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http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/preview2013/story/_/id/9933862/women-college-basketball-crystal-bradford-leads-central-michigan-chippewas

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So I looked up her stats ...

She's a 6-0 wing (which means 5-11) who appears to be more a four than a three.

She doesn't shoot particularly well from the field (43.2%) for an inside player, and is an indifferent three-point shooter (30.9%). She's an awful free-throw shooter (59.3%) which would limit her ability to play down the stretch in close games, and she's not an exceptional ballhandler.

She did look really good for USA Basketball, but the long-term numbers, even that very good rebounding, don't bode well for the W. Her statistical profile is that of an undersized stretch four, and unless she's an elite defender at the three, it's hard to see her finding a starting role.

If she could get her A/TO to even, her three-point shooting to 35 and her free-throw percentage to 67, she could become a matchup issue with her ability to rebound. But that assumes she can guard someone, and at 5-11, it's going to have to be a wing.

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