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I think Walker goes to U Conn and Westbrook stays on the West Coast. Walker has been to U Conn like 3 times. She has showed the most interest in them. Also N.D. is loaded at guard. I cant see her beating out Mabrey or Ogunbawale and maybe not even Young . Patberg was a Mcdonalds All American as well and will be in the mix. Texas seams to be getting momentum as well. She could start right away there. Trust me i hope im wrong. But U Conn has the bigs and N.D. has the guards. Why would she go to a school loaded at her position when she could go to a school that has the other pieces and if she plays shooting guard she will be the missing piece. Not to mention all the success they have had. The only way i see her playing first year at N. D. is if N,D. goes with a 3 guard offense. She is not a true point guard nor is Mabrey or Ogunbawale. Patberg will probably take Allens spot and she would have to beat out the other 2 or 1 if they go with 3 guards . She is good but they will have 2 years under their belt in the offense which gives them a major advantage. I hate to say it but N.D. would be option 3 of the schools if i was her. The only thing that might land her is coach Ivy . But she could take a head coaching job at any time. I hope im wrong.
 
southbendcane said:
Not sure why you guys think your favored to win it after this year. You have Stevens we have Turner, You have Camara we have Boley. Both our players are better in my opinion. We have everyone back but Allen. If Walker or Westbrook come to N. D. how can you be favored to win it ?
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We have Geno you have Muffett!
 
southbendcane said:
I think Walker goes to U Conn and Westbrook stays on the West Coast. Walker has been to U Conn like 3 times. She has showed the most interest in them. Also N.D. is loaded at guard. I cant see her beating out Mabrey or Ogunbawale and maybe not even Young . Patberg was a Mcdonalds All American as well and will be in the mix. Texas seams to be getting momentum as well. She could start right away there. Trust me i hope im wrong. But U Conn has the bigs and N.D. has the guards. Why would she go to a school loaded at her position when she could go to a school that has the other pieces and if she plays shooting guard she will be the missing piece. Not to mention all the success they have had. The only way i see her playing first year at N. D. is if N,D. goes with a 3 guard offense. She is not a true point guard nor is Mabrey or Ogunbawale. Patberg will probably take Allens spot and she would have to beat out the other 2 or 1 if they go with 3 guards . She is good but they will have 2 years under their belt in the offense which gives them a major advantage. I hate to say it but N.D. would be option 3 of the schools if i was her. The only thing that might land her is coach Ivy . But she could take a head coaching job at any time. I hope im wrong.
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I definitely don't & won't trust you. I do hope you are right but I already know you are wrong. ND does not have a player on the roster that going to get in the way of Megan's playing time.
 
southie said:
Well, she plays club ball for the Philadelphia Belles, which is run/owned by Mike Flynn , who owns BlueStar Media girls basketball report, right? If that is accurate, it won't surprise me if Mike Flynn breaks the news of her verbal commitment.
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Probably on ESPN 2 . Thats the big thing for top recruits these days.
 
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southbendcane said:
Good point. Muffet is the next best thing. And she has better shoes.
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I don't think so, My Grandma has better shoes that those off brand Payless pumps Muffet be wearing!
The five fingers she holding up is not the play that's for $5.99.
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RockyMTblue2 said:
"Coach McGraw said to me that Notre Dame is the best place to accomplish my dreams and goals."

"I would study business, to learn how to further build my brand (MKW)." What to say?

She had the cheese stuffed chicken breast at Ruth Chris ... would not be my first choice, but I forgive her. Scarily terse interview.

Now, only one little sentence we all need to hear: "I have decided to play ball for/at _______"

Like another guy who rarely agrees with me, I am pretty indifferent to this decision.
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They do have good food. I was a Chef there . Ruth Chris is the best restaurant in the area. Over priced. Skylar Diggins is all about building her brand. Im sure she could give her some pointers.
 
CocoHusky said:
I don't think so, My Grandma has better shoes that those off brand Payless pumps Muffet be wearing!
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Be nice. She is my buddy. Always talks to me at the store and Library. Women loves to read. She can let Walker borrow them so she can click her heels 3 times and say . Theres No Place Like N.D.
 
