Still don't understand the Sun draft strategy - they were strong in the post and weak in the wing/guard rotation and they end up giving up a guard to get 2 of the top forwards in the draft
They wouldn't have been weak at guard this year if they had retained Chelsea Gray to go with Bentley and Jasmine Thomas. And I'm not so sure that they would be good enough in the front court without Tuck and Jonquel Jones. I think Jones is such a high-potential player that it made sense to trade Gray and next year's #1 to get her -- if that were necessary.
But it wasn't really necessary -- they could have taken Jones with the #4 overall pick and passed on Rachel Banham. Or they could have taken Courtney Williams with that pick and then made the same trade to get Jones. I thought Banham was a mistake as soon as I heard her name, and I have seen nothing to change my mind about that.
Regarding Ogwumike, Tuck, and Kelly Faris in yesterday's game: I watched the replay. Chiney seemed to be playing well and having no problems with her knee, but she just kept fouling and that was what limited her to 13 minutes. Morgan played very briefly in the second quarter, and could not stop Dearica Hamby from blowing by her. I think that is why she went to the bench. I'm not sure that she ever had to guard a really fast and mobile forward at UConn -- Stewie usually got that assignment while Morgan guarded the Alaina Coates types.
I thought Kelly played well in limited minutes. She did give up a drive to Haley Peters, whom she should certainly be able to guard. But she got a nice block that led to a turnover and a runout for the Sun. It seemed to me that she was playing 4th quarter minutes that the coaches hoped that Banham would play until they realized that wasn't going to work.
