Then, this might give you (and everyone) a good laugh:
A few years ago, Jersey Wolfenbarger, Teonni Key, Delayah Daniels, who is now with Washington, via California, and Bree Salenbien, the six-two guard now at Gonzaga, were tops of my list; my little dream team. I thought they fit where Coach Harper was trying to go, with length, athleticism, shooting ability, with above average handles; and who knows, maybe even a little defense. And I vaguely recall that Kellie recruited all of them, or that most, or all of them had lists.
Of the four, Daniels is having the most successful career to date, with Salenbien holding her own on a senior-laden roster in Spokane. We have little information on the other two more-local players, with Key having some awful luck with injuries, and Wolfenbarger's mysterious situation at Arkansas.
I'm still somewhat optimistic about Miss Wolfenbarger's future in basketball. Some players appear to adjust just fine to late-teen growth spurts (Thank you, Dalton Knecht); some, not so much. I think Jersey was a 5'8" high school junior before the first of a couple such gains. And without having inside information, it's still OK to speculate (at least on a message board) what might have been "promised" to the local 5-Star All-American to gain her signature. Could she have been led to believe that Coach Neighbors would allow her to run loose and free despite her more fitting, recently acquired physical attributes for the paint? And, who was that guard that could shoot from the other end of the gym? The one who stayed for fifteen seasons! What affect might that have had? Just thinking out loud, the surprise, to me at least, is that she stayed this long.
I confess, I would still like to have her. I'm not sure what went wrong at Arkansas, but she's still Six-Five, and tremendously talented, having trained - and trained hard (just watching her videos was exhausting!) - as a point guard. We could certainly use a slash and dish wing, or even a Four ...with handles. She surely wouldn't have lost all her abilities, standing on the perimeter in Fayetteville? The timing of her portal decision is, or course, curious. Or is it? Hell hath no fury ....
Hope your'e having a hoot in Greenville.
