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“Coach [Reeve] is really good with letting you show what you can do,” Collier added. “Because we don’t have that true point guard, [Dangerfield] is given an opportunity that maybe some other people don’t have. She’s needed on this team, but it depends on how she plays and if she proves herself and things like that. I have no doubt that she will.”
“I think it is pretty seamless for a lot of the UConn players because even though players are bigger and more experienced, the mentality that UConn players come in with is that of a professional,” Collier said. “Coach [Auriemma] prepares us so well for that in college, what you have to expect from yourself, self-accountability, playing through whatever ... I think that’s why we have such an advantage when we come to the league because we already have that professional mentality.”
Reeve made it clear that Dangerfield will have to earn her minutes, but she has seen that readiness from former Huskies before, including most recently Collier, the Lynx’s 2019 No. 6 overall pick and reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year.
It’s not going to be oversaid at any point in time how all of us enjoy players who play at UConn," Reeve told reporters Friday. “They are plug-and-play players."
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“I think it is pretty seamless for a lot of the UConn players because even though players are bigger and more experienced, the mentality that UConn players come in with is that of a professional,” Collier said. “Coach [Auriemma] prepares us so well for that in college, what you have to expect from yourself, self-accountability, playing through whatever ... I think that’s why we have such an advantage when we come to the league because we already have that professional mentality.”
Reeve made it clear that Dangerfield will have to earn her minutes, but she has seen that readiness from former Huskies before, including most recently Collier, the Lynx’s 2019 No. 6 overall pick and reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year.
It’s not going to be oversaid at any point in time how all of us enjoy players who play at UConn," Reeve told reporters Friday. “They are plug-and-play players."
‘Now it’s Crystal’s turn:’ Next up in the UConn-Lynx pipeline, Crystal Dangerfield is poised to make a splash in Minnesota alongside teammate Napheesa Collier
As Crystal Dangerfield tied a bow on her college career this past season, Minnesota Lynx head coach/general manager Cheryl Reeve had her eye on UConn’s three-year starting point guard. Naphee…
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