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It would really surprise if Betts doesn't start for UCLA and plays 20+ minutes per game.  You may not have followed the 2023 FIBA Women's Americup.  Betts had an outstanding tournament and was the best player for the Silver Medal USA Team competing against far more experienced opponents, particularly Gold Medalist Brazil (Team USA lost to Brazil twice).

I didn't see any Americup games, but I viewed that 2nd place finish as a damning result for the players on the US roster.  The US women had won the Americup every time they played it except for a single narrow loss in 1997.  (The Haley Jones-lead team 2 years ago easily beat all comers, including Brazil.)  But Betts stats were indeed decent.

I was more impressed with the fact Talana Lepolo helped Team USA's U19 team win a gold medal in the FIBA World Cup in Spain this past July. She averaged 17.7 minutes, 3.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Her assists average was 2nd most on the US team, behind only Hannah Hidalgo, who is the top point guard recruit in the 2023 class. (By comparison Kiki Rice only averaged 2.1 assists in 20 minutes per game). Lepolo also had an impressive semifinal performance against France where she was 2-2 on 3s and had 5 assists (in 18 minutes). She had the highest efficiency per minute of any guard in that game. Pretty encouraging.

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It would really surprise if Betts doesn't start for UCLA and plays 20+ minutes per game.  You may not have followed the 2023 FIBA Women's Americup.  Betts had an outstanding tournament and was the best player for the Silver Medal USA Team competing against far more experienced opponents, particularly Gold Medalist Brazil (Team USA lost to Brazil twice).

I didn't see any Americup games, but I viewed that 2nd place finish as a damning result for the players on the US roster.  The US women had won the Americup every time they played it except for a single narrow loss in 1997.  (The Haley Jones-lead team 2 years ago easily beat all comers, including Brazil.)  But Betts stats were indeed decent.

I was more impressed with the fact Talana Lepolo helped Team USA's U19 team win a gold medal in the FIBA World Cup in Spain this past July. She averaged 17.7 minutes, 3.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Her assists average was 2nd most on the US team, behind only Hannah Hidalgo, who is the top point guard recruit in the 2023 class. (By comparison Kiki Rice only averaged 2.1 assists in 20 minutes per game). Lepolo also had an impressive semifinal performance against France where she was 2-2 on 3s and had 5 assists (in 18 minutes). She had the highest efficiency per minute of any guard in that game. Pretty encouraging.