Reports: Justin Anderson Officially "Reconsidering" Maryland Pledge, Taking Visits
by Ben Broman on May 19, 2011 8:13 PM EDT
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This story has transcended the purgatory that is "rumor status" and is now a legitimate deal: Justin Anderson, arguably Maryland's biggest commitment since the halcyon days of Mike Jones, has decommitted from the Terrapins. There are now two relatively reputable sources - the Washington Post's Josh Barr and NBC's Dan Hellie (I know he's an anchor, but so is Chick and SVP, and we listen to them) - saying that Anderson has decommitted, or in nicer language is "reconsidering." Given the amount of smoke we've seen, there are definitely some embers somewhere in there.
Barr said that Anderson visited UVA on Wednesday and plans to visit another school - the smart money's on Virginia Tech - before making any type of decision. Maryland is, presumably, still in play here. Thing is, Anderson signed up for Gary Williams, and Turgeon isn't him. It'll be up to Turgeon to re-recruit him. Logically (and hopefully), he might have an upper-hand, given Anderson's obvious comfort with Maryland's program.
UVA would be a real head-scratcher of a choice, based on their tempo. Tech, which is making a run at Rob Ehsan, makes more sense. Although the entire staff pitched in with Anderson's recruitment, it was Ehsan who was his main contact. I've always considered him to be a rich man's Deron Washington, as well, and of course he flourished (well, kinda) at VT under Greenberg.
VT is also the scarier potential landing spot, for what it's worth, given their track record over the past few years and the fact that they're stockpiling talent at an alarming rate. Sticking both Anderson and Dorian Finney-Smith on the same team is scary.
It'll be interesting to see how big this gets for Anderson. The initial rumor was that he was going to do a straight switch from Maryland to UVA, which would be flooring. I still think it's more likely that he actually opens it back up a little more, but you never really know with this game anymore.
I'd stay calm, if I were you - remember that Maryland still has a chance here. Not a particularly great chance based on history (decommitments rarely stay with the original school, Faust and C.J. Leslie notwithstanding), but at least a decent chance nonetheless.
An up-and-down month has gone even more roller-coaster.
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How Could UMD?
Let him go? I just don’t get it. Bino, Hill, Spinelli, and especially Turgeon should be at his house, calling him, all over him. I just don’t see how Turgeon can let him go. Letting Breunig and Gibbs go is fine. I get it. But this is the biggest recruit in years for MD and he will be as big of an impact players as anyone. He is a flat our monster. If UMD does not keep him, it is on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the biggest failure ever) around a 9. I mean what are other top recruits supposed to think when they see no one wants to come here? What are they supposed to do when they realize the only studs they are joining is Faust (hasn’t even played yet) and Stoglin. This is bad. JA needs to stay at UMD.
Uh, they aren't "letting him go"
This isn’t Turge just saying, “No, we don’t need you.” Anderson is decommitting, not the other way around.
And guys, this is normal after a coaching change. Calm the hell down.
wow
I hope no girl ever breaks up with you. Can you say suicide watch?
by Lucky Horseshoe on May 20, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
who said that?
I dont see anyone saying to fire Turgeon???
by Lucky Horseshoe on May 20, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
just when you had a few sane posts
raylew, now you’re back off your meds and in a panic…I think you forgot them in the limo…give it a chance….nothing is definite yet…
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
No
the significance is that JA retweeted it
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 19, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
ok thats it
i love this site and i love maryland, but i may need to swear off this website for a while. i literally cant take this anymore and just wish the times came back when we saw the team at maryland madness and fell in love with it. i cant do the recruiting thing anymore. its so so so dirty and slimy and backhanded i hate it. this might be my last post for a while besides football stuff so have a good summer guys
down a couple of nice craft brews
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Recruiting news isn't for everyone
Unfortunately, it’s about all we have in the summer and late spring. We lose a lot of readers over those months for that reason. No hard feelings, of course. Things will get better come fall.
by Ben Broman on May 19, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This.
