ITS Friday - Lets Talk Recruiting
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 13, 2012 10:38 AM EST
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So there had been rumors that Turge was turning his attention towards a new SG. The story has finally leaked. This is not really anything new. I did a write up on Robinson a month or two ago. Robinson is a local kid who plays for Paul IV in VA.
Robinson has no lack of suitors. He lists offers from a bevy of high-majors – among them, Virginia, Virginia Tech, N.C. State, Villanova, Marquette, Pitt, Miami, Rutgers and Xavier. He’s visited Miami, ‘Nova, N.C. State and Virginia Tech and attended a game at Maryland last year.
Robinson, who doesn’t plan to commit until his senior year, considers himself a combo guard who’ll play some point in college. He’s averaging 15 points for 10-3 Paul VI.
Courtesy of @insidemdsports, an update on Paul VI (Va.) guard Stanford Robinson, who Mark Turgeon scouted recently http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/recruiting-blog/bal-insidemdsports-mark-turgeon-scouts-va-guard-stanford-robinson-20120113,0,3013877.story
ESPN's Eval: 90 overall. 3 star
Rivals Eval: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Stanford-Robinson-120935
#96 overal for 2013
What are your thoughts?
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Throw him in the mix
We probably won’t get serious with him until latter down the line. I feel like we are recruiting like 37 guards for the 2013 class.
and lets go to Bentleys...
Not Necessarily
Each case is different. Robinson is doing it in a league with top notch competition.
There are cases (we’re all too familiar with) of guys who average 25-28 a game in HS, and do not have a fully developed offensive arsenal. There are the usual reasons for it – the player is much more developed and stronger than the competition, thus getting to the rim at will when driving, etc.
It’s good to see the staff doing their due diligence with every possible local player they’d consider for our squad. After that, I’ll leave it to the staff to filter through and come up with complimentary pieces to add to our team.
All I know is Turge and staff will work their tail off, and our team is going to keep rising until we’re right there again dishing out some punishment to Puke and UNC. We’re going to have our moments real soon!
As far as Robinson, I’ll need to take my son over to watch them play since I’m close by. I’m still waiting for Seth to get healthy so I can watch him. He should be back soon if I’m not mistaken.
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 13, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
and this is exactly why...
not to steal robinson’s or charlotte’s thunder or anything, but games like layman’s 41 and 20 rbs or 24 and 21 rebs and 7 block games have me wondering sometimes. i know and agree that he’s really really good. but how consistent is the competition that he’s facing?
he’s putting up some ungodly numbers.
JWill put up pretty ridiculous numbers in his HS league in Connecticut
against arguably inferior competition. But it translated to the next level. Reality is there’s no easy way to differentiate between a phenomenal player and a mediocre player in an HS league with subpar competition. You have to trust the coaching staff on their evals.
by Terpmenacestan on Jan 13, 2012 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
I'd be worried if Layman wasn't putting up those kind of numbers against
theagainst the competition he’s facing. He should be dominating.
Sure looks like about 37 guards
That tells me that the staff has read the writing on the wall towards the twins. Seems to me that Kentucky is 75% sure they get them. Well, thats how the chat boards read down south anyway. And yes they always think they get everyone they want. The Terps may still be in it, but hope may be fadeing?!!? Not a good sign IMO.
Not necessarily,
You always need role players and players to be ready to step-up if the twins only stay 1-2 years. All of these guys could easily be guards that are 4 year guys and get some time but step in after twins are gone. All speculation, we will know where we stand possibly as soon as spring signing. Before then, you can read what you want into this!
by Chucktown Terp on Jan 13, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Does not add up.
Limited on ships that year, like I said just my opinion. Anyone remember if we have done a poll on who ends up with the twins?
by rvandegrift on Jan 13, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
We still have 6 schollies available between now and 2013.
I see Robinson as a role player…potential starter as a junior or senior. I think we’re reading too much into Turge’s interest in guards with respect to our chances with the twins.
No, this isn’t right. MD is still very much in that recruitment, they are just doing their due diligence. Kentucky is doing the same thing.
There's no "due diligence" being done
Both schools would accept commits today. It’s a sit back and wait until they are ready to commit/sign deal for everybody right now.
