ESPN RISE NHSI Day One: Terp Commitments Roundup

Honestly, I wholeheartedly disagree with your assessment of Palsson. He played at least half of the game and had a couple of rebounds and a couple of assists. He was 0-2 shooting but barely got the ball in a shooting situations because his teammates are all ballhogs, talented but ballhogs nonetheless. His head coach Kevin Sutton has said on a number of occasions that Palsson would be starting if not for the fact that the other players had been with the team for a couple of years and earned the right to start. Hawk still gets near starter minutes though. The fact that he was looking to pass should be looked at as a positive as Stoglin and Parker are more than eager to shoot.

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You guys do a great job providing information that is not available anywhere. Your info and opinions on Maryland’s basketball recruiting is as good or better than the wretched, biased WaPo and on par with the Sun’s coverage. I thought the breakdown of Maryland’s incoming class last week was excellent. Your site has become a daily stop for me.

Pretty much what the first poster said. We recruited a BENCH player. The guy look lost, didn’t play much defense, and showed no talent whatsoever. What does Gary see in this guy??? He is going to get dominated in the ACC and will set us back everytime he is on the court…

This Redskin fan “realisticness”(not a word) is rubbing off on me. But really I hope this guy proves me wrong as well, but I don’t know. Who cares though, did you guys see Pe’shon play??? I’ll say he will make Sportscenter top 10 plays 3 times a year with his passes. i think that between the leg pass should be his signature move. I’m really looking foward to him being a Terp for the next 4 years.

Howard to Stoglin FTW

I did not see the Hawk and only saw the second half of the Oak Hill game. As others said, Pe’Shons passing was very impressive. He will be hitting his Terp teammates in the side of their heads until they learn not to take their eyes off him. However, I was most impressed with his change of direction while handling the ball. He uses his head and shoulders to get defenders leaning one way and snaps off a move in the other direction about as well as I’ve seen. He has a great spin move too. As long as he can avoid getting double teamed doing it at the ACC level, he should be able to use it get away from defenders.

Pe’Shon’s 3-pt shooting is a bit of a mystery. He squares up well, gets good elevation, and strokes it nicely. He doesn’t miss by much and looks like he should be making more than he does. One problem could be lack of a good target. For example, when shooting foul shots, a player can focus on the very center front of the rim and then try to drop the ball over that target. Outside the arc, it is difficult to pick out a small target especially shooting on the fly. However, a target shouldn’t be so large that it invites inaccuracy. Another problem may be that he follows the flight of the ball rather than staying on target throughout the shot. Still another may be that he needs his vision checked. We’ll see when he gets to Maryland. If the problem is technique, I know we have few guys that can help him improve.

make no mistake about it pe’shon is the next point guard at maryland. he has a tremendous “feel” for the game. something bowie does not have. and the “feel” is something you have or don’t have. you can’t learn it.

I can see some potential in him but I need to see a lot more to know what he can do. He seemed to have solid fundamentals and understand what was going on around him. He plays defense with his feet and can stay in front of quicker players. He passes well. I didn’t see him make any shots but he looks like he has a good jump shot. On one defensive rebound he pulled down, he showed that he can get off the floor quickly and beat taller players to the ball. It was the most impressive play I saw him make. That said, there is a major deficiency in his play right now. It is more mental than physical. He is just extremely passive and waits for the game to come to him. He ran the floor without really getting involved with the action. Rebounding, he stayed outside the other rebounders and didn’t go after the ball. When he got a pass on the wing in transition where he had an opportunity to take it to the basket, he pulled up and shot a long jumper. On another play he chased a guard who was dribbling the ball across the midcourt line. If he kept up his pursuit and really went after the ball, Hawk looked like he could have knocked it away. Instead he pulled up and just made a half-hearted swipe at the ball. He almost looked like he was afraid to pick up a foul. I think he has to become a lot more aggressive to take advantage of the potential he has.