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[QUOTE="Phil, post: 2557920, member: 66"]
Except it's not remotely a choice in the case of Russell.

If you ask any player whether they'd rather have double doubles or a championship, there would be be no question, but for the question to be meaningful you have to explain how giving up a double double helps lead to a championship.

Oddly, that is a legitimate question in the case of UConn. There are players who would have more double doubles and some players — Gabby Williams come to mind – who have failed to get triple doubles because there were more important goals.

But Williams failed to get a triple-double because it was in the team's best interest and her health best interest to limit her minutes. That's not the case with Mercedes. She plays close to her ability in the first half and then disappears in the second half. If that happens a couple times it might simply be happenstance but it's become so common it's worth asking why. And I don't know the answer. I don't know whether she's failing to get herself open (as some have argued) or her teammates have failed to get it to her, but her second half stats aren't because she's sitting on the bench.
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