Saw on a Kentucky site that they're 75% to commit
Which has no real backing except they are top ranked guards, and Kentucky has gotten top ranked guards the past 3 years. I do think Turgeon is doing the right thing by continuing to recruit. You don’t want to be holding scholarships and then they decide they don’t want to come at the last minute, when your other targets have already signed/committed.
75%? - lmao
As a recruit, you either S on the pot, or you get off. Have a warm feeling to 2 schools, not knowing where you’re going is 50/50. They’ve given off not a single “lean” vibe. And some recruits like Wes Brown say they’re leaning, they can throw an “okee-doke” when they commit. I’m glad we were on the receiving side of that one.
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 14, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Charlotte - Speaking of Guards
Did you see Seth’s exchange with Darrick Wood yesterday? Wood appears like he’ll consider us for sure…. He’s blowing off SJ’s it appears and isn’t going back, which is a shame – he only would text Seth w/ the reason.
https://twitter.com/DarrickWood/status/157687286497153024
@bbll4eva_Allen Hey! Marylands a cool school!
@DarrickWood so is st johns lol
@bbll4eva_Allen too bad I’m not going there anymore lol
@DarrickWood where yu going?
@bbll4eva_Allen maybe Maryland, etc… who knows?
@DarrickWood I thought you ain’t like us haha
@DarrickWood lol what happen with the red storm though bruh ?
@bbll4eva_Allen text me
https://twitter.com/bbll4eva_Allen/status/157688325132652544
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
wow
I would love to add him. This is how I look at MD’s current situation. We are losing 2 scholarship players after this year and bringing in 3. That still only improves our rotation by 1 player, and we expect that Shaq will play better than Weiss … which will most likely happen. We are also assuming that Parker can replace Mosley and Layman replace Parker… that remains to been seen. Regardless I would like to add another scoring threat. The coaching staff needs to find another player who can create his own shot. We are lacking scoring options.
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 13, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Actually, Wood's handle has improved going into this season
He, like Seth, need improved handles to be true combos. If they both improve, then they can easily co-exist. As we’ve seen, you can never have enough sharp shooters from the 3/4 slot.
Better handles create own shots better too – good reference – creating own shot is important.
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 13, 2012 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Apparently, Marlo takes days off too
to watch Aquille Carr play – good piece in the WaPo…
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
Little crimestopper on the way!
We should start recruiting him asap
and lets go to Bentleys...
by johnnyrobs13 on Jan 13, 2012 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
The Tim Floyd special
offer in 6th grade, not 8th, and beat Floyd to the punch!
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 13, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Give me the JUCO Branch instead... He is a big guard that can shoot.
Wood is kind of the same as Seth – a combo guard. Also he’s a headcase, but usually all teenage boys that are star recruits are head cases though. Again I prefer the JUCO so we can get some more size in the backcourt and toughness.
care to explain headcase?
Im not sure what article you are reading. This kid is a top 100 player that opened up his commitment because St. Johns is in chaos at the moment and there is a ton of uncertainty. Please share why you suggest he is a headcase.
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 13, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously tho
what the hell happened to St. Johns. This is becoming ridiculous
Womp
You’re viewing from afar, and can see if an extenuating circumstance occurs. Lavs’ illness was preyed upon by other teams. The players read and hear of the Big East losing ’Cuse and Pitt, and start reevaluating.
Tony Chiles has been following Gathers everywhere he can, even missing a few Johnnies games. That is called all-out.
SJ’s still has one thing to offer that we do as well – playing time. Combine it with MSG and a back on the bench Lavin for 2012-13, and things will be fine. But I’d agree it has been a rocky ride the past 2-3 months.
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 14, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
It's just crazy how these things sometimes play out
SJU went from being very much on the rise to having their chair pulled out from under them overnight it seems like. Remember back a few years ago when Calhoun was having health issues? Did they go through anything like this?
UConn lost a little bit more while he was out
But recruiting wise, Calhoun and UConn have way more cache than SJ’s does. Norm Roberts tried hard, but didn’t bring in the big time recruits. Admin gave him 6 years cuz he at least got rid of the prostitute nonsense type stuff and the other bs going on while Jarvis was there.
Lavin and staff did a great job winning last year, and they still have 6 of the nine grinding this season. If Branch is the real deal, and they get Obekpa, they’ll be fine. They are all-in on Chris McCullough, whose skill set reminds me of Chris Webber. If he can put on some size from Soph season this yr to Sr. year, he’ll be a top 10 recruit. And I think SJ’s is the clear leader for him.
