[81alum]

That's not quite what I was saying.  I certainly agree with you that Brink is "almost always the best player when she is on the floor." My contention is that she is so good that she is also almost always Stanford's MVP for each game (as seen in the Efficiency stat, which measures a player's cumulative contributions to each game)

You are probably right about that and her elite talent deserves praise for making our team as successful as we are, despite her limited time.  And of course our other talent benefits by her playing fewer minutes.

But I don't agree that 20 minutes of Brink will be enough to win almost any game.  30 minutes from Brink would have been enough to defeat South Carolina, for example, but 24 was not.  30-35 minutes consistently from Brink (a la Chiney) would be enough to coast to a national championship with this team.  20-25 minutes from Brink will result in close games against elite teams that could go either way--more like the South Carolina game.  Her talent is elite and as good as everyone else is, she is the most unique player out there and the one we can least afford to have sitting on the bench during key games.

[81alum]

That's not quite what I was saying.  I certainly agree with you that Brink is "almost always the best player when she is on the floor." My contention is that she is so good that she is also almost always Stanford's MVP for each game (as seen in the Efficiency stat, which measures a player's cumulative contributions to each game)

You are probably right about that and her elite talent deserves praise for making our team as successful as we are, despite her limited time.  And of course our other talent benefits by her playing fewer minutes.

But I don't agree that 20 minutes of Brink will be enough to win almost any game.  30 minutes from Brink would have been enough to defeat South Carolina, for example, but 24 was not.  30-35 minutes consistently from Brink (a la Chiney) would be enough to coast to a national championship with this team.  20-25 minutes from Brink will result in close games against elite teams that could go either way--more like the South Carolina game.  Her talent is elite and as good as everyone else is, she is the most unique player out there and the one we can least afford to have sitting on the bench during key games.