A Anderson article weighs in with a few Dara nuggets
by RISteve (2020-06-12 21:00:33)
Edited on 2020-06-12 21:02:46

In reply to: Interesting Night To Not Go On the Internet: Dara Thoughts  posted by dillon77

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A few interesting tidbits I had not seen before on Dara:

—Indicates the decision on to offer/not offer was made by ND and Dara did not have an opportunity to attend ND out of high school?

“Mabrey was initially recruited by Notre Dame out of high school, before the Irish eventually opted to go a different route.

If hard feelings arose, they weren’t significant enough to create an ongoing roadblock.”

—There are some hard feelings between Dara and VT?

Mabrey says that she prefers not to discuss the circumstances of her transfer from Tech.

“I kind of knew I needed to find a new home, so I put my name in the portal,” Mabrey said. “Let’s just stick with, I needed to find a new place to truly feel happy.”

—She prefers PG, but is really a “combo guard”?

Nevertheless, “I would say I would like to be labeled a point guard first,” Dara shared, “rather than stuck with being just a shooting guard, but really, maybe just a combo guard. I’m super, super excited that I’ll have somebody like Coach Ivey who can help me become a better point guard, because that’s what she was, but I’ll do whatever helps our team win. If you need me to bring the ball up the court, feed the post for one half, then get myself open for shots the second half, I’ll do that.”

—Wants to and will apply for a waiver (I do too!)

Ivey says it would be difficult to speculate on how quickly the NCAA will make a decision regarding Mabrey’s eligibility, let alone what the decision will be.

“It takes a little bit of time following admittance. You have to go through the paperwork,” Ivey said. “You just never know with that.”

Mabrey says she would definitely prefer to begin her Irish career immediately, but understands she may have to wait until the 2021-22 season.

Link, below



This article is based on a good interview with Dara and is
by MPG  (2020-06-13 09:39:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

worth reading. It is ironic to note that ND had one year of Jordan Nixon at the beginning of her college career and will now have the final two years of Dara Mabrey. As best we can tell ND rated Nixon ahead of Mabrey in the search to replace Jenna Brown. Jenna has been the least productive of the three in college and Dara has been more productive than the other two combined. Brown has proven to be a poor shooter during her limited playing time at Stanford.
Ironic, indeed. Thanks for this.
by BabaGhanouj  (2020-06-13 10:22:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Jenna Brown has been strangely horrid at Stanford with very little playing time, most likely coupled to each other. Jordan Nixon, fairly forgettable in her freshman year (poor assists to turnovers), sat out last year at Texas A&M. As MPG states, Dara, while rated much worse than the other two, has done much better. It will be interesting to watch the three for the rest of their college careers.