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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4008790, member: 6620"] "I probably won't play. My goal is to be ready for the Olympics," Taurasi said in a video call with media Tuesday. "Preparation is key. So at this point in my career, I think being ready for Tokyo is what's best for our team and me. So I'm taking it day by day. I'm getting better, and I'll be fine once the real games start." In the ESPNw article, written by Mechelle Voepel, it appears there are no alternates, so if Taurasi can't play, the team wouldn't have a person to take her place: 'There are no alternates who train with Team USA, so no one will be named to replace Taurasi on Wednesday if she doesn't play," write Voepel. Dillon speaking now. Is it normal procedure for the U.S.A. National team not to have an alternate (s) or something particular to this pandemic-influenced Olympics? The U.S.A. Women's National soccer team had alternates (that now can be slipped into the 18-person roster), so it does not seem to be a Federation policy. I don't really care who the player in (injury) question is, but having an alternate forward/guard would seem to be, well, prudent. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/31813245/phoenix-mercury-diana-taurasi-says-hip-injury-likely-keep-wnba-all-star-game[/URL] [/QUOTE]