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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 4351498, member: 1131"] The Sun never truly replaced Jasmine Thomas's spot on the roster, even though she had her season-ending injury in May. Big East alumna Natisha Hiedeman replaced her in the starting lineup and has played very well. The Sun's starting back court (Hiedeman and Courtney Williams) is topnotch, and Dijonae Carrington has played well off the bench as the Sun's version of Nika Muhl, with a similar game with respect to hustle, ball-hawking, and rebounding. But after that, the Sun's back court depth was becoming a problem, as neither Nia Clouden (the Sun's top draft choice in 2022) nor Jasmine Jones has been particularly noteworthy. There is a big opportunity for Bria to carve out a role for herself as either the first or second guard off the bench for the Sun for the remainder of the season and the playoffs. Just as Kiah Stokes found a home with a contending team in Las Vegas after being cut last year by the Liberty, Bria may find a home with the Sun. Her being cut by Indiana was a classic case of a more expensive, experienced player being cut by a non-contending team to make room for the future, and her being picked up by the Sun as a contending team needing immediate help at the guard position is also a classic late season move in the WNBA, just as it is in Major League Baseball. [/QUOTE]