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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 4012027, member: 26"] The starters all had a +/- in the 18-24 point range. The reserves struggled to eek out positive +/- numbers, but when they turned up the defensive intensity, they played better. There seems to be a pretty dramatic drop off when you switch from Sue, Jewell, Stewie, A'ja, and Britt to Chelsea, Skyler, Ariel/Pheesa, Tina and Sylvia. Sue is still the GOAT PG of all time. Of all the guards that were eligible for Team USA to choose from, she's the best, and it's not even close. Hopefully Dee comes back and reminds everyone of the same as the GOAT at any position. Ball movement seemed better. But the guard "subs" still relied too much 1 on 1 IMHO, especially Chelsea Gray. She had a nice "shake and bake" that the announcers were like "OMG that is so great", but the reality is, this is TEAM USA. I think she's still learning to play as a true facilitator. Hopefully watching GOAT PG Sue run and control the team will help her out. I worry that the next generation of USA PG's will all be scoring 1st guards. PG's like Ogunowale and Carter would NOT be good for TEAM ball for USA. I'd much rather see players like Ionescu, Bueckers, Clark, Fudd, etc. Hopefully they are ready sooner rather than later cuz from a team ball perspective, not liking what I see outside of Sue (and Dee - we all know how she plays). I wish Vandersloot were eligible. Loyd seems to be a better fit as the next 2G after Dee. Plays within herself, solid in the team concept, and fun to watch. It seems like taking last year off really helped Griner. Most other teams will have no answer for Stewie, A'ja and Brit. Better game, but Nigera was not the best competition they will face by far. Still, good improvement. [/QUOTE]

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