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sipfinest
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Posted: 08/14/12 9:53 am ::: My All London Team 2012 |
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Most Outstanding Player
1. Angel McCoughtry, United States
First Team
1. Celine Dumerc, France
2. Lauren Jackson, Australia
3. Angel McCoughtry, United States
4. Kim Smith, Canada
5. Diana Taurasi, United States
Second Team
1. Elizabeth Cambage, Australia
2. Erika de Souza, Brazil
3. Jo Leedham, Great Britain
4. Zengyu Ma, China
5. Candace Parker, United States
Honorable Mention
1. Tina Charles, United States
2. Clarissa dos Santos, Brazil
3. Hana Horakova, Czech Republic
4. Natalie Stafford, Great Britain
5. Birsel Vardarli, Turkey
MVP Team by Team
1. Nadir Manuel, Angola
2. Lauren Jackson, Australia
3. Erika de Souza, Brazil
4. Kim Smith, Canada
5. Zengyu Ma, China
6. Sandra Mandir, Croatia
7. Eva Vitechkova, Czech Republic
8. Celine Dumerc, France
9. Jo Leedham, Great Britain
10. Irina Osipova, Russia
11. Birsel Vardali, Turkey
12. Diana Taurasi, United States
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NoDakSt
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Posted: 08/14/12 10:49 am ::: |
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And on a tangent, if I were putting together a team of Olympians to give the US a run, I would have:
Starters:
Becky Hammon, Russia
Celine Dumerc, France
Kim Smith, Canada
Lauren Jackson, Australia
Erika De Souza, Brazil
Bench:
Liz Cambrage, Australia
Quanitra Hollingswort, Hungary
Jelena Ivansic, Croatia
Lilje Miao, China
Sandrine Gruda, France
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PUmatty
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Posted: 08/14/12 10:56 am ::: |
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NoDakSt wrote: |
And on a tangent, if I were putting together a team of Olympians to give the US a run, I would have:
Starters:
Becky Hammon, Russia
Celine Dumerc, France
Kim Smith, Canada
Lauren Jackson, Australia
Erika De Souza, Brazil
Bench:
Liz Cambrage, Australia
Quanitra Hollingswort, Hungary
Jelena Ivansic, Croatia
Lilje Miao, China
Sandrine Gruda, France
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That really shows how far the US is above the rest of the world.
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BCBG25
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Posted: 08/14/12 11:08 am ::: |
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PUmatty wrote: |
NoDakSt wrote: |
And on a tangent, if I were putting together a team of Olympians to give the US a run, I would have:
Starters:
Becky Hammon, Russia
Celine Dumerc, France
Kim Smith, Canada
Lauren Jackson, Australia
Erika De Souza, Brazil
Bench:
Liz Cambrage, Australia
Quanitra Hollingswort, Hungary
Jelena Ivansic, Croatia
Lilje Miao, China
Sandrine Gruda, France
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That really shows how far the US is above the rest of the world. |
It is, but some of these players are not even All-World. Many of them are not even WNBAers (whether by choice or not, that is irrelevant).
You gotta have more players from the Czech Republic, Russia, and Spain in there. Hell, you can give the US some trouble by just putting together a team with Americans competing for other countries (where's Sancho Lyttle, for instance?). Kim Smith over Penny Taylor? That's just not a good list...
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sipfinest
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Posted: 08/14/12 11:31 am ::: |
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BCBG25 wrote: |
PUmatty wrote: |
NoDakSt wrote: |
And on a tangent, if I were putting together a team of Olympians to give the US a run, I would have:
Starters:
Becky Hammon, Russia
Celine Dumerc, France
Kim Smith, Canada
Lauren Jackson, Australia
Erika De Souza, Brazil
Bench:
Liz Cambrage, Australia
Quanitra Hollingswort, Hungary
Jelena Ivansic, Croatia
Lilje Miao, China
Sandrine Gruda, France
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That really shows how far the US is above the rest of the world. |
It is, but some of these players are not even All-World. Many of them are not even WNBAers (whether by choice or not, that is irrelevant).