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 14, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
good one - clever
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 15, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
My quotes give a little bit of support
But look at what 6 time National COY Gene Keady (special advisor to SJ’s) said about the 10 senior situation last year and the turmoil this season:
"I’ve never seen anything like this," said the special assistant Gene Keady, who started coaching in N.C.A.A. Division I in 1975. "You’ve got to find a way to be patient and just keep working with them. They are pretty talented."
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 14, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
Ironically
for the long term, the balancing out of schollies between 2011, ‘12 and ’13 will add to program stability. We’ve talked on our site about that for the Terps too.
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 14, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
The term 'headcase'
I feel as though ‘headcase’ gets thrown around way too much on boards like this. Every time a player decommits or opens up their recruitment, someone always says that the kid is a headcase or there is something wrong with them. Usually these people have no idea what the circumstances are.
Ex- many have said that Torian Graham is a headcase based on how his recruitment has gone. Many don’t know that his mother passed away recently and the kid is probably in a serious funk. There are always extenuating circumstances. You can’t judge a book by its cover.
by RealtorTerp on Jan 14, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
+1
These are 17 years olds we’re talking about. Some, like Graham, are dealing with issues many of us on this board can’t even imagine.
Graham is different from wood
Graham just left his hs…. Again. That’s 5 high schools in 4 years. Wood on the other hand decommitted from a verbal because st johns is a very uncertain place at the moment. Completely different. Whoever thinks he is a head case for that is a complete idiot. Plain and simple. ….. I’m just adding to your comment not calling you an idiot but rather the guy who originally made the comment
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 14, 2012 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks Charlotte
I also agree that Graham and Wood are completely different situations. I was just trying to think of a current example.
I'm just stuck but the apparent fact
that Turgeon and his staff are working hard enough that they will have in place plan a, plan b, all the way to Plan 9 From Outer Space. This gives me real confidence in the direction of the program. Seems like it would be injudicious to lay your future on the whims of a couple of 17 year old boys. I’m sure Cal has a list of guards to cover of MD gets the Harrisons. Why should we be surprised at Turge doing the same?
Exactly
I don’t get some ppl freak out and claim we have no shot at the twins when Turge scouts other players. Any smart coach will have a plan b, c, d etc. It might be because GW never did it so its kind of new to us. BTW thats not a shot at Gary, just the truth
Huh?
You mean Cal has a list of guards begging for a Kentucky offer don,t you? Not the same game as we have to play here. Kentucky, UNC, Duke a few others can afford to sit back and swoop in as they often do late in the game. Cal is not doing the same as Turge. No way has Cal seen that many 2013 guard options.
people just dont understand
just because Turge might have a PLAN A – PLAN Z doesnt mean that the recruit who is PLAN D is going to stick around long enough for MD to get turned down by PLAN A -C. In a perfect world this would work, but recruiting isnt perfect. There comes a time when you take PLAN B or PLAN C because either are better than PLAN Z.
The positive to take away from this is that Turge is on the recruiting trail. The negatives to take away from it is that he doesnt feel good enough about any of his primary recruits to stop showing PG/SG’s attention. Shaq ring a bell…. there was a period prior to shaq verballing where we really stopped recruiting all PF/C’s with the exception of Mitch McGary. Ask yourself why? Most likely because the staff knew that Shaq was going to be a Terp. The cant be said for our 2013 guard targets, which is why we see so many targets.
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 13, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Its also next year's class
The point you made with Shaq is a valid point but when was it that they stopped recruiting them? It was during the late srping to early summer AAU circuit for seniors. We will know alot more arond the same time this year.
As for the guards, its still very early in their recruitment. Alot can change between now and the early signing period. I’d also rather Turge have 20-25 targets than just 4 or 5. Can’t put all your eggs in a couple baskets. Hell, one of these unheralded players could turn out to be very good a la Layman. I have no problem with Turge checking everywhere to make sure no recruits slip through the cracks.
It's also good for Turgeon to be seen in the area so the local kids know
hes serious about locking down the DMV. I hope he keeps going to games and checking everybody out.
Good coaches have flow charts that look like a war plan!
