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I hate to bring up a trite saying, but... by Hanratty5ND

Go big or go home.

IMO, McGraw's one big albatross that prevented her from even more titles was her low-post recruiting.

McGraw won her 1st title because she had a big in Riley.

She lost in a title game to A&M because they had a wide bodied big(Adams?) that ND couldn't stop. ND had the G's, but not enough in the post.

ND lost a title to Baylor in 2012 because they had Griner.

UConn won 4 straight titles with their legit Big in Stewart.
Put her on ND and McGraw would have won 4 more titles.
What has UConn won since without her?

ND won it all in 2018 with a legit big in Shepard. Arike and others were vital--but you can't win it all with a true force down low.


You bring up many excellent and interesting points.
I hope Ivey realizes how important low post play is. I'm sure she does, and hope to see her recruit with that in mind when recruiting for the 2022 class.