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p_d_swanson
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| Mali's lost their momentum. Maiga was on the bench for a long time. |
Yes, China put the game out of reach during her absence. Nearly flawless execution for the hosts in a 56-point second half, looking much more like the team that beat the U.S. in April. The youthful Mali squad has little in the way of guard play, and their disorganization on defense proved fatal once China started hitting the same open shots that were misfiring in the first half...
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BirdTheWord
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:35 am ::: |
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| will there be any archived games for these kind of tournament...i cant get any of the channel to work....
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paigeme
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:41 am ::: |
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| Even factoring in their normal sandbagging at this stage, not an encouraging sign for the Russians. Arteshina's absence is significant, and Vodopyanova seems to have fallen completely off Grudin's radar in favor of Osipova, who doesn't have nearly the bulk to trade effectively in the paint. Jekabsone was able to get a shot whenever and wherever she needed to, keeping Latvia in control for most of the final 30 minutes. Very curious to see how the U.S. chooses to attack either of these teams; there are a multitude of options... |
I really like Osipova's play with Spartak, but I would agree she doesn't have the bulk to run around with the likes of Leslie or LJ. Also, she tends to get frustrated with physicality.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 10:38 am ::: |
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| They're reshowing Latvia/Russia on the British Eurosport.
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Richyyy
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| Posted: 08/02/08 10:50 am ::: |
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| Even factoring in their normal sandbagging at this stage, not an encouraging sign for the Russians. Arteshina's absence is significant, and Vodopyanova seems to have fallen completely off Grudin's radar in favor of Osipova, who doesn't have nearly the bulk to trade effectively in the paint. Jekabsone was able to get a shot whenever and wherever she needed to, keeping Latvia in control for most of the final 30 minutes. Very curious to see how the U.S. chooses to attack either of these teams; there are a multitude of options... |
If Russia keeps playing like this the US may never have to play them in the Olympics (or they might get them as early as the quarter-finals, which will scare the crap out of Donovan). I know I've given Donovan a lot of stick in recent times and I don't want to turn this into another thread debating her, but I don't really expect the US to attack either of these teams in a specific manner. They'll just go out and play, and hope that's enough, if history is anything to go by.
I wasn't really surprised by Russia losing. They've had some dreadful results in the warm-ups even considering their usual slow play building into tournaments. Australia-USA is looking a more and more probable Olympic final, barring almighty screw-ups.
And to answer The Artist Formerly Known as O][K's question, any stream I tried was crappy, at best. The couple of different CCTV-5 streams I tried were constantly buffering and basically unwatchable. I'll give the Eurosport stream Roofpage posted a shot for the next games and see what happens. Or I could even go to the pub for the second game and try to get them to put it on for me. I tend to get funny looks when I ask to watch women's basketball in the local though...
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ulynxfan
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| Posted: 08/02/08 8:31 pm ::: |
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| Anyone know if any channel will be showing USA vs Latvia? it doesn't seem to be on the schedule
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bullsky
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| Posted: 08/02/08 8:39 pm ::: |
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| Anyone know if any channel will be showing USA vs Latvia? it doesn't seem to be on the schedule |
CCTV5 in China and Eurosport2 should carry our game tomorrow morning.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 8:43 pm ::: |
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CCTV5 in China and Eurosport2 should carry our game tomorrow morning. |
Thanks, I looked at channelsurfing schedule for tomorrow, and they didn't have it (although they had USA vs Russia for monday). but it might just be that they haven't updated the site.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 8:59 pm ::: |
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If Russia keeps playing like this the US may never have to play them in the Olympics (or they might get them as early as the quarter-finals, which will scare the crap out of Donovan). I know I've given Donovan a lot of stick in recent times and I don't want to turn this into another thread debating her, but I don't really expect the US to attack either of these teams in a specific manner. They'll just go out and play, and hope that's enough, if history is anything to go by. |
So Russia is "playing opossum" again...
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bullsky
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:04 pm ::: |
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CCTV5 in China and Eurosport2 should carry our game tomorrow morning. |
Thanks, I looked at channelsurfing schedule for tomorrow, and they didn't have it (although they had USA vs Russia for monday). but it might just be that they haven't updated the site. |
Channelsurfing has been slow lately in updating. You might not have noticed, but when you click next, it gives you todays schedule again. As we get closer to midnight ET, it updates.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:07 pm ::: |
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Channelsurfing has been slow lately in updating. You might not have noticed, but when you click next, it gives you todays schedule again. As we get closer to midnight ET, it updates. |
Thanks again!
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:09 pm ::: |
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| Did Jekabsone go to college in the states? Her name sounds so familiar.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:30 pm ::: |
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| Did Jekabsone go to college in the states? Her name sounds so familiar. |
There's another Jekabsone that played at Florida International, IIRC.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:36 pm ::: |
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so do we know exactly what time the usab will be playing?
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:37 pm ::: |
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so do we know exactly what time the usab will be playing?
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7:30 am EST
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:40 pm ::: |
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| Did Jekabsone go to college in the states? Her name sounds so familiar. |
There's another Jekabsone that played at Florida International, IIRC. |
Thanks!
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:40 pm ::: Jekabsone |
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I'm pretty sure Jekabsone's sister played in Florida at F.I.U. I don't think the star of the family ever played in the U.S. college game. I hear that she might be good enough to contribute to a WNBA team. I guess that will go double if she does well against the USA in the next game. Moscow Spartek has signed her for this fall so I suspect some quality here.
As to the Russians, they have some issues. One of their better players up front got pregnant. Becky's integration may be more resented than the public is led to believe plus it is a huge mental burden on her to succeed. Unlike the USA with new blood (Parker, Fowles, Pondexter) since 2006, the core of the Russian team is all in their latter 20's with most of their talent up front.
Tank to Latvia, formerly part of the Soviet Union? No way!! Remember if it was the 1980's, Jekabsone would be part of the Big Red Machine.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 9:49 pm ::: |
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| For what it's worth, Anne Donovan said Jekabsone-Zogota could be an All-Star in the WNBA.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 10:24 pm ::: |
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| For what it's worth, Anne Donovan said Jekabsone-Zogota could be an All-Star in the WNBA. |
Thanks for all the updates! I'm going to try the Euro link I guess. I'll check back here before the game starts to see what every1 else is using. |
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p_d_swanson
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| Posted: 08/02/08 10:30 pm ::: |
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| I'm pretty sure Jekabsone's sister played in Florida at F.I.U. I don't think the star of the family ever played in the U.S. college game. I hear that she might be good enough to contribute to a WNBA team. I guess that will go double if she does well against the USA in the next game. Moscow Spartek has signed her for this fall so I suspect some quality here. |
Lasma Jekabsone starred at FIU and her sister Liene is entering her sophomore season there, but I'll leave it to Roofpage as to whether either of them are related to Anete, who has played professionally since her teens...
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| Posted: 08/02/08 10:31 pm ::: |
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China vs Australia can be seen here...
http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=15903&part=sports
...if you have the correct software installed. Tvants, Sopcast and TVU players are all free to download.
Ive tried the HD links in the past and the picture freaking awesome for an online stream, but it definitely freezes up sometimes.
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| Posted: 08/03/08 2:09 am ::: |
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China vs Australia can be seen here...
http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=15903&part=sports
...if you have the correct software installed. Tvants, Sopcast and TVU players are all free to download.
Ive tried the HD links in the past and the picture freaking awesome for an online stream, but it definitely freezes up sometimes. |
Man I'm watching CCTV5 through this site using TVAnts and it's working great! I hope it continues for the games. Thanks Jackowacko.
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