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Adler on Sykes\u2019 return as a junior after multiple ACL injuries in her first two collegiate seasons:<\/p>\n

Despite tearing the same ACL twice in a row \u2026 she comes back her junior year. And you know, you can see on the stat sheet, you can see on the film, she\u2019s just not the same player in terms of the actual production. She\u2019s still sort of learning how to get back there again after basically not having two legs for more than, like, a week over the past two calendar years. But then she\u2019s just the same athlete\u2026 that is the most ridiculous thing I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

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Cruse on why scouting reports at the time mischaracterized Brionna Jones as \u201cslow\u201d:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s because they just looked at how she moved without analyzing the details, the nuances \u2026 she does some impressive stuff at [her] size. \u2026 She had 28 points in [a senior season game against Iowa], 12-of-13 from two. The more impressive part here was that Megan Gustafson<\/a>, who was the Naismith Player of the Year \u2026 had 10 points on 3-of-10 from the field. This was her season low, and it was her lowest points scored over her final three college seasons. This was [Gustafson\u2019s] sophomore year. This was her worst college game after she had her breakout, and it was against Bri Jones and Maryland.<\/p>\n

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