Vote on the Testudo Times 2011 Basketball Recruiting Big Board
by Ben Broman on Apr 5, 2010 9:12 PM EDT
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It's official: we've hit the dead cycle.
News around Maryland athletics is coming at a snail's pace. So what do we do in times like this? Argue about recruiting, of course.
Last year, we tried to do a Testudo Times Big Board, putting the various targets in order of their desired level from the fanbase. It had its flaws, but was fun. Here's hoping we can fix the flaws by going a slightly different route in voting. Once you descend past the jump, you will be greeted with a Google Form, asking you who you think should be where on the Testudo Times 2011 Basketball Recruiting Big Board. While it's rather self-explanatory, I'll explain it: simply choose from the drop-down list of 16 prospects who should be the #1 target, #2 target, and so on. And don't put the same one at multiple spots - I'll count the lower one. I'll leave this open for 5 days (maybe 7), then post the big board and have it in the database. If anything changes (a commitment, for example), we may have another one, but this won't be a regular occurance.
Of course, you may want to first inform yourself on these players, and the best way to do that may be to visit our recruiting database. Each player has a semi-detailed writeup and useful links.
Also, if you vote, please let us know who you selected in the comments. This has the chance to be a nice venue for discussion, so let's take advantage of it, no?
With that, here we go:
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Recruiting Priorities 2011
Has to be Hopkins, Cook, Faust and Hubert in that order. Hopefully we get 3 out 4 if not all.
Cook and Hopkins
if we could land a package deal for both of them we will make a lot of noise in 2012
don't know much, but
I thought Jabari’s tape was very impressive. He looks extremely polished and looks like a nba prospect in the making.
The way I see it...
the top priorities should be a versatile big man who can play off Williams and a shooting guard with range who can slash. Quinn Cook would obviously be awesome but I think that at least one of the Howard/Stoglin duo will be a starter-quality point guard. Also, I like Sterling Gibbs and think he would be an excellent addition if we lose out on the Cook sweepstakes. I ranked them in the following order:
1. Hopkins
2. Hubert
3. Cook
4. Mickelson
5. Wiltjer
6. Brown
7. Atkins
8. Parker
9. Faust
10. Sanders
I’d have put Pelle in my top 5 if he were an option. It sounds like he would be great playing opposite JWill. I’d be ecstatic if we got one player from each of the following groups:
Cook, Gibbs
Brown, Parker, Faust
Hopkins, Hubert, Mickelson, Wiltjer, Pelle
Agh, knew I forgot someone
Pelle was a really recent addition to the database, so it slipped my mind. Sorry.
It's who you think the staff should target
So take both who you want and who you think MD can get into account.
And Jennifer Hudson
completley ruined One Shining Moment
by MurlandTerps on Apr 5, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
That was a great game
I must confess that I do not hate Scheyer, Singler, Smith and Thomas. I actually think they are a great group of student-athletes (not something I often say about Duke), but that is overshadowed by my extreme dislike of Duke students, bandwagon fans and Coach K.
The thing that bothers me most about Duke is that the majority of Duke fans I know don’t go there for school. They go to small schools in PA and to PSU. I don’t understand why they can’t root for their own school or for the home team (Pitt/PSU… pick one!). Just cus your team isn’t any good at a sport doesn’t mean that you can switch up to a school that is good at that sport – that’s not being a real fan IMO.
I’m not looking forward to Duke fans rubbing that win in our faces until we can manage to win a natty.
Sorry, just had to let that out lol
Yeah my general philosophy is that
you dont have the right to root for a school that you couldnt get into yourself
by viva Vasquez! on Apr 6, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
That being said;
I could get into Duke, its just that their douche-baggery turns me off :P
by viva Vasquez! on Apr 6, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I know
Its just from that stupid youtube music video that some maryland fan did
by MurlandTerps on Apr 6, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
A void on the bench… I’m starting next year. The Steve Goins Era has begun!
by Steve Goins on Apr 6, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My Top 3...
1. Lewis
2. Hopkins
3. Hubert
I thought the Terps should focus on bigs for 2011 to get some overlap with Williams and Padgett. I know Lewis is not getting as much press as the other big guys, but he’s local and he has a great body. Seems like Gary material to me.
by NaptownTerrapin on Apr 6, 2010 12:42 PM EDT reply actions
Another name...
I think most agree on Hubert, Hopkins, Cook, Mickelson, and Brown in some order or another.
One name I’ve seen linked to Maryland was Rod Days. Is he a target or not?
Yes, though the interest level on both sides is unknown to me
He’s on Maryland’s radar and vice versa, but I’m not sure how interested either party is in one another. Could be very, could be not at all.
I am ready for an early commit
any word on any of our targets wanting to commit early. or when do the early commits usually start rolling in.
cook
would be hard for him to go to Duke or UNC. Both have promising PG situations. Duke with irving and UNC with Drew and a few others.
My top 3 were
Cook
Hubert
Witijer
I don’t exactly remember the rest but I know Aaron Brown was up there as well as that big goon Matt Gorski.
I swear that Witijer and Gorski look like they could be carbon copies of SIngler and Zoubek, so I don’t know how I feel about that part of it, but they are good players, especially Witijer. With all things equal, I would love to have Singler on our team; he is a big man who can shoot as well as rebound.
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