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Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 07-08-2017, 04:40 PM:

Box Score

KSR write up on the game:

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Team USA had no answer for R.J. Barrett. The No. 1 player in the 2019 class, the Canadian sensation scored 38 points to lead Canada to a 99-87 and keep John Calipari’s squad out of the World Cup Gold Medal Game. Barrett was a man among boys. No American could stop the 6’6″ swingman from getting to the rim. Barrett made 50 percent of his shots and got to the free throw line early and often (12/15 FT). He also had 13 rebounds and 5 assists. The only thing that could slow him down was foul trouble. Canada had an 11-point lead when fouled out with three minutes left, but it wasn’t enough time for the Americans to mount a comeback. Offensively, USA struggled to score against Canada’s zone defense. P.J. Washington and Hamidou Diallo worked the lane well in the middle of the zone, but failed to finish tough, contested baskets and left too many points off the scoreboard. The two Wildcats combined to make only 6 of 25 shots. Team USA left even more points at the free throw line. The Americans made only 25-of-43 free throws (58.1 percent). Washington still led Team USA in scoring with a 17-points, and added 11 rebounds for a double-double. Diallo finished with 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. While the Americans struggled to get momentum at the beginning of the second half, they looked to Diallo to provide a spark on defense. He created some turnovers, but not enough without fouling, forcing him to sit for much of the third quarter. When Diallo returned to the game, he did not provide much during crunch time. Draft Express’ Jonathan Givony chalked it up to inexperience. “Hamidou Diallo bricking free throws, running into brick walls for charges, heaving up tough shots. Lacks big game experience in a major way.” Team USA’s Stats Team USA will play Span tomorrow at noon for the bronze

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Posted by EnterpriseCat (Member # 2881) on 07-08-2017, 08:17 PM:

Looks like FT shooting cost Cal even in this game. The man is jinxed when it comes to his players making FT's. Washington and Diallo missed 11 FT's between them. Ugh!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 07-08-2017, 08:45 PM:

Diallo and Washington were 6-25 from the field for 24%.

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 07-08-2017, 11:28 PM:

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Offensively, USA struggled to score against Canada’s zone defense. P.J. Washington and Hamidou Diallo worked the lane well in the middle of the zone, but failed to finish tough, contested baskets and left too many points off the scoreboard. The two Wildcats combined to make only 6 of 25 shots. Team USA left even more points at the free throw line. The Americans made only 25-of-43 free throws (58.1 percent).

That sounds like the post-mortem of so many of Cal's losses. Can't beat a zone. "Featured" scorers go cold, but the team keeps feeding them the ball. Suddenly, that 15-foot uncontested shot becomes impossible to hit.

Well, love him or leave him, we know what we get with Cal -- talented, but often raw kids who give us a shot to win it all, but will frequently be tripped up because they are, well, freshmen, and thus, inconsistent.

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Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 07-09-2017, 07:47 AM:

If you have the Watch ESPN app, you can watch the team play for the Bronze medal today at 12 noon, they will be playing Spain.

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Posted by boomdaddy (Member # 2644) on 07-09-2017, 08:33 AM:

Sure, blame the loss on a lack of coaching ability, not on young kids missing shots that they usually make or players from the opposing team having a hot game.

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 07-09-2017, 08:47 AM:

Where did that come from? I think everyone agrees that poor shooting was the culprit.

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 07-09-2017, 10:42 AM:

What Cal said about his management of the game from KSR:

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The John Calipari led U19 Team USA fell to Canada 99-87. The team could not find a way to stop RJ Barrett who scored 38 points while also pulling down 13 rebounds. PJ Washington led the way for Team USA scoring 17 points and having 11 rebounds. This is obviously a very disappointing outcome for the team. Calipari took the fall for the performance saying, “R.J. (Barrett) had it going. I told the team after the game, I needed to try some different things – go zone, trap pick and roll, trap him. I kind of rode it because I thought we would figure out something, and that is my mistake. That’s not these kids’ mistake.”

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Posted by boomdaddy (Member # 2644) on 07-09-2017, 11:13 AM:

The coach is supposed to take the heat for a team losing. I have seen a few coaches that throw the players under the bus. The most notable is the one that coaches just west of Lexington.