You gotta have more players from the Czech Republic, Russia, and Spain in there. Hell, you can give the US some trouble by just putting together a team with Americans competing for other countries (where's Sancho Lyttle, for instance?). Kim Smith over Penny Taylor? That's just not a good list... |
I think they were referring to the players that played in the London Olympics... But this team still would get beat by 20 + by the Americans
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NoDakSt
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Posted: 08/14/12 12:08 pm ::: |
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sipfinest wrote: |
BCBG25 wrote: |
PUmatty wrote: |
NoDakSt wrote: |
And on a tangent, if I were putting together a team of Olympians to give the US a run, I would have:
Starters:
Becky Hammon, Russia
Celine Dumerc, France
Kim Smith, Canada
Lauren Jackson, Australia
Erika De Souza, Brazil
Bench:
Liz Cambrage, Australia
Quanitra Hollingswort, Hungary
Jelena Ivansic, Croatia
Lilje Miao, China
Sandrine Gruda, France
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That really shows how far the US is above the rest of the world. |
It is, but some of these players are not even All-World. Many of them are not even WNBAers (whether by choice or not, that is irrelevant).
You gotta have more players from the Czech Republic, Russia, and Spain in there. Hell, you can give the US some trouble by just putting together a team with Americans competing for other countries (where's Sancho Lyttle, for instance?). Kim Smith over Penny Taylor? That's just not a good list... |
I think they were referring to the players that played in the London Olympics... But this team still would get beat by 20 + by the Americans |
True and yes, they probably would.
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sipfinest
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Posted: 08/14/12 12:16 pm ::: |
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My International Team to challenge USA from London
PG: Becky Hammon / Miao Lijie / Shona Thornburn
SG: Celine Dumerc / Zengyu Ma
SF: Kim Smith / Jo Leedham
PF: Lauren Jackson / Sandrine Gruda / Clarissa dos Santos
C: Erika de Souza / Elizabeth Cambage
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toad455
Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 22513 Location: NJ
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Posted: 08/14/12 3:43 pm ::: |
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sipfinest wrote: |
My International Team to challenge USA from London
PG: Becky Hammon / Miao Lijie / Shona Thornburn
SG: Celine Dumerc / Zengyu Ma
SF: Kim Smith / Jo Leedham
PF: Lauren Jackson / Sandrine Gruda / Clarissa dos Santos
C: Erika de Souza / Elizabeth Cambage |
no thanks. neither could guard the likes of Augustus, Moore or Taurasi. And there's better international players out there that didn't play in the Olympics.
PG: Becky Hammon(RUS)/Erin Phillips(AUS)/Elina Babkina(LAT)
SG: Celine Dumerc(FRA)/Miao LiJie(JAP)
SF: Alba Torrens(ESP)/Elena Danilochkina(RUS)
PF: Lauren Jackson(AUS)/Sancho Lyttle(ESP)/Sandrine Gruda(FRA)
C: Erika DeSouza(BRA)/Liz Cambage(AUS)
*Penny Taylor(AUS) would start at SF if healthy. Danilochkova would then be cut.
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RavenDog
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Posted: 08/14/12 3:47 pm ::: |
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PUmatty wrote: |
NoDakSt wrote: |
And on a tangent, if I were putting together a team of Olympians to give the US a run, I would have:
Starters:
Becky Hammon, Russia
Celine Dumerc, France
Kim Smith, Canada
Lauren Jackson, Australia
Erika De Souza, Brazil
Bench:
Liz Cambrage, Australia
Quanitra Hollingswort, Hungary
Jelena Ivansic, Croatia
Lilje Miao, China
Sandrine Gruda, France
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That really shows how far the US is above the rest of the world. |
PUmatty...
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sipfinest
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Posted: 08/14/12 7:00 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
sipfinest wrote: |
My International Team to challenge USA from London
PG: Becky Hammon / Miao Lijie / Shona Thornburn
SG: Celine Dumerc / Zengyu Ma
SF: Kim Smith / Jo Leedham
PF: Lauren Jackson / Sandrine Gruda / Clarissa dos Santos
C: Erika de Souza / Elizabeth Cambage |
no thanks. neither could guard the likes of Augustus, Moore or Taurasi. And there's better international players out there that didn't play in the Olympics.
