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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 4011946, member: 6927"] Watching the replay of the 2016 gold medal game vs. Spain: Our team in Rio was just so stacked. 9 out of the 12 were returning Olympians, the chemistry was on point, and Taurasi was an absolute killer. Spain hung tough early but was down by 30+ after 3Q. This year's roster is overall less experienced and took some sizable downgrades at the guard and wing positions: Instead of Whalen, Moore, Augustus, Delle Donne and McCoughtry, we now have Diggins, Gray, Loyd, Atkins and Collier. Add to that the fact Taurasi has been resting, it shouldn't be so surprising that the team has looked more vulnerable. Here's an interesting write-up by Voepel with quotes from Staley, Loyd, Atkins, Taurasi: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31834537/us-women-basketball-team-seeking-feel-good-game-nigeria-2-losses[/URL] [/QUOTE]