Following recruiting news in small doses is fun, but at this point after all the craziness since GW hung it up, I’m burning out too. I feel like a crackhead who needs to go cold turkey…but every morning I needs one more fix! TT keeps callin my name, like Pookie. I can’t wait til Fall when its about the games, and not fickle teenagers and their slimy handlers. I’ll poke around for a little longer until this JA saga plays out, but then I need to pause until we get close to taking out Miami on Labor Day. Let’s see if I’m strong enough, haha
by 1 proud terp on May 19, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
In all honesty, it's been CRAZY this year
For anyone just getting their first taste … this is a horrible introduction. Just horrible. Recruiting is almost never this crazy.
What is Turgeon doing riiiiight now?
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
Dead Period
talking to his assistants and his squad and making calls to local coaches and contacts, organizing his office, reading some e-mails, eating dinner with his wife and children, watching the OakCity/Dallas game, listening to Bill Rohland/Dan Ruhrie, reading testudo times to see how many people have no clue about what’s going on including me, calling up the General asking him to get on the horn right at 12:01AM on May 28th, blah, blah blah… believe it, if the staff wants JA like us, they’ll do everything in their power to show JA their vision and how it’s going to blow away anything Bennett or baldie can muster… Coach T – 4 straight tourney appearances, 4 strong seasons in a conference even stronger than the ACC these past 4 years – baldie and Bennett=fail
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's Destiny
like Glory said, Gary’s last recruit will be the guy to put us over the top to reach the promised land – it’s destiny – it’s a more likely prediction than that Camping clown
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really hope they want him as bad as I do
I know I’ve put him on a high pedestal, but something in him just reminds me of Juan so much. When he was wearing that terps cap in that interview he did, it just worked.
Oh so right.
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 19, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
lets see
8:29 on a school night? Hopefully tucking his kids into bed.
by Lucky Horseshoe on May 20, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i would be really surprised if he went to uva or vtech
he seems smart. loves md basketball. and is used to winning. why would you go to a lacrosse school or a football school?
Losing JA would not be bad, it would be very, very, very, very bad
Justin is the kind of player that changes games and indeed, programs. There is no way to sugar coat it. If the reports are true, this is not good. My question is (and I ask because I don’t know the rules), since it is apparently a “dead” period for recruiting right now, can Turgeon meet with Justin? If so, when this story broke this morning, why didn’t Justin grab Bino, Dalonte, and Spinelli and head over to Montrose and loiter in Stu’s office until they could talk some sense into Mr. Anderson? I believe showing Mr. Anderson how bad we want him as well as how he is a critical piece of our Championship plans has got to be Priority 1. Is this happening? If Breunig wants to leave, let him, but Justin is worth fighting for, and if Turgeon is serious when he says he HATES TO LOSE, he should try his best not to LOSE Justin to Virginia or Va Tech.
I believe the rule is no off-campus contact allowed in dead periods
But I may not be entirely correct.
And while JA might be a “program-changer” calling him that is premature. There are really only two types of program-changers – the really highly-ranked, top 5 guy that comes in and catapults a team into the national spotlight (Beasley, Durant, Sullinger, Wall) and the three/four-year, consistently good player that takes his team up a level (Pullen is the first guy that comes to mind). He’s not the first, and the second is essentially a crapshoot.
Ben
During a dead period, coaches cannot:
Make in-person recruiting contacts
Conduct in-person evaluations — on or off-campus
Schedule official campus visits
Allow unofficial campus visits
Offer comp tix
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
So how is JA visiting VA
and possibly Vtech if no official or unofficial visits are allowed? Just dropping by to look around with no coach/team contacts?
Apparently they cant do that either
That would be an unofficial visit, right?
by kryptonianjorel on May 20, 2011 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Could be official, if he scheduled pre-yesterday
And visiting UVA wouldn’t have been a problem, as that was in the quiet period, not the dead period.
The rumor was that he visited UVA on wednesday. The dead period started thursday. From now until the 27th, no contact.
MASN Announcer: "Ususally they have what they call here 'the privilege,' and that's what bobby cox calls it when he let's the veteran guys swing away on 3-0. This is not such a hitter."
Jason Heyward: Single up the middle, ballgame.
only stuff allowed in Dead Period
one phone call per week and “correspondence.”
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of "The Wire" as we talked today,
I think I want to get some triangulating software going in and around Blacksburg – lmao
Baldie probably has every coach using burners!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m surprised you didn’t go with the General for the example of the second type.
