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02-28-2023, 03:18 PM

(02-28-2023, 01:28 PM)treetop11 Wrote: I also don't agree with Pili over Brink. Pili averaged more points, but in context, Utah had a much more wide open offense with a number of top 3 point shooters. So opposing could not double and triple team her like they did with Brink. Brink almost is always mobbed and Pili much less so. Brink also almost had twice as many rebounds as Pili. Brink's selection as D POY is testament to her being all around the best. Although I did not check, but I suspect Pili played significant more minutes than Cam allowing her to score more due to Cam's fouls. Pili better in scoring and 3 pt shooting, Brink better in rebounding and blocked shots, but scoring difference not as different as Cam's margin in rebounding and blocks. Besides stats, my eye test is that despite Pili being a terrific player, if I'm an opposing coach, I owuld much rather face her than Brink in the post. Brink as we saw often can take over a game on both ends of the court - an din limited minutes.

I also like looking at the head to head. Brink performed demonstratively better in their two matchups:

Game 1
Stanford won at home by 12
Minutes: Pili (32) Brink (28) [Pili 4 fouls, Brink 5]
Efficiency: Pili (21) Brink (36)
Points: Pili (25) Brink (25)
Rebounds: Pili (5) Brink (12)
Assists: Pili (1) Brink (3)
TO: Pili (1) Brink (6) [only metric where Cam was materially worse]
Blocks: Pili (1) Brink (3)
Steals: Pili (2) Brink (1)
+/-: Pili (-1) Brink (+4)
Net Points: Pili (+14) Brink (+20) [higher is better]
DRtg: Pili (106.4) Brink (88.6) [lower defensive rating is better]

Game 2
Utah won at home by 6
Minutes: Pili (24) Brink (27) [both limited by foul trouble]
Efficiency: Pili (8) Brink (26)
Points: Pili (14) Brink (14)
Rebounds: Pili (1) Brink (12)
Assists: Pili (2) Brink (6)
Steals: Pili (0) Brink (0)
TO: Pili (1) Brink (4) [only metric where Cam was materially worse]
Blocks: Pili (0) Brink (4)
+/-: Pili (-1) Brink (+4)
Net Points: Pili (-5.2) Brink (+9.3) [higher is better]
DRtg: Pili (148) Brink (90.8) [lower defensive rating is better]

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02-28-2023, 03:18 PM

(02-28-2023, 01:28 PM)treetop11 Wrote: I also don't agree with Pili over Brink. Pili averaged more points, but in context, Utah had a much more wide open offense with a number of top 3 point shooters. So opposing could not double and triple team her like they did with Brink. Brink almost is always mobbed and Pili much less so. Brink also almost had twice as many rebounds as Pili. Brink's selection as D POY is testament to her being all around the best. Although I did not check, but I suspect Pili played significant more minutes than Cam allowing her to score more due to Cam's fouls. Pili better in scoring and 3 pt shooting, Brink better in rebounding and blocked shots, but scoring difference not as different as Cam's margin in rebounding and blocks. Besides stats, my eye test is that despite Pili being a terrific player, if I'm an opposing coach, I owuld much rather face her than Brink in the post. Brink as we saw often can take over a game on both ends of the court - an din limited minutes.