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Message: [QUOTE="Golden Husky, post: 3503917, member: 8090"] [B]I think Crystal is right up there with Kia Nurse as two who were knocking on the door but didn't quite get to walk through it. I remember how stunned many of us were at Kia being named national defensive player of the year, but not a first team All American.[/B] Two very good players with similar stats. Nurse was a slightly better shooter (.483/.423 to .445/.388) than CD but Dangerfield had the better assist to turnover ratio (4.6/1.7 to 3.0/1.4). What separates the two for me is that Nurse was far more durable (147 games played, including 144 starts) and was, arguably, the best perimeter defender to ever wear a UConn uniform. Neither may have a banner on the wall but I think there's room to remember each of them with fondness and appreciation. [/QUOTE]