may i make a friendly amendment? my sense is that tara usually pulls a starter when she gets one foul in the first quarter and when she gets a second foul in the second quarter. she often leaves a starter in the game when she gets her first foul in the 2nd or 3rd quarter - at least if it's a good foul (or bad call by the ref).
imo it's not usually punishment but rather planning ahead so the player doesn't foul out. sometimes she will pull a starter for a "dumb" 1st foul in the 2nd quarter - say, a reach-in foul in the back court when we're not in a full-court press - but that's not the most common reason she sits a starter. the subs, on the other hand, do seem to be on a short leash.
imo it's not usually punishment but rather planning ahead so the player doesn't foul out. sometimes she will pull a starter for a "dumb" 1st foul in the 2nd quarter - say, a reach-in foul in the back court when we're not in a full-court press - but that's not the most common reason she sits a starter. the subs, on the other hand, do seem to be on a short leash.