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 19, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Only thing is that I'm not sold he took the program to a transcendent level
The thing about Pullen is that, if he’s not as good as he was, K-State goes right back to irrelevance. Where they were when he came in and where they were when he left – as a program, not a team – is just night-and-day. With Vaz, the program wasn’t markedly better, and might’ve even been a little worse. (Of course, if he isn’t there, we’re screwed entirely, so maybe it’s on a different scale.)
I think a guy like Acie Law is a good example. Or maybe Deron Washington from VT. They weren’t five-stars, but they came in when the program had the potential to rise and they got them to the next level.
You make a fair point
but after watching the highlight videos, I’m convinced that he is underrated (even as the #25 player). I agree with you that he is not quite in the Beasley/Durant/Sullinger/Wall mold, but at this point in his career, he is in that next level down, and that would be tough to replace. Also, high recruits seem to attract others. With JA in place, someone like Shaq or the Twins may be more inclined to visit and/or commit. With JA gone, we’d have a much tougher sell.
respectfully differ to an extent
Our “sell” still is our school, the athletic and training facilities, the fan/alumni base, and most important, our coaching staff that helps players improve their game to get ready for the next level. GW did it, and now Coach T will do it and continue GW’s tradition of getting guys to the destination they’ve dreamed about since they were young.
In my opinion, I have not seen players develop nearly as much at the “other two schools” JA is supposedly considering. I think it’s a no brainer, but I’m a “little” bit subjective!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
He saw that new rivals ranking...
felt he was too good for Maryland and could possibly be a one and done instead of 3 and done or all 4 years.
ATLnostradamus
try hanging out with EndofWorldCamping – u make a good all-knowing pair
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
So he's going to go to a program
In Virginia Tech that has currently 0 players in the NBA, and have only had 11 players in the history of their program play in the NBA.
Or go to a school in UVA that currently has 0 players in the NBA and have only had 19 players in the history of their program play in the NBA.
Instead of playing at a school with currently 4 players in the NBA, 16 1st round draft picks, and 2 overall #1 picks?
Let him go . . . . home!
Coach T is just getting started Boyz…. We are in good hands with recruiting now. Remember, he’s GW’s Boy and not MT’s. It will all come together and we will be an ELITE team again very soon.
by TwerpsNoMore on May 19, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So he goes to Virginia?
What?
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 19, 2011 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
That's correct !!!
Anyone… ANYONE! that does not truly want to be a Terp, see ya and good luck! We can’t be held hostage by prima donna’s that don’t know what they want or where they want to play. They are kids, what 18 y.o. hyped up kid knows what they wants. We need kids that want to play here and who has pride playing for their States Flagship University. I’ll take 8 four stars that will be around two or more years than a couple five stars that are all about themselves to get to the next level…..JUSSAYIN!!!
by TwerpsNoMore on May 20, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He's gone fellas...
Just accept it now, and if he does recommit, it will just be that much sweeter. Now on to the next heart attack!
by TerpMasterX on May 19, 2011 8:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
prodigal son parable!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
At this rate
The next news we hear will be that Turgeon is reconsidering his position. lol
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 19, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
UVA and VT
This is not the recruit you are looking for…
by ValiantVasquez on May 19, 2011 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Oh I'm sorry
I amcorrect again. I told u that he was only verballed and that means nothing especially from a montrose kid. To whatever loser had that thing telling me to sit under the basket when he dunks… Well enjoy your crow… Eat it well done dude!!!!
by firegary on May 19, 2011 9:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
You actually weren't right
It’s because gary williams LEFT that we are losing anderson. Not because hes a poor recruiter. Can we please stop trolling now?
Not right about anything actually
he said JW was goin pro because of Gary and didn’t want to be on a sorry team, noooo, he left cause of a ask draft due to a future lockout his stock would never be this high , who wouldn’t go. He said that Wally judge wasn’t coming here because " A DCA player would never come here while Gary is around, wrong again. After Judges visit Maryland was the clear leader and gonna commit until Gary retired. It’s kinda pathetic that he claims himself right so fast before re-reading his post , I guess that what you get from a troll. Smh!
see my post below Dooshadamus
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
When does the dead period end and/or when can Turgeon meet with him face-to-face?
In the B-Sun article on Faust getting back on board, he credited his in-person meeting with Turgeon as the deal sealer (I’m sure retaining Bino didn’t hurt either).