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 13, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Wierd question to Biancardi
PaulBiancardi Paul Biancardi
Do U know something we don’t? "@DVallstar76: @PaulBiancardi what r chances harrison twins finish up their Hs careers early enroll in MD ?"
about 3 hours ago pq.
Don’t know who this @Vallstar fella is or why he would ask that question today. By his reply, looks like Biancardi wants to know why he said that as well.
by Chucktown Terp on Jan 13, 2012 1:00 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
That would be freaking awesome
great find.
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 13, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
I get the feeling the Harrisons are going to decide sooner than most people think.
We're you from? Austria. Well then, let's put another shrimp on the barbee!
Someone should ask this vallstar character
Someone other than me. I’m lazy :)
by rquidas on Jan 13, 2012 3:54 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Well
This guy is followed by Andrew. …. to put that in perspective Andrew isnt following anyone on this site to my knowledge. I scrolled through about 200 of his 400 friends and didnt see any people that we both have in common.
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 13, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Andrew follows everyone that follows him
He follows me even tho I don’t tweet much. I use it for news more than anything
mother f"er doesnt follow me... thats whack
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jan 13, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
me neither
double whack
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 14, 2012 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
He just asked a question - he doesn't know anything in particular
Calm down. You see every fanbase do this – they ask questions hoping to get outcomes that they’d like. Comparable to this, though much worse obviously: I saw a tweet the other day along the lines of “Hey @DaveTelep I heard Ky leads for Noel Harrisons Walker and Randle, can you confirm?” This guy tweeted it to Telep, then Jerry Meyer, then Evan Daniels, and so on and so forth. It’s incredibly obnoxious and based on nothing but fantasy. But some 18 year old Kentucky fan just discovered recruiting and decided to ask the question hoping someone would indulge him and say “yes.”
(In case you couldn’t tell I hate Kentucky fans.)
Kentucky thinks they lead for every recruit in the country. It is the third most annoying thing about Kentucky basketball. The second is that they are usually right. The first is that their coach is a scumbag.
Lol
Maryland can be accused of thinking it’s in the lead for every recruit it’s recruiting.
Really? 75% of MD fans refuse to even acknowledge that we have a shot with the Harrisons.
If anything it’s the exact opposite. We have battered woman syndrome.
Ben - stealing my line
it must have permeated your consciousness when you liked it last time;)
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 14, 2012 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
Everything I've read by Maryland people...
Say it’s either down to Maryland or Kentucky or it’s Maryland for them because their family lives in Maryland. Just in the past year alone, Maryland fans have been saying Maryland was in the lead for Prince Ibeh, Torian Graham, Christian Sanders, Aquille Carr, Mitch McGary and those are just the names that come to mind right now. There are a couple more I’m sure
ESPN, Rivals and Scout
are all saying the twins are down to UK and MD, not just us.
We were in Ibeh’s top 3 at the very least until we stopped recruiting him beacuse Turge got word that Shaq was going to commit.
Multiple scouts from ESPN and Rivals said we were in the lead for graham until we stopped recruiting him.
Even Turge thought Sanders was going to commit on his visit, so we were obviously very high on his list. You can’t really fault us there.
I don’t remember anyone saying we were leading for Aquille. Just some twitter rumors going around that we had a legit shot at landing him when, in fact, Turge wasn’t really recruiting him at all.
For McGary, I don’t remember anyone saying we led for him either. We were all just hopeful we would land him.
What I remember about McGary
is him saying we were recruiting him the hardest. Not the same as leading for him.
Yep
He said that over and over and we got our hopes up. Can’t really blame us tho
by terpsallday on Jan 15, 2012 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
gotta be in it to win it
Even UNC, Duke and UK don’t win every one, or they’d have 25 players on their roster – lol
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 15, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
like Nick Saban
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Jan 15, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Where are you getting this stuff from?
1. I haven’t seen or heard anything anywhere that says it’s down to Maryland or Kentucky. Show me an article written about it by someone who isn’t a Maryland or Kentucky fan, and I’ll believe it
2. Torian Graham dropped Maryland, not the other way around
3. Prince Ibeh dropped Maryland, not the other way around.
4. The Sanders situation was pretty clear I felt, I don’t know why there was so much excitement about his visit.
5. I’m not faulting anybody. I just think it’s stupid to claim every kid is going to sign with Maryland because of ties to the area or coaches. Obviously there has to be something that makes a kid consider a school. It’s like Maryland fans don’t
I haven't heard anyone say
we’re going to sign the twins with anything more than 50% certainty. The fact they have have family in the area and that Papa Harrison has a long-term relationship with Bino are simply things that work in our favor. Nothing more, nothing less.
