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Message: [QUOTE="Huskee11, post: 4224073, member: 7171"] Kia Nurse struggled with an ankle injury at the end of the 2016-2017 season. Both KLS and Gabby Williams were far less than 100% at the end of the 2017-2018 season, KLS having ankle surgery shortly after the season was over. KLS struggled in the post-season with a back injury incurred on Senior Day of the 2018-2019 season, and Crystal had hip surgery following the end of that season. Shea was out with an ACL in 1997. She was out again in 1998, as was Nykesha. Bird was out in 1999 with an ACL. In 2001, both Svetlana and Shea were out. Tuck missed the end of the 2014 season, and KLM also missed a lot of time that season. So, the point is that injuries are nothing new. In some cases, they mean a player is done for the season but in many others, they soldier on. And weirdly, with all of the injuries incurred by the 2021-2022 team and the time missed, they actually seem (except for Aubrey, a significant loss) pretty healthy right now. Certainly healthier than in some of the seasons mentioned above. At this point I think putting the various pieces together and developing cohesive groups to play against different styles of play is more of a challenge than the injuries. [/QUOTE]