One thing I think the Terps could have in their favor is that a lot of guys decommit because their stock rises and they get what they deem to be better offers from bigger-name programs. In this case, it would seem Gary’s retirement was the biggest factor in leading JA to reconsider (don’t know if there’s any validity to his dad not liking Hill rumor). That’s understandable. But JA is reportedly considering UVA and possibly VT. While VT has some good talent coming in, they certainly aren’t the UK’s, KU’s, UNC’s of the world. Objectively, MD still has a better coach than either of those programs (compare MT’s track record to Greenberg’s and Bennett’s), a more loyal fanbase, a more storied program, etc. I’m not saying all that will re-woo JA to be a Terp, but I think it’s true anyhow.
Somewhat related, in general, what is the purpose behind verbals in the first place given that players often change their minds before signing a LOI?
by Jason Middlekauff on May 19, 2011 9:09 PM EDT reply actions
dead period ends at the end of May 27th
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't say what school JA was going to like you haven't said
Doosh-adamus. I just said go sit under the basket at a Montrose game. JA’ll still flush one down your throat for being such a disrespectful doosh to a HOF coach! Gary is still his guy, and when JA gets to talk to Coach T more, he’ll realize where his pro career bread is buttered!
So where’s JA gonna wind up? You have a 1 in 2 chance since you’re ruled UMD out. Go ahead, open that trap again…
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
my post was for the "fg"
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
right now I just don't care
let him go, he will be replaced. MT will go the 6 Million Dollar Man route and rebuild – get better, stronger, faster, players!
JA will be a dim light in MT’s rear-view mirror. Turg said he wanted players that want to be at UMD #1 and apparently JA does not want to be Terp #1.
Let’s see what this staff can do!
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
let's wait and see
it’s possible JA, like Nick, shares a vision with Coach T – we’ll see…either way, it’s onward and upward.
I want the staff to try as hard as they can, but after that like u said we move on to achieve our mission.
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
somehow I knew who u directed it to!
We can rival Dooshadamus fg and Camping!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 19, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
+1 Classic!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
This is just SAD
we get a staff that supposedly “locks down” local talent and then we promptly lose the best local player in next years class who Gary (who hated recruiting) locked down. This guy is a GREAT player, a athletic freak with a huge personality. He is probably one and done but I want him HERE. Even if he goes elsewhere, I will still root for him because he really liked UMD and was going to help gary bring in more players. They really need to beg him to stay. This guy also seems smart and charismatic, a great representative for the school. His talent is lebron james -like. Beg him to stay as hard as we can.
Okay
that’s it, I’m swearing off following recruiting.
I honestly don’t get how coaches do it, I’d go insane with these guys.
I like Turtles!
Just think
of how many times Gary went through this crap. Even at 2 mil a year I don’t know if I could handle it. What really pisses me off, is that coach K down at dook makes 4.5 mil and he just sits back in his cushy office and the ‘5 star MickyD all-americans’ line up to kiss his fanny. go to the duke team site on espn and take a look at what he has coming in next year.
by LeftyCouldCoach on May 19, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Premature
Let us sit back and relax for the time being until an actual decision is made. This is college basketball, it is not always fair or nice, so we need to just hang in there and tweet the hell out of JA. If it is a “dead” period home come JA can visit campuses? Or is it just contact with the school that he made to verbal with? That is really unfair, basically you get a verbal and colleges can still go after him, during a “dead” period. BS.
And btw there are other talented players in the 2012 class, although this would be a significant signing if he stayed on board. Shows you how fickle the college bball world is though. Supposedly JA is a lifelong Terp fan. Oh well
Now with Faust. I know it's sloppy, but you get the idea
by callmecostanza on May 19, 2011 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
In terms of talent, not in terms of how much I like them
Or, perhaps, in terms of importance to the team.
Importance (currently) - yes
I see Pe’ evolving into the better all around player before all is said and done. Glad we have both of them though.
Disagree
Stogs is way quicker than Pe’ and is more of a scorer than Pe’ ever will be. Pe’ is probably a better distributor of the ball, although I think Stogs will mature into a good distributor as time goes on. With his quicks, as the defense comes to help out on him, there will be someone open. Stogs will learn to find the open team mate better as he gains experience.
