Sunday, August 4, 2024

Here's how the US women starting guards played in the three bracket games

(In case you're wondering if the team selectors were stubborn and cliquish, or if the all-star game performance was an aberration) 

Versus Japan:

Taurasi 1-2 for 4 points, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 rebounds, three fouls in 15 minutes

Gray 1-5 for 2 points but also had 13 assists* and 2 steals

(and Lloyd went 0-3 with 1 assist) 

Versus Belgium:

Taurasi 0-3 for 0 points, 0 assists, 0 rebounds, 0 steals, 2 fouls in 14 minutes

Gray 0-2 for 0 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 2 turnovers

(Lloyd had 8 points)

Versus Germany:

Taurasi, Gray, Lloyd combined 0-6 for 0 points, 4 assists, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls

*Throwing passes to Stewie, A'ja, Griner against Japan barely counts