Okay then, let's go down this list.
To begin with, no, I don’t think anyone’s ever come out and said “It’s down to Maryland and Kentucky for the Harrison twins.” I think it’s possible to say that while Maryland might not be leading, mostly because I’m not sure they have a leader, they also have a very good chance. The fact that they’ve visited twice and all of the intangibles pointing MD’s way at least give them a fighting chance, and probably much more than that.
Point #2 is false. Not saying he would’ve come to Maryland or they led or whatever, but that’s just not right.
Point #3 is correct, but a very basic way of looking at recruiting. Ibeh obviously wasn’t Maryland’s top recruit and they slow-played him. Think that might’ve had an impact?
No idea what you mean by Sanders. What was clear about his situation? That he had no interest in Maryland? Again, not true.
No one’s claiming every kid is going to sign with Maryland because of ties to area or coaches or whatever. (It’s no more stupid, BTW, than saying that Kentucky will get every kid because Calipari is recruiting them.) But you seem to think it’s ridiculous for Maryland to lead for any kid. And it’s not.
Yooo
1. Agreed. All 6 schools have a fighting chance
2. Torian Graham didn’t drop Maryland? Maryland pulled the scholarship? (btw, this is what I mean
http://terptalk.com/2011/10/26/rumor-mill-torian-graham-leaning-toward-maryland/)
3. I think it’s stupid for any school to say they are leading with kids all the time.
4. Sanders’ situation was that he was looking for a premier academic institution. When Stanford and Vanderbilt got involved, it was pretty much a done deal that he was going to go to one of those schools because they could provide the best of both worlds.
5. There are definitely kids Maryland leads for. It’s pretty obvious in those situations. For example, everybody knew Maryland was in the lead for Cleare before he signed. He said so and his coaches said so. The players I named were all players who Maryland wasn’t in the lead for, yet all the chatter was about how they would definitely go to Maryland and Turgeon will win it all next year with them.
6. Kentucky fans saying their team is going to land top ranked players they recruit is understandable because they do. You cannot compare Maryland to Kentucky. Maryland doesn’t recruit on the same level as Kentucky. As annoying as it is when Kentucky fans say it, it’s even more annoying when Maryland fans say it.
???
The players I named were all players who Maryland wasn’t in the lead for, yet all the chatter was about how they would definitely go to Maryland and Turgeon will win it all next year with them.
Find one post that said all of these players were coming to MD and that Turgeon was going to win it all with them.
And yes, Graham dropped MD because Turgeon pulled the scholly. Not the other way around.
You’re right about UK tho. They do sign a lot of top talent, but not all of the players they recruit. They missed out on McGary, Jefferson, Ashley, Anderson, Harris, Smart, Coleman, House, Purvis etc. You can’t just give up on the twins because UK is recruiting them. That’s a quitters mentality
Why is everybody getting so defensive?
1. There were a lot of posts about that. Just google any of the kids who have Maryland on their list and you will see.
2. Will have to verify the Graham story.
3. Nobody said give up on any recruits because Kentucky is recruiting them. The premier schools get beat out for recruits for average and below average programs all the time. I just have a problem with the attitude that every kid who has Maryland on his list is definitely coming to Maryland. It’s like that douchebag friend we have all who thinks EVERY girl who talks to him likes him.
You could find isolated examples of a fan believing MD leads for each of those recruits
But I highly doubt anyone believed Md. led for all of them, which is the difference.
I can find stuff on here and other Maryland fan sites that says differently
All of the players I named were apparently Maryland leans according to Maryland fan sites.
Ben
I feel the same way, but… What really was strange to me though, was the question itself. It seemed like a strange question to ask. There has been no talk of them finishing early and not much talk of which way they were leaning. Either this guy has heard some rumors or he has one hell of an imagination to not only say twins to MD but combined it with them finishing early and coming in with Shaq and Co.
