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Auggie

(31,774 posts)
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 10:44 AM Aug 11

Womens' Basketball Gold, USA vs France

Those last-second intentional fouls committed by France on USA backfired. They were playing better defense and shooting well. Why gift USA with four free throw attempts?

Not that I'm complaining. Awesome comeback by USA in a hard-fought game.

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Womens' Basketball Gold, USA vs France (Original Post) Auggie Aug 11 OP
They Played Terribly ProfessorGAC Aug 11 #1
I blame the people that picked these players questionseverything Aug 11 #2
You Mean Like... ProfessorGAC Aug 11 #3
Of course it's who I mean lol questionseverything Aug 11 #4

ProfessorGAC

(69,664 posts)
1. They Played Terribly
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 11:40 AM
Aug 11

Game shouldn't have been close.
16 turnovers in the first half!
Sloppy offense, bad switching on D, taller players failing to close out on the shooter...
I think nerves got the best of them. The pressure to win 8 golds in a row might have had them spooked.

questionseverything

(10,057 posts)
2. I blame the people that picked these players
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 04:57 PM
Aug 11

We did well today considering we didn’t have a true point guard and we had so many injured players ( when you have an old team there are going to be more injuries)

ProfessorGAC

(69,664 posts)
3. You Mean Like...
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 05:57 PM
Aug 11

...Caitlin Clark?
Her ball handling & passing would have made this game an easy win, if not a blow-out.
She's the best passer in the WNBA and she wasn't on the team for....reasons.
She WAS on the team that beat the Olympic team just a few weeks ago.

questionseverything

(10,057 posts)
4. Of course it's who I mean lol
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 06:56 PM
Aug 11

Hopefully next olympics we have different coach and players that are young enough to run the floor

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