MsProudSooner
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If you look at the time line, the posts on this board make perfect sense. We had a chance to recruit Danni, a very good player who was recruited by some top 5 programs. Instead, we dropped her to go after Penzo and Williams, who were not highly ranked or recruited. Why that happened is puzzling. Danni liked OU, Norman was fairly close to their home which, according to her Dad was important, and she liked the coaching staff, etc. Even if we don't need a guard at a particular time, and if we have a chance to sign a really good guard (one who most likely will be a starter) you have to go after them. There is a lot to be said about the old saying, "you sign the best player available". Can you image Geno not going after Maya Moore because he already had someone on the roster who could play small forward? That would make about as much sense as Sherri not going after Courtney Paris because she already had a center who could play.
As I said, if Danni turns out to be a mediocre player, it won't matter that she wasn't recruited.
It's very easy to criticize people who make decisions when you don't have all the facts, especially if you are always looking for something to criticize. Recruiting is like an iceberg. The part that we know about is what sticks up out of the water. Unfortunately, that fact doesn't stop people from criticizing.
Sometimes players are missevaluated. Sometimes, there is a good reason a school stops recruiting a player. 99% of the time, we don't know that reason, which is as it should be.