Maryland Lands Fifth Commimtment, Haukur Palsson
by Ben Broman on Mar 5, 2010 3:59 PM EST
in Basketball Recruiting
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Props to tiimbitz and s.r.g. for getting this up before me. From ESPN:
ESPN.com's Maryland affiliate www.InsideMDSports.com has confirmed with Montverde Academy head coach Kevin Sutton that 6-foot-6 wing forward Haukur Palsson verbally committed to the Terps on Friday.
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"Haukur isn't a flashy prospect but he's very productive and always plays hard," Biancardi said. "I've had the chance to see him twice doing games for ESPNU and he's a very good all-around player who has continued to develop over the course of the season.
"He brings versatility to table as his skill set allows him to shoot it to 19 feet easily. But he's also a savvy passer and a good ball handler and is not afraid to get dirty and grab rebounds.""Haukur will be a steady, effective and productive player in the ACC who will give a terrific effort every night.
Interesting fact about Haukur Palsson not mentioned in the article: he's from Iceland. Meaning...well, it doesn't mean a lot except that he's from Iceland. Guess we have a new talking point for commentators, ala Jin Soo Kim. Maryland basketball: recruiting globally.
Palsson had offers from Harvard, South Florida, Central Florida, and Vanderbilt - not a murderer's row, but a decent little group. He's regarded as a heady, hard-working player with a pretty nice outside shot. Maryland's been missing a deep shooter in this class since Terrence Ross' departure, so in that sense, it's a nice fit.
I'll look around a little more and have more information within the next two hours, hopefully some video. Don't like talking about people when uninformed, y'know?
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Eh
Well if Vandy is on the list, I’m pretty happy. I’m proud of the effort Gary made for this class: 5 freshman is a lot. I wonder who will step up next year….my guess is Stoglin.
Hawk
can shoot it, from 25 ft easy. My brother lives down there and says the kid is a shooter. Not real athletic, sorta in the Eric Hayes mold but just a little bigger. I have never seen him, but will take my bro at his word. Look for Peshon to step up first next year. He is further along on the defensive end of the court then Stogs is.
He is bigger and faster than Hayes, but not a point guard. Note that he has not been in the States very long at all and so his list of schools and his exposure has been limited for that reason.
he will
have a hayes effect of being a silent, hard working shooter on the team. He doesn’t seem selfish and he seems flexible in his role. Another character kid that gary can groom into a very good ACC player. Keep up the great work GW, go terps!!
Whammy
Leslie dream popped. Not sold on a kid who doesn’t even start for his High School team, but I trust gary on this one.
by moewiththegimpyleg on Mar 5, 2010 4:32 PM EST reply actions
6 man class? No way
Theres no way Gary brings in a 6 man class. Thats too many eggs in one basket. I think they all sat down, decided where they thought this class was and decided to take a hustle guy that Gary can develop over 2 years rather than sit and wait for a guy like CJ. I’d be incredibly surprised if the we didn’t move to 2011 after this one.
And the kid doesn’t start for his HS team. He’s the first guy off the bench on a talented team and hasn’t been there for long, but that doesn’t scream ACC talent to me. I trust Gary to offer him and we’ll see in 2 years how it panned out.
by moewiththegimpyleg on Mar 5, 2010 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
he came in late
on his schools team. I am also told his team is loaded, but he is the best fundamentaly on his squad. The rest of his team is a bunch of run and gunners as my brother tells me. He likes him as a big 2 guard, but like Hayes it looks like he needs time and space to get his shot of. He is a good passer and is quick to get to loose balls. Hustle player who will help down the road.
Not Done
I like the commitment, glad it sounds like he can shoot, but I hope we aren’t done. I am not satisified with a Williams/Dino/Padgett/Pankey (if he is healthy) rotation of bigs. If we don’t land Leslie, who is long shot, I hope we still add McKnight or Reddic. I think, we still need an athletic 4 man.
a big would have been nice
We have been small for a while.
I think the plan is to land either Mikael Hopkins or Desmond Hubert in 2011, both top 50 or so guys, and from what I’ve gathered we should be landing one of them. Jordan’s development is probably helping with recruiting other bigs. I do feel like everyone is underestimating Pankey a little bit because he missed this year but he is supposed to be one of the best rebounders in the whole 2010 class.
We're one injury, academic ineligibility, or other unforeseen problem away from real problems on our frontline
Pankey’s arrival will help next year, but the frontline will still be thin. I think we need a Reddic more than we do Palsson. That said, I like being proven wrong by GW.
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