Game thread - Starting line up today?

[RadyLady]

Stef commits a shooting foul, both FT go in, Diggins scores two on the other end, gets fouled, makes the an' 1

 

[RadyLady]

3:44 to go
66 - 52 USA

 

[ochoopsfan]

Nice photo of Stewart defending in the lane on the Aussie twitter page
https://twitter.com/BasketballAus/with_replies

 

[RadyLady]

Dolson commits offensive foul.

No one said that playing at this level will be easy. She's smart. I hope she figures it out quickly

 

[RadyLady]

Lavender made 1 of 2 free throws on a shooting foul,
Diggins out, Sims in

 

[EricLA]

Looks like if there were any lingering questions, Stewie and Ogwumike totally played their way onto the team. Not sure who they cut but they still have a few more games to evaluate right?

 

[RadyLady]

Stef scores on a Sims assist, Whalen in, Bird out
1:37 to go, score 70 - 57
AUS now shooting free throws on a McBride foul

 

[RadyLady]

made one of two, then Lavender commits a foul, again they make one of 2
Score is 70 - 59

We are almost done

 

[RadyLady]

we exchange buckets, under a minute to go

 

[RadyLady]

AUS makes a 3, 33 seconds to go

 

[OneTrickPony]

Ugly ending...

 

[RadyLady]

Dolson misses a deuce, AUS makes one on the other end.

And we are done

USA 72 - AUS 66

AUS made up some ground at the end.

 

[RadyLady]

Looks like if there were any lingering questions, Stewie and Ogwumike totally played their way onto the team. Not sure who they cut but they still have a few more games to evaluate right?

Yes, and it is hard to determine really because we are looking at very dry information with this play by play.

 

[RadyLady]

everybody on the USA squad scored with Stewey as high scorer at 9 points. She also had 5 rebounds and two blocks

 

[ochoopsfan]

Dolson no rebounds and no assists.
Not sure what to make of it.

 

[easttexastrash]

Cambage had more points (9) and rebounds (9) in her 9 minutes of play than our three centers combined in 35 minutes of play. If we meet them again and she is available for the entire game that could spell trouble.

Lavender 2 points, 1 rebound
Charles 6 points, 2 rebounds
Dolson 0 points, 0 rebounds

Not a very impressive performance, especially consider Lauren Jackson is out and Cambage played only 9 minutes. This has me a tad concerned but was not completely unexpected considering the performance we had against Canada.

 

[RadyLady]

Diana didn't shoot so well, but had 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

Nneka had 7 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot.

LINK

 

[RadyLady]

Dolson no rebounds and no assists.
Not sure what to make of it.

Well, we could take her out back and birch her as some would do, but for me it is a wait and see thing.

 

[easttexastrash]

Nice performance by Stewart with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in only 13 minutes of play. Also, Nneka with 7, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block in 13 minutes.

 

[RadyLady]

you are not seeing things... Just double your pleasure double your fun

 

[easttexastrash]

Looks like if there were any lingering questions, Stewie and Ogwumike totally played their way onto the team. Not sure who they cut but they still have a few more games to evaluate right?

Totally agree...those two showed that they belong on this team.

We need BG to get healthy real fast. A game with Cambage on the court for the entire game could have a different outcome.

 

[PalPa]

Looks like Stewie is figuring it out. Seems to do a little better each day.

 

[VAMike23]

Well, we could take her out back and birch her as some would do, but for me it is a wait and see thing.

I didn't know 'birch' could be a verb

 

[PalPa]

I didn't know 'birch' could be a verb

See, you learn something new each day.

 

[sTu]

Considering travel and trying to rotate 15 players, little playing time together, and its one game that means squat other than issues that need to be addressed.