In the last 9 games of ACC play
Stoglin averaged 17 pts @ 50% FG, 43% from the 3. That’s beast for a freshman who got limited time in the beginning of the year.
I would take that over Peshon even with Stogs bad Ast/TO ratio. Don’t get me wrong I love Peshon, but Stog’s shooting (I automatically take out Faust because he hasn’t actually played for us yet) is going to be the only thing keeping us in games next year.
In the last 9 games of ACC play
We also went 3-6
I think sometimes Stoglins stats came at expense of the team – while, obviously, other times, his willingness to shoot without conscience was much needed. Again, Stoglin was only a freshman and will no doubt mature into better shot selection and decision making. IMO I think Pe’ gets everyone involved, plays underrated D (3rd best steal per min as a freshman), and seems like someone who could evolve into that good all around PG that all really good teams possess.
Again, I like both.
When no one else is producing
what is Stogs supposed to do? The same thing Vasquez did, try and carry your team. Although Stogs tends to be a little bit of a ball hog, I think he tended to do that when it was necessary to spark the team. Again, with maturity and experience, that tendancy will be more controlled and used as necessary. Stogs appears to be intelligent and will get better and better.
If Faust looked like that...
He would be a NBA player …REALLLY QUICK
by khenderson0703 on May 20, 2011 6:19 AM EDT up reply actions
JA
Is currently retweeting a lot of Terp stuff right now. I know we shouldn’t look too much into Twitter, but would he be doing this if he had lost a lot of love for UMD?
good sign
hopefully JA is seeing that maryland is the only fanbase who cares about basketball or even knows who he is
UVA websites are
a ghost town comparatively…
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
offical announcement
Why still no word from the athletic dept on staff hires unless I missed something. Why is it taking so long? Recruiting ain’t easy on a normal basis it can’t help when you don’t know who the coaches are.
by bmoreterps on May 19, 2011 10:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
MVPe'
Everyone asking me to get @JDotAnderson23 but he see the love from #terpnation I don’t think he’s going anywhere
Gotta love Pe’Shon.
I know this is really off topic, but does anyone know if MT allows headbands to be worn by players?
by callmecostanza on May 19, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
I'm totally doing a post about this when it settles down
Already written and all. I don’t know 100% about headbands, but he definitely is cool with shooter sleeves, t-shirts, etc. So I’m pretty sure he’d be fine with headbands.
Watched the "Fab 5" last night
Made Duke look like a preppy white school. I had to laugh and pull for the Wolverenes. Stuck up Dookies looked bad even in winning. Shows how important it is to have players who recruit other great players.
Just conjecture on my part
But I was wondering this whole time if anyone was stroking JA;s ego during all the confusion. You had a sense the kid was feeling taken for granted while we panicked over seemingly less important recruits, save Faust. We only had a verbal from JA so we should have been making sure he was feeling like part of the family during all the upheaval. Personally, I’m not surprised by all this, but I am concerned a bug could get in his ear – and that bug could be bald. I don’t know why, but I really despise Greenberg. Maybe it’s the whining. Maybe it’s the fact he is there to feed off other’s problems.
agree
baldie’s from Ooklyn, I’m originally from the Bronx – enuff said…
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Anderson's Reasons
Was thinking about why UVA or VT may make sense, and besides the fact that he is in VA, one of the top recruits to VT is on his AAU team.
Now what doesn’t make sense is that they seem to play the same position and that would seem to rule them both going to the same team. Both play for Boo Williams, so I’m not sure how much that affects it?
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Dorian-Finney-Smith-96633
Just an idea.
Also
While it may be a joke for to be UVA basketball, I just want to bring it up that they have 2 four star recruits for 2012, while we have well….. none right now. Only Seth Allen….
http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2012/virginia-8
do I want to play for a coach
Who continually has fostered improvement in his players, with them consistently achieving all-Conference honors, NCAA bids, and played and coached for Final Four teams, or coaches who have yet to prove they can consistently get to the dance?
