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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 2090323, member: 199"] I would say the closest we came to that situation was Catchings this past year - she probably got the spot based on her experience and long history with USA basketball, and if it had been based on court performance it would have gone to Nneka. I can't think of another player in the last two decades who had sort of a victory lap with the NT. With Sue/DT I don't think either will want to be on the team if they are not still at the top of their games in the W. That one of them might make the team displacing a 'better' but young and inexperienced player I think would be a decision by the committee and coach that they needed her steadying presence to help the younger back court that will be at the next Olympics deal with the pressures. The third player that falls in the same boat is Whalen who will also be 'senior' status by 2020, and having one of those three on the team I think would be good if any of them are up to it. It would certainly be good for one of them to be around for the WC in 2018 to help blood the new guards. [/QUOTE]