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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 5340762, member: 6620"] Sykes was having something of a career year at Washington before management made a calculated move to deal her to a team in the event of getting a building block for the young core of the team (Citron, Iriafen, Oslen, Amoore, Austin, etc.) Mission accomplished. In doing so, they hurt the team's chances to grab one of the playoff spots. Even though Sykes was not a horribly efficient scorer, she did score and had a flair for taking the tough shot or drive when it mattered. And that, in turn, opened things up for Citron and the twin, agile forwards (Iriafen, Austin). Wasn't the same without her, but once again, management knew what they were getting into and were willing to slump this year to get another draft choice for next season. As for her pleasure/displeasure with the Mystics, she looked pretty happy playing for Coach Johnson and "the kids" as she sometimes referred to all the rookies. [/QUOTE]