An objective look provides a clear answer…“Mark” it down!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
the way things are goin'
IMO he’s gone… still why UVA or VT? Mine as well go out and go to UK once Calipari needs his one and dones again after his players go pro in the 2012 draft… Kentucky has no players for that class and my guess is they have 5 first round DPs in the 2012 draft. It honestly wouldnt surprise me if Calipari’s slimy a** was able to grab JA when he decides to fully open up his recruitment this summer… he’s definitely got the talent to play anywhere. Anyway my thought process is like this because when/if he does come to play for us I’mma be really happy
that is possible - anything is now
but we are clearly the best home team and school, no doubt…
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Another positive sign on twitter
Wish I could have seen my boy @bbll4eva_Allen on fox 5, congrats on that bro, if any one has the link for me to see it please send that, and seth need to come to lorella park on sundays and hoop with us!
JA tweeted this.
Seth was being recruited by Virginia too
maybe he’ll join JA to “hoop with him”
Absolutely not
Seth committed to Mark Turgeon, not Gary, like JA. Seth also said the fact that JA was committed had nothing to do with his committment.
Loriella Park!
Haha awesome. I used to play there all the time. Dammit I wanted to be from the same area as a Terp. :(
Although I don’t think the run he gets at Loriella is going to be very good. Very suburban.
twitter stalking
don’t really know how i saw this but its weird to me that stoglin and mvpe’ dont follow one another on twitter
Any of you guys know...
what the big blogs are for VT and UVA? Their SB Nation sites are totally dead. Neither of them have any mention of JA (or even recent bball news).
Not sure
w.t.f.
stud muffin…? really….?
i thought it sounds bad enought when i say he’s my man crush
but this has got me beat
by bloodwatermission on May 20, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Writer=Fails
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone have any contacts at MC?
MT was supposed to visit SV either yesterday or today. Would be helpful to know if that happened. I’m going to UVA today for GF’s daughters graduation, yep wearing Terp gear for the trip. Maybe poke around a bit, worth a look. I have no clue if I can find out anything, but several of daughter’s friends on UVA football team. They may know something.
Every time I come here I think of paraphrasing this quote . . .
"How do you write sports fans so well? I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability."
by Lucky Horseshoe on May 20, 2011 9:59 AM EDT reply actions
Give It Time
Yes, Justin Anderson is an insane, athlete, a good ball player, and an upstanding individual. But, he was a recruit with Gary WIlliams and Rob Ehsan. They are not here anymore. It is perfectly reasonable for him to change his mind and we must accept that it is a fair choice. With that said, we do not NEED Justin Anderson. If Delonte HIll can recruit 5 Star prospects to Kansas St., I promise you he can recruit 2 to 3 Five Star players each year. I am not worried in the slightest. Within 3 years, Maryland will be a top 15 team every season, this is a guarantee with HIll and Ranson on board. And, by the way, Turgeon isn’t exactly a terrible recruiter, he hasn’t been given an opportunity to coach a basketball school. And about Rob Ehsan, enough! He wasn’t that great of coach! I have news for everyone, the head coach is what matters. As far as I’m concerned, we should hire 3 coaches exclusively for recruiting! Let Turgeon do his job, he knows how to get it done, his track record speaks for itself. Was it great that Ehsan got us Stoglin? Yes. But, let’s wake up, he wasn’t doing a great job with recruiting, this is why Maryland has been so terrible the last 5 years. We got lucky with Vasquez, even luckier with Jordan Williams. Now, perhaps these were diamonds in the rough, and it took talent to spot them. But, you know what, your odds of succeeding are a lot higher when the guys your pulling are all in the top 30 of ESPN’s rankings. Yes there are busts. And yes there are mistakes. Jordan Williams was a top 15 college player and that should have shown in the high school rankings. But, for the most part, the rankings aren’t one big disaster. With time Maryland is going to be where it should be, in the tourney every year moving past the Sweet 16.
by AdamJN on May 20, 2011 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
very glad
that he is facebook-less
while he would be receiving a lot of Terp love
would probably be hearing from a lot of our dumb fans as well
by bloodwatermission on May 20, 2011 11:18 AM EDT reply actions
We do not NEED any players, any coaches
let’s just have everyone go play pickup and pick sides and have a fun game. It’s all good
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
AdamJN
any thoughts on this?
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on May 20, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw this coming
People dont realize how important Ehsan was to his recruitment. Now that hes at Va Tech means a new recruiting battle for Anderson.
by AmericanPyramid on May 22, 2011 1:02 AM EDT reply actions
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