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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5312473, member: 12088"] Sounds about right to me, especially the caveat about relying too much on HS rankings. Sometimes there's signs that a highly ranked recruit might not pan out in college. Del Rosario, for example, lacked stamina and foot speed and mostly relied on overpowering smaller players in high school. That tends not to work so well at the D1 level. And while Wolfenbarger seemed very promising in terms of her skills, a 6'4" player who wants to be a guard in college is often thwarted. If she's not willing to reconsider her game when faced with the reality of college competition, she will find much frustration. The only exceptions I can think of to this are Amihere and Barker, and even they found some frustration in college. It remains to be seen what Barker can accomplish next year at Tennessee which plays a style that may really suit her. Edited to add: Oops, I forgot about Saylor Poffenbarger, another big kid who wanted to be a guard. She's not quite as big as Wolfenbarger (I love typing out these names!), though she seems a little taller than the 6'2" she's currently listed at. But she differed from Jersey in being willing to crash the boards for rebounds and was pretty good at it. She seems also to be a better ball handler. [/QUOTE]