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canadaball
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Posted: 07/28/21 2:33 am ::: |
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Look, in the WNBA, Jackie Young is the more significant player than Katie Lou; however 3x3 is different. Analytics in "regular" bball has swung heavily in favor of 3's over 2's. Imagine what they say in 3x3 where the outside arc shots are worth twice as much as closer baskets. Jackie Young, unlike KL, is no threat from outside. Yes, she joined the team at the last minute, but I think that also had an advantage. Opponents were not familiar with her game. As the competition has progressed, u can see teams laying off her. With a 12 second clock, watch the frequent situation with the clock down to 3-4 seconds. If Jackie is outside, teams are just ignoring her. It is no accident that USA games have gotten tougher.
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ucbart
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Posted: 07/28/21 8:01 am ::: |
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Wow-Arike would be so great in 3x3
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Posted: 07/28/21 8:25 am ::: |
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This game was on USA network good watch ROC was making some tough shots ! USA with the gold !!
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myrtle
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Posted: 07/28/21 10:55 am ::: |
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congrats to 'our girls'. I'm glad it was good competition too. Also I noticed in the last two games they only made one long ball so either they were just getting tired or the defense was much better.
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toad455
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Posted: 07/28/21 12:36 pm ::: |
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The 3x3 tournament seemed very popular. I wonder if the BIG3 League would consider a women's league soon?
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IM in OC
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GlennMacGrady
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readyAIMfire53
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Posted: 07/28/21 3:58 pm ::: |
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I saw an improved Jackie Young from start to finish. Yes, they abused her when Steff was out and got several easy layups over her. But her defense when ROC was making its' run was critical.
Again, SO glad she was ready, willing and able to join the team. She clearly put in a lot of work to get herself up to speed so the team could win gold. Some of that workload was shared by #CoachKara. They had to figure out how to avoid having Jackie with the ball outside while her teammates were blanketed by the defense. I'm sure they tried to figure out how to keep Jackie from getting ISO'd on defense, but really it was either her or Kelsey Plum that it could get ISO'd and Jackie did get some deflections.
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GlennMacGrady
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Posted: 07/28/21 4:03 pm ::: |
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For the tournament, Plum led all scorers with 6.1 ppg., while Dolson was sixth at 5.7 ppg. and Gray was ninth at 5.3 ppg. Additionally, Gray led all competitors in blocked shots (1.0 bpg.) and tied for the lead in defensive rebounds (3.9 rpg.); Plum and Dolson were No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in 1-point shooting percentage at 70.0% and 69.0%; while Dolson was third in defensive rebounds at 3.7.
As a team, the USA was No. 1 in six statistical categories, including points per game (19.1), defensive rebounds (12.2 rpg.) and 1-point shooting percentage (62.0%). |
https://www.wnba.com/news/u-s-womens-team-wins-first-ever-3x3-gold-medal/?showFooter=false&showHeader=false&showNav&date=7-16-20&team:general |
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myrtle
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Posted: 07/28/21 7:23 pm ::: |
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watching the game on tv, 3 minutes of basketball, 10 minutes of advertising, repeat 3 times.
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pilight
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Posted: 07/28/21 7:56 pm ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
watching the game on tv, 3 minutes of basketball, 10 minutes of advertising, repeat 3 times. |
I saw it live this morning and they let them play straight through. NBC's tape delay coverage is garbage.
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myrtle
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Posted: 07/28/21 9:06 pm ::: |
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pretty amazing story. I doubt she ever gets another chance like this so really really special.
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myrtle
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Posted: 07/29/21 11:02 am ::: |
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one minor quibble calling ALisha Gray a number one draft pick, but yeah a fun article in keeping with a fun game.
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GlennMacGrady
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