MikeR01950 said:
I for one thing am not a Twitter fan. Never understood it I'm more of a Facebook kind of guy. I did notice her visits to Texas and UCONN were all over her Twitter page after each visit with several pictures over her weekend visits. The fact she's been back almost 24 hours from her Notre Dame visit and nothing is even remotely posted. Kids love to post there daily lives it's the social media world we live in today. Why on earth would she not even post a single comment or a single pic of her weekend trip to the Irish! If that's not all the writing on the wall we all need then I must be missing something. My guess is she has made up her mind and she will end up at Notre Dame. No reason to not post anything means she's waiting to contact uconn and Texas of her decision and by tonight it will be announced all Irish on her page. To bad was really hoping to have her in a uconn uni. Hopefully I'm wrong but she's very active on her Twitter page so I find it bizzare nothing mentioned at all about Notre Dame. That's no fluke.... Hopefully I'm wrong!!
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You just set the board on fire. Thanks for giving people something to talk about. I hope your right.
 
CocoHusky said:
She's from Philly, coached at my older Daughter's HS. She would understand.
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Thats cool. I coached Niele Iveys son in football and went to school with Skylar Diggins parents and played basketball with her dad. Iv know her since she was a kid. Still talk to her on occasion. Im very proud of her.
 
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southbendcane said:
Not sure why you guys think your favored to win it after this year. You have Stevens we have Turner, You have Camara we have Boley. Both our players are better in my opinion. We have everyone back but Allen. If Walker or Westbrook come to N. D. how can you be favored to win it ?
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I would take Stevens over Turner and of course, we also have Lou....but as mentioned by others - given talent that is close, Geno will win over any other coach.
 
Geno and staff do not need the #1 recruiting class to win a NC! If we were to lose out on Walker I have high hope that Geno will get a UCONN type player that they will turn into an asset on a NC run!
While other coaches, The Muffett, Brenda "Lockerroom" Frese, J. P. McCallie, Kim Mulkey, etal need to have and may get #1 classes, their Finish Line stats aren't nearly as successful as UCONN!
Some BONEYARDERS would insist that when UCONN has won a NC they have had a #1 player on the roster, I still say they take less talented players and make them better to join the #1 player on the road to the Championship!
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
"Coach McGraw said to me that Notre Dame is the best place to accomplish my dreams and goals." Only if her dreams and goals DON'T include being the best player you can be, win a NC or be the best prepared for post college BB career.

"I would study business, to learn how to further build my brand (MKW)." What to say? Of course! More about me than team.

She had the cheese stuffed chicken breast at Ruth Chris ... would not be my first choice, but I forgive her. Scarily terse interview.

Now, only one little sentence we all need to hear: "I have decided to play ball for/at _______"

Like another guy who rarely agrees with me, I am pretty indifferent to this decision.
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BobbyJ said:
Very interesting response to the question of how the coaching style can benefit you as a player. IMO, no comparison to UConn.
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BobbyJ- - - Yes I agree, I thought that ?+Response was interesting to say the least!

QUESTION: What is one thing McGraw said that really stuck out to you during your visit?

ANSWER: Coach McGraw said to me that Notre Dame is the best place to accomplish my dreams and goals.

Not if MW's goals are to win an NCAA NC, or be a 1st to 4th pick in the WNBA Draft, or be one of the top players in the WNBA, or win World BB Championships or Olympic Championships!
 
Charlie said:
I would take Stevens over Turner and of course, we also have Lou....but as mentioned by others - given talent that is close, Geno will win over any other coach.
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I haven't heard Stevens have to explain away her lack of agressiveness in important games. Understandable as a freshman, but a top performer as a sophomore shouldn't.
 
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In the other interviews MW mentioned pursuing an education that helped/served others - i.e. kinesiology, criminology or sports management (or combining them so that she could give back). But in the ND interview she mentioned Business and building her brand. Just thought it was interesting. She could do both - build a brand and reach out of course its been done, but that stood in my mind. Anyway it may be nothing...
 
It is stressful (and fun, in a way) to sweat out MW's decision, but is she really worth all these mood swings? I am sure she is a fine player. I have never seen her, only the snippets and highlight tapes online. From those, she doesn't look mindboggingly better than lots of other great high school players to me.
 
