..never seemed to blossom. Given the proximity of the players and institutions involved (ND, Washington High), that was not good for connecting the dots.
And there were a a couple of harbingers, most notably the Niele offer to Ayanna Patterson, who would seem to play that dual forward role. Plus, Sonia Citron is a real 6'1", can and does play wing.
Agree that one should put focus on Patterson, Barker, even Gardiner who is more paint-focused, but can pop outside to hit a jumper here and there.
Good luck to Mila at Maryland. Brenda entices a bunch of players to commit early (and often) and then there's churn, regardless of whether you're starting or not.
Beth could also have been looking at younger sister Amiyah