2024 olympics - women's basketball

[hermes]

5x5 tournament:
groups:

A: serbia, spain, china, puerto rico
B: canada, nigeria, australia, france
C: germany, usa, japan, belgium


3x3 tournament:
competing teams (round robin then a knockout bracket)

china
usa
france
germany
canada
spain
azerbaijan
australia

[Wingy]

5x5 tournament:
groups:
C: germany, usa, japan, belgium

I see nothing in a general Google search, but wondering if an actual Lynx fan might know better on where to look. Any word on Napheesa’s health?

Just jumped through an all star interview quickly and it seems like she’s going to play, so seems she’d obviously be ready for Paris.

[MrDollarBills]

5x5 tournament:
groups:
C: germany, usa, japan, belgium

I see nothing in a general Google search, but wondering if an actual Lynx fan might know better on where to look. Any word on Napheesa’s health?

Just jumped through an all star interview quickly and it seems like she’s going to play, so seems she’d obviously be ready for Paris.

Stewie's hamstring was also an issue the last few days.

[hermes]

5x5 tournament:
groups:
C: germany, usa, japan, belgium

I see nothing in a general Google search, but wondering if an actual Lynx fan might know better on where to look. Any word on Napheesa’s health?

Just jumped through an all star interview quickly and it seems like she’s going to play, so seems she’d obviously be ready for Paris.

all we've really heard is day to day. i think the plan is for her to play in the olympics. her missing the lynx games was mostly precautionary it sounds like so she wouldn't get hurt worse and miss the olympics

how much will she play? who knows. there might be a minute cap (reeve is the coach so she probably won't risk the rest of the lynx season) and also team usa is pretty loaded so maybe they don't need her as much or there might be a few blowout games where she can rest more

[ellobo]

Marine Johannes is ready:

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Check out the patented one-footed buzzer beater at 0:45:

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[Wingy]

Marine Johannes is ready

Damn. Thanks for posting, had never heard of her. Get her back to the W!

[MrDollarBills]

Marine Johannes is ready:

Watch on YouTube

Check out the patented one-footed buzzer beater at 0:45:

Watch on YouTube

I miss her on the Liberty.

[MrDollarBills]

Marine Johannes is ready

Damn. Thanks for posting, had never heard of her. Get her back to the W!

That's la magicienne!!

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She's one of the filthiest players in the world. I've seen her flat out embarrass defenders

[Wingy]

5x5 tournament:
groups:
C: germany, usa, japan, belgium

I see nothing in a general Google search, but wondering if an actual Lynx fan might know better on where to look. Any word on Napheesa’s health?

Just jumped through an all star interview quickly and it seems like she’s going to play, so seems she’d obviously be ready for Paris.

all we've really heard is day to day. i think the plan is for her to play in the olympics. her missing the lynx games was mostly precautionary it sounds like so she wouldn't get hurt worse and miss the olympics

how much will she play? who knows. there might be a minute cap (reeve is the coach so she probably won't risk the rest of the lynx season) and also team usa is pretty loaded so maybe they don't need her as much or there might be a few blowout games where she can rest more

They could’ve used her tonight!

Sure she wanted to participate, but don’t see the point, nor did it seem worth the risk for 3 minutes.

[Wingy]

Just saw Napheesa in a highlight from the exhibition win today, so seems like she’ll be fine. Feel like I’m the only one doing an odd non-stressed, yet somehow still fretting about her health.

[Ghetto Gospel]

i just watched the 3x3 womens game (replay) that took place at the all-star game.

are we sure hailey van lith should have been on this team? i feel like ideally you get players with size that can defend multiple positions. i feel like juju would be great for a format like this

[MrDollarBills]

i just watched the 3x3 womens game (replay) that took place at the all-star game.

are we sure hailey van lith should have been on this team? i feel like ideally you get players with size that can defend multiple positions. i feel like juju would be great for a format like this

I don't know what the competition looks like for 3 v 3 tbh, but that's a good point. Hailey can play but after the way CC basically annihilated her I don't like the idea of her trying to defend bigger players

[ellobo]

i just watched the 3x3 womens game (replay) that took place at the all-star game.

are we sure hailey van lith should have been on this team? i feel like ideally you get players with size that can defend multiple positions. i feel like juju would be great for a format like this

Players have to qualify for 3x3 by playing in FIBA 3x3 events to earn ranking points. A national team committee can't just choose whomever they think are the best players if those players haven't earned a high enough ranking to qualify. That's why Hamby was selected to replace Brink, because she's participated in enough events to qualify.

Other players that have played relatively recently for the US in 3x3 are Allisha Gray and Katie Lou Samuelson, but I don't know their current ranking or eligibility status. I'd certainly take Allisha Gray over Hailey Van Lith if I had a choice, but evidently HVL has a very good record in 3x3. I don't follow it too closely, but I've seen some good highlight videos of her. However, I do feel like if you're that small you need to be a knockdown shooter, which she is not.

