They were playing in non hotbed areas where it easy for great players to look great when the competition is not up to snuff and the coaching is not widely recognized and experienced in the toughest playing environments.
Which of them played in the UA senior game? Which of them were not coached or nominated for/won USALax AA ? Did they have the funds to go to every east coast showcase? They started VERY late relatively ( not sure when Gilbert started)
Did u actually see them play in the likes of mid Atlantic, UA, ect?

I once read or hear I can’t recall, that Amonte sought out what she deemed the most athletic girls she could find to build the early NU teams that eventually won it all, supporting my claim that it’s coaching and adaptive potential to the cogitate playing environment. Thus the results of the spallinas and hollers-they don’t rely on IL/USALax/UA lists