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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4636788, member: 6620"] I'm an ACC denizen so I'll look at this from ND's perspective: UNC lost wing Kennedy Todd-Williams and guard/forward Destiny Adams to the portal (and Mississippi, Rutgers, respectively) and Eva Hodgson to eligibility. Paulina Paris and Kayla McPherson -- dynamic offensive players but slightly smaller guards -- were coming back to join Deja Kelly in the backcourt, but Coach Courtney Banghart probably felt she needed a taller guard/wing. Hence, 6'0" Donarski, who averaged some 13 ppg for the Cyclones, will join. She was also Big 12 defensive player of the year in 2021-22, which will help. Donarski doesn't need the ball much, which will also help because Kelly controls the ball in crunch time. I respected Todd-Williams who I thought was a physical and effective player against ND. While Banghart has found a very good replacement for the Tar Heels in Donarski, I still like Sonia Citron not having to play against the physical Todd-Williams. And now, Coach Ivey can unleash the very tall Cass Prosper (remember, no Adams coming back) and physical KK Bransford on Kelly and the slightly smaller UNC guards. Plus, ND's bringing in Hannah Hidalgo, who is a remarkably fast and agile player on both ends of the court. Donarski's three-pt. shooting has gone down since she was a frosh on an ISU team that shot tons of three's. If she can get her pct. up a bit, UNC will be an outside team to cover. A lot. (Paris really came on last year as a frosh.). We'll see if that makes up for the loss of Todd-Williams. [/QUOTE]

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