Just like the saying, “You can’t always judge a book by its cover,” you also can’t always judge a player by her stats alone.
Reeltown’s Taniya Haynes didn’t average a double-double. She didn’t have games where she poured in 40 points in a single night. She didn’t grab rebound after rebound after rebound.
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