Greivis Vasquez to Return, Withdraws Name From NBA Draft
by Ben Broman on Jun 15, 2009 3:34 PM EDT
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PrintMaryland's star point guard Greivis Vasquez has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and is returning to Maryland for his senior year. Per ESPN:
Maryland junior point guard Greivis Vasquez is returning for his senior season.
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Vasquez was having solid predraft workouts and was considered a possible first-round draft pick. But his inability to get a guarantee and the dearth [sic] of players at his position forced him to decide to go back to school.
All I can say is: YES! Also - quick, someone email this to Scott Howard-Cooper!
Now that that's out of the way, this is the right decision for Vasquez. I agree with Gary that he'll probably be a top 20 pick next year, and there were just too many point guards this year. Of course, I'm probably a little bit biased.
Signs were starting to point to this a few days ago. The fact that he still hadn't signed an agent showed that he was really undecided - an agent can only help at that point, and if he was sure he was leaving, there was no reason not to hire one. Then there was the injury, which can only hurt. Throw in the increasingly positive news about Lance Stephenson, and coming back just made more sense.
Next year should be great, but you already know that. No Greivis meant NCAA bubble team. A team with Greivis means possible top 25. And if Lance comes, this is a team with Elite 8 potential. Oh, I can't wait till October.
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I already emailed Scott
…and told him how wrong he was and that’s what he gets for trying to make he look bad in his last article. I’m trying to find his editor now so I can tell him/her how poor his reporting was and tell them how he tried to call me out and disprove me when in fact he was really shooting himself in the foot. I don’t think he realized that video of Greivis was online. That ruined it for him.
On the happy side, this is so big for the Terps next year. Holy cow. If we get Lance too, watch out. We could be watching the best Terps team we’ve seen in several years!
Good for him
Good decision for sure. Hope it pays off for him and his family.
Glad he's back
but i wouldn’t bet on being top 20 next year. A LOT of talent will be in that 2010 draft. Good luck to him.
A lot of talent
But not a lot of point guards. Top 20 may be a stretch, but he’ll be a first rounder.
Best News MD has had a long time
Wow, MD has needed some good news and finally got some. Thanks GV!
Hopefully, two weeks from now Born Ready will be at Terp too!
FANTASTIC NEWS!!!
I must admit Vasquez had me worried with his recent comments, but I’m so glad he’s returning for his senior year! Hopefully BR signs on after his court case and oh man, have we got a season to look forward to! =D
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