::: |
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myrtle
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ucbart
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Posted: 09/22/19 10:50 am ::: |
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SpaceJunkie wrote: |
myrtle wrote: |
nelson ododa didn't show enough last year in college to even be considered here...other than she played for UConn. |
Geno must be overrated if he had three of the best players in the entire United States, at any level, on his team last year and couldn't even make the National Championship game. 😭 |
I mean ND had 5-2,000 point scorers, the #1, 6, 11, 16, and 19 picks in the WNBA draft, they were the defending National Champions who brought back 4 starters...and the 5th starter was a two time All-America, Conference POY and conference DPOY.......and they didn't win, sooooo.
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root_thing
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Posted: 09/22/19 12:10 pm ::: |
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Nelson-Ododa was on the Gold Medal winning 3x3 Team last month at the Pan Am Games. I have a feeling all four members were invited since Hebert and Christyn Williams were also in camp. Ionescu probably declined.
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Shades
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Posted: 10/09/19 4:53 pm ::: |
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USA Basketball Women’s National Team Unveils November NCAA Tour Games
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/10/wnt-ncaa-november-tour.aspx
Expanded training program schedule
Nov. 2 Stanford University
Nov. 4 Oregon State University
Nov. 7 Texas A&M University
Nov. 9 University of Oregon
Future dates to be determined for 2020
Tickets: https://www.USAB.com/tickets
Designated Eight
Sue Bird
Elena Delle Donne
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Sylvia Fowles
Chelsea Gray (will miss STAN & OSU games)
Nneka Ogwumike
Diana Taurasi
A’ja Wilson
Rounding out the roster for November tour
Seimone Augustus
Layshia Clarendon
Napheesa Collier
Kelsey Plum
FIBA Americas Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Nov 10-18)
Designated Eight plus
Diamond DeShields
Arike Ogunbowale
Kelsey Plum
(Plus player to be determined)
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