PG: Becky Hammon(RUS)/Erin Phillips(AUS)/Elina Babkina(LAT)
SG: Celine Dumerc(FRA)/Miao LiJie(JAP)
SF: Alba Torrens(ESP)/Elena Danilochkina(RUS)
PF: Lauren Jackson(AUS)/Sancho Lyttle(ESP)/Sandrine Gruda(FRA)
C: Erika DeSouza(BRA)/Liz Cambage(AUS)
*Penny Taylor(AUS) would start at SF if healthy. Danilochkova would then be cut. |
I conducted my own team that actually participated in the '12 Olympics
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readyAIMfire53
Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Posts: 7502 Location: Durham, NC
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Posted: 08/15/12 2:46 pm ::: Re: My All London Team 2012 |
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sipfinest wrote: |
Most Outstanding Player
1. Angel McCoughtry, United States
First Team
1. Celine Dumerc, France
2. Lauren Jackson, Australia
3. Angel McCoughtry, United States
4. Kim Smith, Canada
5. Diana Taurasi, United States
Second Team
1. Elizabeth Cambage, Australia
2. Erika de Souza, Brazil
3. Jo Leedham, Great Britain
4. Zengyu Ma, China
5. Candace Parker, United States
Honorable Mention
1. Tina Charles, United States
2. Clarissa dos Santos, Brazil
3. Hana Horakova, Czech Republic
4. Natalie Stafford, Great Britain
5. Birsel Vardarli, Turkey
MVP Team by Team
1. Nadir Manuel, Angola
2. Lauren Jackson, Australia
3. Erika de Souza, Brazil
4. Kim Smith, Canada
5. Zengyu Ma, China
6. Sandra Mandir, Croatia
7. Eva Vitechkova, Czech Republic
8. Celine Dumerc, France
9. Jo Leedham, Great Britain
10. Irina Osipova, Russia
11. Birsel Vardali, Turkey
12. Diana Taurasi, United States |
I would swap Dee and Candace. This isn't supposed to be a career achievement award. Taurasi shot horribly in pool play. I know Parker had to be forced to play defense, but her skill and effect on games is undeniable. McCoughtry def gets the "most valuable per minute" award.
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sipfinest
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Posted: 08/15/12 4:22 pm ::: Re: My All London Team 2012 |
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readyAIMfire53 wrote: |
sipfinest wrote: |
Most Outstanding Player
1. Angel McCoughtry, United States
First Team
1. Celine Dumerc, France
2. Lauren Jackson, Australia
3. Angel McCoughtry, United States
4. Kim Smith, Canada
5. Diana Taurasi, United States
Second Team
1. Elizabeth Cambage, Australia
2. Erika de Souza, Brazil
3. Jo Leedham, Great Britain
4. Zengyu Ma, China
5. Candace Parker, United States
Honorable Mention
1. Tina Charles, United States
2. Clarissa dos Santos, Brazil
3. Hana Horakova, Czech Republic
4. Natalie Stafford, Great Britain
5. Birsel Vardarli, Turkey
MVP Team by Team
1. Nadir Manuel, Angola
2. Lauren Jackson, Australia
3. Erika de Souza, Brazil
4. Kim Smith, Canada
5. Zengyu Ma, China
6. Sandra Mandir, Croatia
7. Eva Vitechkova, Czech Republic
8. Celine Dumerc, France
9. Jo Leedham, Great Britain
10. Irina Osipova, Russia
11. Birsel Vardali, Turkey
12. Diana Taurasi, United States |
I would swap Dee and Candace. This isn't supposed to be a career achievement award. Taurasi shot horribly in pool play. I know Parker had to be forced to play defense, but her skill and effect on games is undeniable. McCoughtry def gets the "most valuable per minute" award. |
To me, most valuable means who was most valuable to their team. I think Taurasi is was valuable than Parker.
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