Bird wasn't the only one offering high praise for Rydalch after the rookie wing scored eight points in 14 minutes off the bench in Wednesday's 81-73 loss to Phoenix at KeyArena.
"She's doing a lot of good things," Storm coach Jenny Boucek said. "I like her instincts. I like her attitude. I like her work ethic and competiveness.
"I think she's got a chance to be a good player in this league."
Told of the remarks by Bird and Boucek, Rydalch was quick to laugh and flash one of her frequent smiles.
"That's more quotes than I'VE got [from them]," she said.