Maryland Point Guard Pe'Shon Howard Tears ACL, Likely Out for the Year
by Ben Broman on Feb 10, 2012 5:15 PM EST
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PrintIt's a big night on the football front - #Stefonukkah, dontchaknow - but there's some awful news on the way for basketball: point guard Pe'Shon Howard, who just returned from a broken foot in late December that kept him sidelined for the first ten games of the season, has suffered a torn ACL and will likely miss the rest of the season. The injury occurred in practice on Thursday.
This is a huge blow for a Maryland team that was just getting used to playing with Howard, the closest thing they have to a true point guard. The results were mixed and perhaps not as beneficial as some had hoped, but things will unquestionably get more difficult without having the option of giving him major minutes.
I assume Nick Faust, who manned the point at times before Howard's injury, will take Pe's spot in the starting lineup. Faust and Terrell Stoglin will likely share the lead guard duties, and I imagine Stoglin will probably play every minute Mark Turgeon can spare him.
While it does hurt, we should note that this isn't the end of the road for Maryland. While I think the Terrapins are objectively better with Howard, their resumé pre-Pe' looks a lot like post-Pe', and in fact you could make an argument that it's even better. Remember, they knocked off likely tournament-bound Notre Dame before Howard returned, and nearly defeated Illinois as well. I expect some of their losses will come by bigger margins than expected before, but so long as Stoglin continues his amazing form there's no reason more progress can't be made.
Many will be wondering if Maryland can redshirt Howard. While exceptions can always be made, I'd be surprised to see one happen here; he's already played in 14 games, well over the maximum one-third, and they've come past the halfway point of the season, as well. When Howard returns next year, it'll almost certainly be as a junior.
You have to feel for Howard. First he had the foot injury that sidelined him for months, and even after he returned he never really rounded into form, struggling from the field and recording low assist numbers. Against Clemson, his frustration seemed palpable. And now this.
Hopefully Howard can recover from this quickly and be ready to go next year, when the Terrapins will be gunning for the NCAA Tournament. They'll need his experience and depth. Until then, the backcourt onus will fall even more heavily on Stoglin.
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Feel terrible for Pe
You know he was dying to get back out there after a couple sub par games in a row. Hopefully the team can rally around this. Think we will see some Jonathan Thomas the rest of the year.
How bout Sean Mosely at point? Is that insane?
What are you smoking Ben?
Anyone who watched this team before Pe cannot think this team is better off without Pe. We didn’t even have an offense before he and Alex came on board. We barely beat a bunch of chumps.
I have no idea what the stats say but if you actually watch the game, no way you can not see a HUGE difference in the team with Pe at point.
Perhaps you'll see the sentence where I said "Maryland is better with Howard"
Your eyes tell you that, but the results – at least yet – haven’t. So is this a setback? Of course. But it’s not the end of the road, that’s all I’m saying. Maybe we can still grab an upset or two by winning ugly.
Well, you know that the rest of the team as improved in the interim as well. Plus Len really was a lot of that at least early on and recently.
I simply don’t think that Pe’shon has played well at all this year. He consistently made bad decisions, and is a sub par shooter, without the penetration ability that Faust has recently shown to make up for it. I think that we won’t lose that much with Stogs and Faust running the point.
This hurts from a depth perspective (I imagine Parker and Faust will get most of Howard’s minutes), and on defense as well, but I think we will be okay.
I feel worse for Pe’shon than I do for Maryland Basketball.
Terrible..
ack! To counter the enthusiasm I built up all day… Just horrible news.
Agree that the Terps will find a way to manage without him…and I think they’ll be alright…but this hurts. Definitely feel for Pe and I wish him a speedy recovery.
Come back hungry!
Go Terps!