Went on the Notre dame board and they all feel very confident in the next few days both will verbal. They also said all 3 coaches flew to Oregon Monday just a day after the official visit to see Westbrook again makes u think there really pushing for her to verbel. Maybe they think Westbrook isn't a done deal yet and couldn't close the deal a day earlier while she was on campus. Do they think if they land Westbrook they land Walker?? Why the big trip to Oregon the next day and not swing by Virginia to meet with walker again?? Unless walker already committed and Westbrook is on the fence... Or could be they know Megan isn't coming so there pushing hard to get Westbrook??? All this recruiting is so confusing so many turns u just never know.
 
There are a lot of guards at Notre Dame, but Walker isn't an ordinary recruit. She'll earn her minutes whenever she goes. Could that be a factor though? Absolutely.

Notre Dame's best selling point is that they've been on the cusp for the last 6 years but haven't had that "it" player come through yet. Muffett has done an amazing job with less heralded recruits and players develop very nicely at Notre Dame. Walker is the last piece to the puzzle to put them over the top and make ND the power hours in women's basketball. There she could be remembered as the best player in the history of the program, where realistically at Connecticut that isn't going to happen, so the legacy factor doesn't have the same potential.

I would not count how Connecticut, they have a knack for landing number one recruits in the country, and more specifically stand out number one recruits. The only true "it" player who went to another program in the last decade was Griner.

If her and Westbrook commit, Notre Dame is going to be scary good going forward.
 
CocoHusky said:
One of the more incredible sentences I ever read. Let me see if comprehend correctly-EDD chose UCONN over TN because TN had 4 people at EDD's position?
Meanwhile at UCONN all EDD would have to do is beat out this baller named Maya Moore. Good luck with that!
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The quote is directly from EDD. If you don't believe it, look it up or contact her and she will verify.
 
Orangutan said:
Well, I think those four national titles had quite a bit to do with the class of 2012, no? That class surely was #1.
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One of the rare occasions, yes. TxA&M was #2, RU #3, and TN #5; didn't help any of those teams much. ND was #4; another Top 5 recruiting class, 5/5 straight years, no NCs.

It's not the Talent, it is what you do with what you get.
 
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Orangutan said:
What happened to A'ja? Final Four in her freshman year and 1st Team All-America in her sophomore year? Sure it's no 4 national titles, a la Stewie, but it's not much of a cautionary tale either.
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Aja said the 1st thing she did was circle Uconn on her schedule freshman year and she got spanked. Sophmore year they not only got spanked by Uconn but lose to Syracuse in S16. All 3 Connecticut players were better than her. IMO so were Brionnan Jones and Azura Stevens and that is just. She still has trouble shooting past 10 feet. Wow she led them to SEC Champioships but cant win the big game. Sometimes their rep.from high school carries them in college and imo thats what happened here.
 
Carnac said:
While we're waiting....I was looking at the roster for the ND women for 2016-2017. They have a very strange listing for their coaching staff:

Coaches
Muffet McGraw - Karen and Kevin Keyes Head Women's Basketball Coach
Carol Owens - Associate Head Coach
Beth Cunningham - Associate Coach
Niele Ivey - Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Katie Capps - Director of Basketball Operations
Erica Williamson - Video Coordinator
Sharla Lewis - Special Events Coordinator

Can anyone shed some light as to why Karen & Kevin Keyes are also listed as head coaches? Who are they?, and why are they co-head coaches? Can one of you Notre Dame fans help me out here? :eek:
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Did they donate the money for her salary. 5 million dollars
 
Fanmomma said:
In the other interviews MW mentioned pursuing an education that helped/served others - i.e. kinesiology, criminology or sports management (or combining them so that she could give back). But in the ND interview she mentioned Business and building her brand. Just thought it was interesting. She could do both - build a brand and reach out of course its been done, but that stood in my mind. Anyway it may be nothing...
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I agree with you and also noted the stark contrast of My Brand @ ND vs Helping Others @Uconn . I don't think it was nothing because "My anything" does not fit with the UCONN DNA of team first.
 
southbendcane said:
Not sure why you guys think your favored to win it after this year. You have Stevens we have Turner, You have Camara we have Boley. Both our players are better in my opinion. We have everyone back but Allen. If Walker or Westbrook come to N. D. how can you be favored to win it ?
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This year ND should be favored but not in any way is Turner better than Stevens. She has no shot beyond 5 feet and dont blame the shoulder. AS is the total package and that is after playing for McCallie. Imo POY in 2018!
 
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