Maryland 2013 Target Nate Britt Announcing College Choice on November 29

We got him. We were his last visit, it would be weird timing if he was picking unc, he sees that there is way more opportunity for him here, he wants to beat the twins to the punch, he has stated many many times he likes the idea of playing for a former point guard and turge is about as good as you can get in that regard. As for him and the twins, in a vacuum I would take the twins first as most of us would but I am a huge proponent of keepin the best ballers at home. If we had just done this over the last 12 years we would be a top 5 team every year. The DMV is the most fertile bball area in the country for my money. I say dhill earns his paycheck and we lay the groudwork for the future dc assault pipeline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQzORbasJ_M

Also, no chance in hell the Harrison Twins come here if Nate Britt is on board, regardless of what’s been mentioned in the past.

I wouldn’t get my hopes up, every indication is that he’s going to UNC, which, in my mind, makes no sense considering that at the very least Paige will be in front of him by only a year and it is possible that Marshall will be too.

Like most I would take the twins over Britt in a heartbeat. At the same time though I realize the twins are: 1) far from a given 2) not deciding this early 3) not local 4) doesn’t seem to be on us right , or at least as much as Britt. IDK maybe I’m greedy, but I’d still be thrilled with Britt. Who wouldn’t be happy with an early 5 star commitment this early for the ’13 class. Hope he makes the right choose and picks us.

Oh and I want to know what are you guys thoughts on Aquille Carr? We always talk about getting good locals and he is a local legend. He’s probably , publicity wise, the biggest recruit in ‘13 class, especially for us . This kid can bring 10,000+ Baltimore fans to Comcast by himself. Every kid in the city wants to play with him and I’m pretty sure he knows Dwayne Morgan. He has a few issues , the biggest being academics but from what I’m hearing they are improving. And the reason he’s older than others in his class is because he was home schooled when he was younger, and when he started school he had to start a year late. So please share your thoughts, especially Ben since I seem to agree alot with your basketball comments. Go Terps!

outplay Paige or at least earn plenty of PT. Plus, there is the allure of playing for UNC. The prospect of playing for a college basketball blue blood is, I’m sure, enough for some players to opt for it over another school where PT would be more plentiful.

but he’s recent visit to MD doesn’t mean much either way about which way he is leaning.

He was probably a UNC or MD guy and now that he’s seen both he’s ready to decide. Either way, at least we were in the hunt for him. If we get him, yikes. But until then, I’m skeptical. Like everyone else is saying everything is pointing to UNC. I know people like to focus on the fact that the he would get more PT here or at least have less competition for PT, but that’s really just one factor in the decision making process for most players.

Either way, looking forward to knowing on the 29th so that we can either celebrate or start to move on to the next targets.

" so you say there is a chance!!!!!"

Does anyone remember the result? I think the pg Harrison outplayed Britt, and it was physical, but I could be confused…

I’m not too optimistic that he’ll opt to be a Terp.

But something that could hint at him donning Terp duds (or could be indicative of nothing at all): He’s set to announce his decision on the 29th, the day the Terps host Illinois. UNC doesn’t play until the following day.

He is announcing at his high school tip off event. Where would be a better place to say “I’m staying home y’all!!!!”. It seems like a weird place to say your goin hundreds of miles away

With recruiting, I assume everyone is going elsewhere, that way when a player chooses MD, I’m pleasantly surprised. In this case, it really does appear he’ll head to UNC.

As for the Harrison twins, beating out UK is a tall task, but I think their dad’s comments regarding Turgeon are certainly a positive, and something that honestly I don’t think can be said of Calipari.

Ben, you mentioned Rysheed Jordan. Has MD showed any interest in him? They’re not listed among any of the schools on ESPN, Scout, or Rivals.

I asked him, “All indications point toward UNC, right?”

He responded,
“@JasonM09 be my guess but I’m seeking more information.”

He’ll stay home

It’s disappointing nonetheless. It says a lot for the allure of a blue-blood program like UNC that a top-level player would rather possibly (and perhaps likely) come off the bench for such a team than be a building block of another.

Have there been any substantiated reports of when the Harrison twins intend to declare where they’ll go? Is it a given they’ll both go to the same school?

As I stated above, I always assume the worst when it comes to recruiting. It mitigates disappointment. Still, I’m not sure it’s possible to overstate how significant landing the Harrison twins would be. (Of course, that’s why it’s also impossible to overstate how sickening it would (or will) be to see them playing for Slimy Cal.