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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 3571146, member: 1673"] There were few college suitors to Wolters, I believe her limited choices were BC or UConn. I guess they were not suitably impressed with her records for a particular high school as a 6'7" post. Gardler may have been one of the best players in the state (I don't know), but she was not in the top 100 for the country, which makes me a little skeptical of your claim that she could have been HS All-State. The BY pessimists at the time were in angst, claiming she was recruited only because of the personal connection of her Dad with Auriemma. The BY scuttlebutt on her was much like it was for Conlon, but that just goes to show how much we know. Gardler's post contribution was lauded by Auriemma and critical in a few games, one against Rutgers in particular. She filled the role of fourth "big" well on a couple of very good teams and was ahead of the taller Kerns in the depth chart when they coexisted. If Gabriel makes that level of contribution that is not pessimism; she may, indeed, surpass it if the situation aligns, considering she as physical attributes similar to Schumacher but in need of development. I get that you want another post player. I have no problem with that. Throwing Gabriel under the bus in the process is what I find problematic. Frankly, it seems to me you are venturing onto ever thinner ice as you emphatically stick to an exaggeration. [/QUOTE]