http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/20138/05/47/89/53uenhwF1ph6E/

20 point loss about par I guess?

Lost by 21,

They went alright, started very well

Where did Cambage go?

What do people think of the opals roster?

I'm not a fan of burton's game, would much prefer francis at the PF position. (Jackson>Francis>Burton)

Where was Kelly Wilson and Laura Hodges? (locked in already?)

We know Taylor, Phillips, Jackson and potentially Kunek are going to be added to the squad. So.
in the early warm up stages for the opals, which 4-6 players do you think will come out to make room?

They would have played with a 6

Is there a box score available anywhere???

lavey is a year or two away. I believe lavey, wallace, panousis and tupea will be fighting for that No 1 PG position in years to come.

I dont know what to say about burton...
jackson, francis and hodges should be the PF's.

I would probably choose langford and thompson before I chose burton.

If Lavey was running point with Wallace at 2, I'd be happy with that. But, when Lavey is off.. Wallace runs the show.

If you look at the ages of mitchell(29) wilson(29) phillips(29) hurst(31) mcully(32) you are going to have to replace them in just a couple of years.

In 2 years:
Lavey(21) > (23)
Wallace(18) > (20)
Panousis (19) > (21)
Tupaea (17) > (19)
Mangakahia (19) > (21)

We dont really have many point guards in that middle age bracket, unless you have cole running the point whos only 22 herself or mcleoad at 28.

antonidou is more of an SG, clydesdale and pirini are not nearly as good as the people above, both in offense and defense.

Wallace is better in every category, hands down. It shouldn't matter if she is also a good shooter. She's vocal on the court, directs traffic, has good handles, quick, good height at 5'10+, hustle, good shooter(mid range and 3), great passer, great defender(steals the ball alot) and a good shot blocker and rebounder for a guard.

The girl is off to baylor... a top 5 college for div 1 womens basketball. A team that just had odyssey sims last season and brittany griner the season before.

will have to agree to disagree. antoniadou in my opinion is a primary SG and secondary PG.

as a PG:
Her handles (tends to go to the right, weaker on the left)(Not as capable with scoring from either hand.)
Not a great vocal leader and court organiser. (has trouble directing traffic from the top of the key.)
Gets in trouble when pressure is applied when being guarded in a stationary position.


as a SG:
Great speed to get pass the first man and driving to the basket or dishing to open player.
A great spot up and 3 point shooter.
A moderate defender, not as tenacious as wallace.

u19 (96'- born) lineup something like this:
PG Wallace 5'11/Tupaea 5'9
SG Antoniadou 5'9/Sharp 6'0
SF K.Froling 6'2/Maley 6'1/ Burton 5'10
PF A.Froling 6'3/Fareo 6'3/Bibby 6'1
C Scherf 6'5 /Smith 6'3

The u19 worlds are in mid july next year(not long). As of now, that would be my lineup (^).

We are 2 or more years away from determining if they will go pro or be a good fit for the opals, eventhough they have already played for there country many times and been to many national camps.


Either way they will both be on the floor as 1.5's.
No pirini, No theodore running the point like in the pacific championships please.