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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3674730, member: 5798"] Indeed. Collier is a much better player THIS year than last. She learned a lot of things her first time around the block. She is the only team co-captain still active. Co-captain Karima Christmas-Kelly is out for the season, with a ruptured right Achilles tendon suffered on July 28. Co-captain Sylvia Fowles has missed the last 4-5 games recovering from a calf injury. Pheesa is the heart and soul of the team, and leading by example. She also leads the team in minutes played. Head coach Cheryl Reeve has said on occasion that the flow of the game changes when she's not on the floor. You can bet Reeve was delighted when Pheesa fell to her at number 6 (right behind Arike Ogunbowale to Dallas) last year in the draft. Reeve seems to have pretty good luck with UConn players. Dangerfield is more than meeting her expectations. Reeve won a league championship with a UConn rookie (Maya Moore) in 2011. They swept the Atlanta Dream three games. I think it's fair to say that the Lynx would not have finished the season where they did at #4 with a 14-8 record, without the stellar play of Collier and Dangerfield. The playoffs begin Tuesday. [/QUOTE]