I would say she could live with Gilbert as point guard competition but Peoples coming in 2019 was the game changer..... Brown must feel she was unlikely to be a full time starter at that position...I don't think she'll have difficulty finding another good opportunity..
I'm certain Ms. Brown will have no trouble finding another excellent landing spot, given her overall academic and athletic prowess. Based on clips I've recently seen, she's bounced back very well from the injury that kept her out of the HS season. Very smooth with a flair for finding seams in the lane, both for her own drives and passes.
The Midwest Elite combo of Gilbert ('18)/Peoples ('19) could very well have been a commitment changer. Those two teammates work interchangeably and while Peoples is the listed "lead" guard, many of the recent clips I saw found them reversing roles. For those my age, this is not a surprising occurence.
Still, it leaves the Irish without a listed PG in the 2018-19 season, until Ms. Peoples walks on campus in 2019. If the specter of Peoples had anything to do with Ms. Brown rethinking of commitment, will that hold for other preeminent PGs in the 2018 class (Scott-Grayson, Jordan Nixon -- both one-time HS teammates of Irish 2017 students Mikayla Vaughn and Danielle Patterson respectively). Or is there a pg who will accept the challenge and stick at ND for -- you know -- that school attraction?
I've thought/flaunted the idea that the Irish could get by for one year at the point with an incoming and current guard who can handle the break and Princeton offense. Some combo of Mabrey (family was drilled on Princeton offense since birth) and Gilbert (or one can wish, Christyn Williams). Then, it's the Peoples show.
In any case, it will make the location of Muffet and Niele very worth watching in the 2nd July evaluation period, as well as who visits South Bend in early fall.