Go Terps!
by VCTerp on Feb 10, 2012 5:28 PM EST via mobile reply actions
this is horrible!
i feel really bad for him. I wanted him to come out and prove everyone wrong and prove that he deserves to be the starting point guard. He’s my favorite on the team and this has to suck for him. You can tell how hard he really tried this season, the results may not have always been there, but you can’t deny his heart and passion for trying to do well. Hopefully, he recovers quick just like he did with his foot injury and can start putting in work in the summer, and get ready for next year. damn, i just feel real bad
ps, does anyone think we can ship him off to germany to get that kobe surgery lol?
Hey, it’s worth a shot! doubt he’ll be back to play in this season, but still, it will have him ready to go next season lol!
funny because this girl told me last night
that pe’shon couldnt make it to some meeting because he had to see a doctor a bout his knee… this was word on the street in CP before it reached TT. I thought he was lying so he could just skip the obligation smh
This will kill any shot we may have had....Not to sound negative
I think teams are starting to learn that pressuring our guards can lead to some TO’s especially when they tire towards the end of games….
Stoglin will now have to take a greater role in ball handling and distributing tiring him out even more
Faust is a freshman and will definately make a bunch of mistakes…plus he isn’t used to running point and his offense started to disappear at points b/c he was too focused on running the point….Also seeing pressure from Duke/VA/UNC for 40 min a game is nothing like our earlier mid-maor opponents….
Mosely could work but again we’ll have to see
The biggest thing that is hurt is the depth…Peshon ate arund 30 min a game when he was back….tired players mean even more collapses at the end of games…
I don’t see how this doesn’t kill any slim hope we have at the NCAA and I’m usually pretty optimistic about this team…
Get Well Soon Peshon
I know we have been giving him a hard time this year because the numbers have been a little up and down, but the best things about Peshon are that he is a warrior and that he bleeds Terp red. Get well soon dude. We are building towards great things. You are a big piece of the puzzle.
Here are my thoughts on the situation...
by Dave Tucker on Feb 10, 2012 5:47 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
It's Susskind, Richmond, and Thomas
To the rescue. If they can play some great defense and hit a couple open threes when they are in the game, they may even offer more than Pe. Whether any one of them can be trusted to bring the ball up court is another thing altogether.
None of those guys can offer more than Pe'
What in the world are you talking about? None of those players have the same kind of talent, the same kind of composure as Pe’
Ugghhhhh poor Peshon
The curse of Paul Ricci, once again, rears its ugly head…
Probably a really stupid question
But if some athletes are successful without an ACL, why can’t a player who tears his ACL just opt to have it removed?
Ugh, whatever. Sucks for Pe, sucks for us. Heal up soon!
Only like 5% of people who tear their ACL can be fully functional without getting it reconstructed
And there is no proven way to know which side of that fence you lie on. You have to get surgery. As someone who has torn their ACL and didn’t know it at first, the knee can feel 100%, and then turn very bad very quickly. It’s all about stability. If you land on it at the wrong angle, the knee can dislocate, tear cartilage, tear ligaments, break bones, etc. You have to get surgery.
Awful news on many levels
Good luck with the recovery though. No reason he can’t come back strong next year!
Regarding the Red Shirt...
This injury, even with state of the art surgery, can take a LONG time to heal.
I would say there is a real possibility that NEXT YEAR could be the red shirt year for him…
by Zol on Feb 10, 2012 5:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I thought it's a 6 month injury
Meaning he’d be back by early august
by Verycooldude9 on Feb 10, 2012 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
More like a year
For most people, even young athletes, ACL repairs take roughly a year to fully recovery from.
Somehow
This is Edsall’s fault
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by RedTurtle on Feb 10, 2012 6:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Duh
He’s trying to teach Turge how to lower expectations lol
This stinks
I am a huge fan of this kid….
Get well soon Pe! I’ve had this surgury in both knee’s…and I still play ball! Keep your head up! Spend this time learning the X’s and O’s! 6 months and you will be back playing.
Hate to hear this and hope he recovers quickly and is back stronger than ever in the Fall
If we can win our last three home games as well as the road game at Georgia Tech, an 8-8 season in the ACC would be something special and should not disappoint any Terp fan.
