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[QUOTE="connie, post: 2548224, member: 7882"]
Gabby? Love her, but ...

This game was really never much in doubt [I]after [/I]the first quarter. In that quarter, Gabby missed a couple of bunnies (including a fast break layup that Lou put back). She was called for a charge crossing the lane on another fast break. I [I]think[/I] she did not have a RB or a steal in the first quarter, maybe two assists, and four points (one of which included a nice wrap-around under the rim).  [CORRECTIONAL EDIT: On checking 1Q stats, turns out Gabby had 1 RB, 1 steal, 3 assists, 2-4 FG, 1 foul and 1 TO.]  By comparison, in the 1stQ, Phees had 3-3 FG, including a 3-pointer, 3 RB, 2 steals, 1 block, no fouls, no TO.] The line for the game, as b/t Gabby and Phees:

TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
15 Williams,Gabby...... f      6-9        0-0          1-2      2    5      7     2   13   9   3     0    4  20
24 Collier,Napheesa.... f      6-6         1-1          0-0      0   6      6     2   13   3   3     2     5  28

There are, of course, intangibles as well as things not reflected in the above stats. But in my opinion, Phees was more effective than Gabby in the first quarter, and certainly no less effective throughout the rest of the game. I concede that the figures cannot reflect things like defensive pressure, disruptive presence, tipped passes, etc. And Gabby's 6 more assists translates into at least 12 points. All in 8 fewer minutes on the floor.

Make no mistake; Gabby played with heart. And she did amass the stats as the game wore on. (Pretty remarkable that even hampered by the obviously sore hip, she wasn't too far off from a triple double.) But was she the game's BA? Many think so. And who am I to argue?

I'd give it to the starting five.
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