of the first quarter, but never made it into the game. She then started the second quarter and was pulled after 15 seconds. It seemed that the plan was to give Marina some rest. I would have liked to see how Abby played against a top tier team.

until the end. I thought DP, as mentioned in my post, played pretty well and could've matched up ok when Collier was out. Maybe she'll get increased PT.

Yeah, I think Abby could've spelled guards who needed it (Marina) or ones who could've been reminded of a few things (Arike), but I guess MM thought she wasn't ready and/or thought she needed the firepower. She's the coach, but a little surprised...Abby's play -- even for a minute or two -- tends to get a point across.

Until you prove it in practice, i’m Guessing that they have not.

you have 5 starters that are elite players, there isn't quite the need for any bench play more than token appearances if you do not think they are ready. The last thing you want to do is to throw them into situations where they might be overwhelmed and it shakes their confidence. There will be plenty of time for development in many other games this year. Yesterday probably wasn't the game for them to learn much.