[TheFarm07]

Has anyone else found that the absence of Stanford women, or Pac-12 women for that matter, on the US Women's Basketball team has made it hard to care about that sport during these olympics?

No, for me, it hasn't. It would have been cool to have Nneka out there, but beyond that and maybe Chiney, which current WNBA player that came from a Pac-12 school would have made it?

The US is blessed with womens basketball talent and a lot of that talent are UConn grads. I would certainly raise bias if Bria Hartley or Kelly Faris made the team, but Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird are still three of the best players out there. Yes, Taurasi and Bird might not be in their 20s anymore, but they are still very darn talented.

The only change I would make is subbing Breanna Stewart for Candace Parker or Nneka, especially based on this season's form (and that's no knock against the amazing Stewart), but how can you argue against Elena Delle Donne, the reigning WNBA MVP or Britney Griner or Angel McCoughtry? The depth of talent for the US is amazing. The players that did not make the team like Nneka, Chiney, Skylar Diggins, Parker, Cappie Pondexter, etc. could challenge for a gold medal themselves.

No matter who you choose, you are gonna leave some great players off and that is a great problem to have.

[TheFarm07]

Has anyone else found that the absence of Stanford women, or Pac-12 women for that matter, on the US Women's Basketball team has made it hard to care about that sport during these olympics?

No, for me, it hasn't. It would have been cool to have Nneka out there, but beyond that and maybe Chiney, which current WNBA player that came from a Pac-12 school would have made it?

The US is blessed with womens basketball talent and a lot of that talent are UConn grads. I would certainly raise bias if Bria Hartley or Kelly Faris made the team, but Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird are still three of the best players out there. Yes, Taurasi and Bird might not be in their 20s anymore, but they are still very darn talented.

The only change I would make is subbing Breanna Stewart for Candace Parker or Nneka, especially based on this season's form (and that's no knock against the amazing Stewart), but how can you argue against Elena Delle Donne, the reigning WNBA MVP or Britney Griner or Angel McCoughtry? The depth of talent for the US is amazing. The players that did not make the team like Nneka, Chiney, Skylar Diggins, Parker, Cappie Pondexter, etc. could challenge for a gold medal themselves.

No matter who you choose, you are gonna leave some great players off and that is a great problem to have.