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Lot of Brand Names Up There. Think ND Has Different Lens by dillon77

Kind of like pre-season votes for All-American vote: go with who you know.
Sure, make the call and kick the tires on the big names (Kiki, Timea Gardiner), but have the next rung ready...for a more realistic fit.
Also, ND's not going to get three superstars (no one is), so if they get one, great. Still need at least two others.

ND presents challenges for both coaches and prospective players: The Irish need depth, but those top 7 are all very good players and four of them ('Liv, Hannah, Soni and Maddy) are simply superb. As ND67 often points out, there are 200 minutes in a basketball game. Where are those minutes coming from?

I think there are players that have done well as "the player" at their schools and while that might've gotten them All-Conference, they're good for one NCAA game or NIT at best. They might want to be part of winning team.

That's where players like Anna DeWolfe come in. Of course, Anna's role was a lot larger by year's end than anyone imagined due to injuries, but that's part of the gig. Be ready!!

That's where a Liza Karlen or a Caitlyn Wiemar or a Bronagh Power-Cassidy, grad. student from Holy Cross and Ireland. 5'10" combo guard and Patriot League Player of the Year who averaged 16.8 ppg and 5 rpg per game.

(Need a reference: call Melissa D'Amico Graves on both Weimar and Power-Cassidy. She coached one and against another.)