Again, not much substance, just curious!
by Chucktown Terp on Jan 13, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
It's pretty hard to finish early in Texas
Unless they take summer classes. Which would be nearly impossible since they are on the AAU and camp tour all summer. And why would they enroll early? Don’t understand the rush.
Who would you take in 2012...how many scholly's would you leave for 2013?
Currently we have three scholarships available. If we use all three than that leaves one for 2013 unless you assume attrition.
here are the options:
use 3 save 1
use 2 save 2
use 1 save 3
use 0 save 4
I myself hope we end up having 3 scholarships available for the 2013 class. This could happen by offering one more in 2012 or offering two or three scholarships in 2012 and assuming attrition.
Looking at Shaq replacing Weijs with Layman replacing Mosely, and Seth Allen giving us one more combo guard…we should remain balanced at all positions. Our most pressing needs seem to be a true point guard or a pure shooter. Hopefully Layman fills the pure shooter role. It would have been awesome to have snagged Aquille Carr but I guess it wasn’t a fit that would work.
If Seth can end up playing point guard effectively along with Peshon we should be atleast decent at point guard for a season until the Harrisons get here (assuming they are coming!). Seth seems like a 4 year get better and better each year type that Turgeon will be able to craft- Hopefully Seth has enough potential to become a John Lucas type player if he develops each year he is here, otherwise we atleast should have a really solid combo guard that has a Mosely like all around game and a good jump shot where he gets up.
With all the players left in both classes who does everybody want at this point. I’ll take the French guy Boogeraut? if he can shoot and maybe one of the St. John’s decommits and call it a class for 2012 and than move on to the Harrison’s and one more big for 2013.
Jake Layman
Dont know if anyone has said this but he went off again. 40 points, 21 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Then another game with 19 and 16, he’s a high school H.A.M factory.
Well I tell you what...
There isn’t a soul who can say Turge is lazy on the recruiting front. The man must work 18-20 hours a day.
Children should be seen and not heard.
by CharlesDriesell on Jan 13, 2012 9:17 PM EST reply actions
Gary William's staff recruited just as hard
It’s just not in the media and on the boards as much.
RIGHT!!!!
UH OH! I Smell a two hour debate coming on, LOL
by TwerpsNoMore on Jan 14, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Romelo Trimble: New Recruit to keep an eye on
Didn’t want to make a new fan post but if someone wants to he is a 2014 6-3 point/combo guard from Bishop O’Connell High school. According to Alex Kline he has early interest from Maryland and also plays for DC Assault. Seems like a great kid to get for Dalonte to start earning his paycheck sooner or later. Here is the link, http://www.therecruitscoop.com/romelo-trimble-hearing-from-schools
any relation to...
Brian Trimble?
looks a bit like him…
by bloodwatermission on Jan 13, 2012 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
n/m
it’s Brian Tribble
that woulda been awkward
by bloodwatermission on Jan 13, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Trimble, Phil Booth, and Dwayne Morgan all have the potential to be top-50 types locally
2014 is when it begins.
I'm willing to put some moneydown
that Dwayne will be a top 25 player. ESPN writers love his game. This is from a write up about him.
Paul Biancardi and myself were courtside for Dwayne Morgan (Baltimore, Md./City), a 2014 small forward. Before he played, Paul nudged me and asked who he was; I had no idea. Once the game tipped, we were captivated. The 6-foot-7 small forward blew us away. Mike Morrison, a former NBA player sitting next to me, referenced Reggie Lewis. We all agreed.
by terpsallday on Jan 14, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
I remember Telep said something like he was in the running to be a top 5 player in the class
But he’s struggled a lot this year so that might’ve been one really good tourney for him. We’ll see.
How important is this year?
How much emphasis or consideration do you guys think elite recruits for 2013 (i.e. Harrison twins) are placing on Maryland’s performance this year? I imagine that players at that level are anticipating only 1 or 2 years in college and they would would want to be sure they’ll have the opportunity to compete. If Maryland surprises and gets 9 or 10 ACC wins this year, does that significantly improve our proposition? Likewise, if we flop and end up with 4 or 5 wins, does that make it tougher?
I think to a certain extent, In think this season is a freebie...
…few people expected much out of UMD. If that’s where we wind up, I don’t think it’ll hurt us much. If we reach the NIT or NCAAs, it could be a huge boost.
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