Who's Your Top 2010 Target Now?

by Ben Broman on Jun 6, 2009 11:24 AM EDT in Basketball Recruiting Comment 4 comments

Now that Will Barton is firmly in Josh Pastner's clutches, Gary and Co. have to find a new guy to put on the top of their wishlist. Even though I said they didn't pour all their efforts into Will, and they didn't, there's no doubt that he was probably the top target of the class. There are quite a few guys that could replace him as #1, and though none of them are of his caliber, they're all still highly touted.

It could be CJ Leslie, the highly recruited PF who used to be an NCSt commit. Even though he's never said he was too high on the Terps, he remains an option. It could be Mychal Parker, the SF from Virginia who could be transferring to Terp semi-pipeline Montrose Christian. Although he's high on Miami, Maryland is right there with the 'Canes for his services.

Or is it Roscoe Smith, the homegrown, five star SF? Rumored to be cooling on North Carolina, he could be wide open. Tobias Harris, a highly rated tweener from New York, is an option as well. Terrence Jones is also a possibility. A fringe five star tweener rising up the recruiting ranks fast, Jones is a good friend of current Terp commit Terrence Ross.

Well, go ahead and pick one.

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So, who's your #1 target for 2010?

CJ Leslie

22 votes

Mychal Parker

67 votes

Roscoe Smith

136 votes

Tobias Harris

26 votes

Terrence Jones

188 votes

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You're missing a target

What about Kyrie Irving? He’d be my pick, I’ve never seen any of those other guys play besides Leslie and Harris. Either Irving or Leslie but that all depends on how good Padgett and J.Will turn out to be.

by Rome Grant on Jun 6, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Irving named his top 4

Maryland wasn’t in it. I believe it was Indiana, Duke, Notre Dame, and Virginia, with Indiana the leader.

by Ben Broman on Jun 6, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or J.D. Weatherspoon

he wants to visit College Park which is a good sign that maybe we can pull him out of the state of Ohio…

barton, leslie and harris always have been extreme long shots in my opinion just by looking at the other schools involved in their recruitment…throw roscoe smith and terrence jones into that mix

i’m not liking our chances with parker either…he’s had quite some time now to commit to maryland if he wanted to…don’t know what the hold up is…

i think weatherspoon would fit the bill nicely…imagine a SF/PF type with that kind of leaping ability and athletism making those flex cuts, getting a step on his man…and FLUSHING IT DOWN

by tiimbitz4786 on Jun 6, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

True but

Weatherspoon isn’t a “top target” type of guy IMO. I’d be perfectly happy taking him because he’s athletic as hell and knows (and serves) his role perfectly. But he’s a max low 4 star guy, and if he’s our best target, 2010 won’t look too good.

I don’t always agree with the “he’s had time to commit but hasn’t” argument – a lot of people still haven’t committed at this point, it’s not like it’s late in the process, and he hasn’t taken an official visit, IIRC. Not unusual for him to not have committed yet. With that said, Parker isn’t looking nearly as strong as he was a few months ago.

by Ben Broman on Jun 6, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs