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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3611200, member: 7548"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-wnba-sue-bird-breanna-stewart-20200714-20200714-7zrymbvdjvglpe4wafrqeulthm-story.html[/URL] Kloppenburg so far has seen elements of Stewart’s game (specifically her ball-handling and three-point shooting) that are improvements over her pre-injury self. That’s a scary proposition considering Stewart’s professional dominance in her first three WNBA seasons, when she averaged 20 points per game on 48.9 percent shooting (37.6 on threes) and 8.8 rebounds per game. [B]Kloppenburg said the team could utilize some bigger lineups with Stewart playing as a small forward or as a guard.[/B] Kloppenburg said of Stewart, “She’s such a hard worker. I think the setback, the adversity of that injury, made her even more determined to become an even better player than she is. And from what I’ve seen so far, she did that. She’s an amazing player and person, but she’s just got [I]that[/I]. She’s got [I]it[/I], she’s got the it factor. And she wants to be the best and drives herself, and that’s what I’ve seen so far with her.” [/QUOTE]