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lovewins:
Oluchi, Baby Angel Reese? Don't don't look anything alike. Don't play same position, don't have same height. The only thing similar to both of them is their hustle. Oluchi can be a pest on defence and nobody in women's basketball right now rebounds like Angel. Also, there's no universe where 30% from 3 will be categorised as below average (mind you Oluchi has never shot below 30% in her career). Best percentages from 3s are usually average 40% for volume shooters so 30% can't be below average. I agree however that it won't suffice for the need we have.

Angel came into college as a guard. She played as a guard at Maryland. It was until LSU that Angel started being a big. Even without knowing that all u have to do is look at how Oluchi attacks the rim

https://youtube.com/shorts/15bo_OogpIw?si=hCAUr9M684bYvpkG

30% is way below average. U can't name one okay shooter that shoots 30 percent?

lovewins:
Intentionally didn't include her since we are yet to see what she's like on the floor. Definitely one to keep an eye on but just not yet for me.

Honestly I don't care because u can't teach being 7 feet. We will definitely need that size at the world cup.

It's always worrying times for Nigeria when it comes to this idiot Australian commentator.

Rena is exactly right. The girls are passing up wide open shots for nothing. They have to take the open shot.

We need to stop going under the screen....that gives the Koreans opportunity to shoot uncontested shots....

They are calling every single thing against us.

omo...it is well....

I still see us winning, however, it should not be this hard....

Good technical by Rena. These referees should be ashamed of themselves

Ezinne with 3 fouls, that is a problem....

U had to be blind to miss that call.

Imagine Victoria at the last Olympics, we could have medaled 😭

Ultimately not so impressive 1st half. hope we pick up the energy......not hitting the outside shots is hurting us....

No 3 pointers for Nigeria

user32:
No 3 pointers for Nigeria

We hit 2

carbonado:
Ultimately not so impressive 1st half. hope we pick up the energy......not hitting the outside shots is hurting us....

Not really. I feel the issue is our defense. If we get stops we will win the game.

BascoVanVeli:
Not really. I feel the issue is our defense. If we get stops we will win the game.

...both....we were going under the screen initially...thn they started hitting their shots and grew more confident....if we start hitting the the outside shots, we will be able to stretch the floor more, hence more room to operate..

We've been very poor guarding 3 points

I'll repeat again, this team has reached it's ceiling. It will become more obvious as the level of opposition increases.

Still think we can win this game but these games are enough proof to coach Rena that she can't muscle her way through with this team to a medal.

Amy has been disappointing and she doesn't look herself. It's even obvious her own teammates do not trust her to take shots. She's been open a couple of times and Kalu rather than pass tan Into th defence.

2-3 zone against a shooting team.....atleast use the 3-2 zone...

We are obviously not game fit

lovewins:
Amy has been disappointing and she doesn't look herself. It's even obvious her own teammates do not trust her to take shots. She's been open a couple of times and Kalu rather than pass tan Into th defence.

Not only her, most of our big game players have been abysmal.

High school basketball being played by us right now........

What is this...you loose the ball,u do not run back for defence.......and u are down.......abysmal.....

Tough

It is well...

carbonado:
...both....we were going under the screen initially...thn they started hitting their shots and grew more confident....if we start hitting the the outside shots, we will be able to stretch the floor more, hence more room to operate..

Turnovers, rebounding and referee decisions. Nothing else. How can Korea have more free throws than us when we have been to the rim twice as much.

Ultimately, it is time to start aggressively recruiting new young players..........When i saw the list i laughed, what is Ogoke still doing on the team...After the afrobasket, that should have been it. Most of our key players are over 30 years.....N.B.B.F better wake up.....

BascoVanVeli:
Turnovers, rebounding and referee decisions. Nothing else. How can Korea have more free throws than us when we have been to the rim twice as much.

...If u cant shoot from the outside at this level, it will be hard for you to beat a decent team...because, all they have to do is keep collapsing on you....Referee decision did not make us loose by 17 point.........

BascoVanVeli:
Turnovers, rebounding and referee decisions. Nothing else. How can Korea have more free throws than us when we have been to the rim twice as much.

...we went to the basket more because we could not get our shots to drop....going to the rim does not equate to fouls....

At this rate, i do not see us picking more than 2 wins......i do not see how this team beats Germany or France..