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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 2751771, member: 7511"] While I agree with your assessment of Crystal’s sophomore jump there were extenuating circumstances that severely restricted her development, namely shin splints. At the start of the season Crystal looked as good as any pg in the nation. She was magnificent vs Stanford and wonderful in her matchup with Jordan Canada. Once Crystal developed shin splints, she played in pain, her minutes were limited, she sat for several games and hardly practiced with the team. That impacted her shooting and overall timing. Under the circumstances, Crystal’s performance was quite remarkable. This year, I expect Crystal’s problems with shin splints to be a thing of the past. To start, she’s rested and hasn’t had to play this summer in the Under 19 world championships or against European teams in Italy. I’m sure that she’s worked with the UConn medical staff to develop a training program to lessen impact exercise (running) while increasing stretching and non-impact aerobic training. Those changes, along with proper diet, ice and compression will hopefully allow Crystal to be the explosive, playmaking pg that we all watched at the beginning of last season. Ionescu looks to be the top pg in the nation. But if Crystal is healthy all season we could end up having an interesting debate on who’s the best pg in the nation at the end of the season. [/QUOTE]