Headed to Russia

[SoonerNorm]

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/coale_space.html

 

[badger]

I heard that Sherri Coale found Snowden and the missing Patriot Super Bowl ring. U-S-A! U-S-A!

...it's still offseason forgive me

 

[Keller Sooner]

I hope they bring home the gold. :woot

 

[BanjoCharley]

I heard that Sherri Coale found Snowden and the missing Patriot Super Bowl ring. U-S-A! U-S-A!

...it's still offseason forgive me

... but he isn't a guard so she's leaving him there.

 

[sybarite]

... but he isn't a guard so she's leaving him there.

He's committed to Baylor where you're innocent until after graduation.

 

[Mac]

Russia defeat USA in a friendly before World University Games 83-78. Boxscore: pic.twitter.com/3DvQzAMWOH

https://mobile.twitter.com/lovewomensbball/status/353185398014492672

 

[rocjunkie]

Not going to be many teams that shoot 61 percent, looks like a little more defensive intensity is needed for the USA.

 

[euphguy]

I still feel that the selection committee did a poor job. Too few post players, and too many guards.

 

[rocjunkie]

I still feel that the selection committee did a poor job. Too few post players, and too many guards.

We'll see, but I think you are right.

 

[sybarite]

I think the balance between posts, forwards, and guards is fine. What is not fine is that they had no idea of how to play together while playing against a team that has played together. This apparently led to a lot of pick and roll layups for the Russians. We simply have to learn to play together in a hurry.

The alternative is that we have to shoot a lot better than 36% from 2 and 33% from 3. Our guards were something like six for twenty-five from two. Our shooting guards were all off.

 

[SoonerNorm]

We didn't even start a center. Harberts is the tallest player who started and she is a 6'2" forward. Plaisance (6'5" center) was brought in off the bench and was the high scorer at 17 points. I would suspect she starts today.

 

[Soonercuda]

An early tweet on the first game:

@usabasketball: After 1Q: #USABWWUG 28, Mali 12. High scorers are @TriciaListon32 with 8 points and @Breezyyy14 with 7.

Halftime tweet:

@usabasketball: Halftime: #USABWWUG 57, Mali 20. Leaders: Tricia Liston with 11 points, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis with 6 boards, Shoni Schimmel with 6 assists

Final:

@usabasketball: Final: #USABWWUG 120, Mali 32. @Breezyyy14 leads six scorers in double figures with 17 points.

Game story:

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/070813aab.html