That all-star game matchup showed how important three point shooting is when you're playing with ones and twos (same as in regular pickup). Rhyne Howard was spamming threes (twos) and was missing early, but once she got hot the game was over.

I agree that switchable defense seems like it would be important, especially since the court is very spread out with only three players, so it can be hard to help. On the other hand, with a 12 second shot clock which includes clearing the ball, there's less time for a big to back down a mismatch.

[Ghetto Gospel]

i just watched the 3x3 womens game (replay) that took place at the all-star game.

are we sure hailey van lith should have been on this team? i feel like ideally you get players with size that can defend multiple positions. i feel like juju would be great for a format like this

Players have to qualify for 3x3 by playing in FIBA 3x3 events to earn ranking points. A national team committee can't just choose whomever they think are the best players if those players haven't earned a high enough ranking to qualify. That's why Hamby was selected to replace Brink, because she's participated in enough events to qualify.

Other players that have played relatively recently for the US in 3x3 are Allisha Gray and Katie Lou Samuelson, but I don't know their current ranking or eligibility status. I'd certainly take Allisha Gray over Hailey Van Lith if I had a choice, but evidently HVL has a very good record in 3x3. I don't follow it too closely, but I've seen some good highlight videos of her. However, I do feel like if you're that small you need to be a knockdown shooter, which she is not.

That all-star game matchup showed how important three point shooting is when you're playing with ones and twos (same as in regular pickup). Rhyne Howard was spamming threes (twos) and was missing early, but once she got hot the game was over.

I agree that switchable defense seems like it would be important, especially since the court is very spread out with only three players, so it can be hard to help. On the other hand, with a 12 second shot clock which includes clearing the ball, there's less time for a big to back down a mismatch.

i see. i wasn't aware that there were ranking points and you needed to qualify that way.

with regards to HVL, i'm just thinking in theory what a team would want. bigger switchable defenders with some level of shot creation at the wings and maybe a big that can also guard the perimeter a little bit while offering a little bit of rim protection. i'm not even sure being a knockdown shooter would be enough if you're that little if the opposing team can mismatch hunt.

i wasn't really thinking about a big posting up a small in this instance but moreso what like lebron or luka does, where they would just get whoever their weakest defender on the court is into a pick and roll where they switch and abuse them over and over. perhaps no one on the other teams can do that? i'm not sure? i don't see it much right now in the womens game but it wouldn't surprise me if it showed up at some point in the next 5-10 years

[MrDollarBills]

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Curt Miller needs to be fired

[Ice Man]

Hmmm. Dawn Staley now says -

If we had to do it all over again, the way that Caitlin is playing, she would be in really high consideration of making the team because she is playing head and shoulders above a lot of people. Shooting the ball extremely well, I mean she is an elite passer, she’s just got a great basketball IQ and she’s a little more seasoned in the pro game in a couple of months than she was two months ago.

A strange comment. Is Clark really playing "head and shoulders above a lot" of players on the Olympic roster? I think not. She is certainly playing well enough to be on the squad (as is Angel Reese), but that's a different matter. Also, she is not shooing the ball extremely well. Quite the contrary for her 3 pointers.

No big deal. It's just that Ms. Staley sometimes has me scratching my head.

[MrDollarBills]

Hmmm. Dawn Staley now says -

If we had to do it all over again, the way that Caitlin is playing, she would be in really high consideration of making the team because she is playing head and shoulders above a lot of people. Shooting the ball extremely well, I mean she is an elite passer, she’s just got a great basketball IQ and she’s a little more seasoned in the pro game in a couple of months than she was two months ago.

A strange comment. Is Clark really playing "head and shoulders above a lot" of players on the Olympic roster? I think not. She is certainly playing well enough to be on the squad (as is Angel Reese), but that's a different matter. Also, she is not shooing the ball extremely well. Quite the contrary for her 3 pointers.

No big deal. It's just that Ms. Staley sometimes has me scratching my head.

I think she was just giving CC her flowers, Dawn is a very supportive type (as you can tell by the way her former players love her).

But I think this whole debate about her being on the team is settled, she seems VERY happy to be on vacation right now with Katie Samuelson and Lexie. She needed the break and frankly, the players on the Olympics team busted their asses to make it to France. Everyone wins here, and CC + Angel will be dominant in 2028

[MrDollarBills]

Nigeria knocked off the Aussies!!! Bravo

It's beautiful to see African squads making noise. There's so much untapped potential on the continent.

Canada and France are playing now

[hermes]

megan gustafson is killing it!

[cdubbz]

Yikes. Team USA has some sloppy unforced turnovers against Japan.