it would be good to follow through with a prospect (Parker) that has us at the top of the board so early, before all of the big dogs come after him. Jones would be a great get for us because he would really help us solidify our recruiting standing in the west after getting stoglin. also, i feel like both would be (at least) 3 year guys that could be impact players immediately.

think about this future line up: stoglin, ross, jones, leslie, and williams. thats 6’0, 6’6, 6’9, 6’9, 6’10. we wont run into any teams in college basketball that will be able to match up with our height. and if they do, then we will be WAYYYYY more athletic. i want jones to be in a maryland uniform…bad. the fact that he used to play point guard makes him an elite player in my opinion. lebron is that type of player; a small forward who plays somewhat with a PG mentality. throw in an athletic freak like leslie at the 4, and i think our team would be tough to stop on offense – just too many weapons. now there might be the concern that we have too many tweeners, but look at this year. we had landon playing the 4, and he had almost no post skill whatsoever. he just turned and faced everytime. though i love landon, leslie is a definite upgrade over landon and brings a lot more to the table. the key i think though is the development and improvement of goins and williams. if they can turn into players that can finish on a consistent basis with their back to the basket, then the offense would be incredibly versatile. stoglin can stretch the D, along with ross. jones can stretch the D, as well as create for himself and others. leslie can take people off the bounce, and has a good midrange game. this leaves williams, who would need to fulfill the inside presence in the flex offense to give us real balance. this line up is scarrrrrrrrry – lots of dunks

but does anyone else think we should be targeting another guard who can handle the point if stoglin doesn’t pan out like we think he’s going to, or if he gets into foul trouble? if you look at past terp teams, we’ve always had multiple guys who can handle the rock. i know that a guy like jones has played some point in high school, but does he have the ability to play that position in the acc?

Trust me, guys, we don’t want CJ Leslie on any Maryland roster ever. He went to high school for a year at Holly Springs High School, right near where my family lives, and all I have ever heard about this kid is how he is completely uncoachable. He has a terrible attitude (he quit and requested to rejoin his high school team at least three separate times), bad grades, and unfortunately – incredible potential. It’s tough to say I dont want him lined up next to bowie, mosely, ross, stoglin, padgett and williams (because that is incredibly tempting), but this guy would make John Gilchrist’s attitude look like a ten year old catholic school girl. It’s worse than JJ Reddicks poetry collection. Ok, I think you get the point. But besides that, I think Weatherspoon and Jones would be great additions, and lets all hope Padgett and Williams turn into great frontcourt players, and we could be looking at a bright future ahead of us…just hopefully with no Leslie.

He isn’t good! Why do people continually say they hope we get him?