Definitely need to add another guard to next year’s class for more depth. Has nothing to do with P’Shon, but we need to have more of a rotation in case an injury like this happens. That would still leave three scholies open for 2013.
Sorry
But, season is done. We did OK without him against shittier teams. Notre Dame didn’t have a number of their top guys when we beat them. 5 of the last seven are against Duke, UNC, UVA (twice) and Miami. Beating GT and BC is all we can hope for. 6-10 and hopefully a trip to NIT.
Sucks.
I've posted this before to no comment.
Mosley handles the ball well and exercises good judgement. Since he doesn’t score all that much anyway wouldn’t it make sense to have him play PG and keep Faust and Stoglin where they play best???
Fear the Turgle!
Totally agree...even though it appears on the surface Stoglin to point may be best he would just flat out get exhausted and the games would get ugly towards the end which we are familiar with allready...
Faust can continue to “grow” by playing point but he’s not the answer at that position… our best options are Mosely and Jonathan Thomas….I’m going to go ahead and call it- Turgeon knows what he’s up against in that the team is allready running out of gas and having late game backcourt exhaustion problems even with Peshon so without there is just not enough personel to work without depleting players at their natural positions…he has no choice…he has to have the balls to give Jonathan Thomas the start NOW in the Duke game- it’s a trial by fire and you’ve got to make that call and hope for the best! Bring on Mr. Thomas baby!
he handles it well for a small forward
he is not a point guard … not nearly quick enough with the ball. Mosley is OK if he only has to dribble three or four times coming off a screen on the wing. He cannot bring the ball up against pressure against Rivers, or Curry, or Dawkins or Kendall Marshall or any good point guard pressuring him.
Tossing It Out There
Diggs signs and a lotta people even basketball people are and will take notice. In a strange confluence of events we lose our current PG at the same damn time. This means P will have a road back, may it be long/hard or easy/short. And when he does come back will he be 100%? Can Turge sell an open PG spot to someone next year? Maybe someone named Sheed Jay? Answer: yes he can, yes he should, hope he does!
Tough break for P. Hard work and he be back maybe even stronger!
Pe' -- I'm so sorry, man!
I’ve been one of his biggest supporters and hate to see this happen to the kid. Honestly, I don’t think we’ll win another game the rest of the season. All of the sudden, those vs. BC and @ GT games don’t seem nearly as winnable. He took so much pressure off of Stoglin. He allowed Faust to play his true position. I hate to be a downer, but I think we’re screwed.
To Pe’: Get better as soon as possible. You play hard, you love MD basketball, and a lot of us have complete confidence in you. You still have two years to absolutely kill it as a PG, and I think that’s exactly what you’ll do. Here’s to a fast recovery, and see you soon.
Ben, I disagree with the “closest thing they have to a true point guard” comment. Pe’ IS a true point guard. He’s a pass-first guard. I’m not sure what else there is to consider. He may not be amazing as a PG, but he certainly fills the role of the 1 better than the 2. Honestly, I’m confused by that statement. Ultimately, though, that doesn’t matter. What matters is that MD just lost one of their key pieces. Fingers crossed that the team can pull out at least two wins the rest of the way.
I only see "P" coming back even stronger next year
With the type of adversity he faced this year the only thing you can do is pick yourself up and try again harder the next time. Adversity is how you find out who you truly are. You got this!
Why can Mosely not play point?
Seems to me he did so with Gary. It’s not ideal, but if you let him lead the offense you don’t have to change Stogllin or Faust’s roles, which I think is better than playing them both out of position.
Point Options ...
IMO, we’ll need multiple options, primarily in getting the ball up the court, and then running O. Any decent coach will press us to wear us down and create turnover opportunities. Given we need Stogs to have fresh legs for scoring, and Sean does have a bad ankle, I think we have some form of a rotation with all the guards, and yes, even an OCCASIONAL Parker, depending on who’s covering him on an inbound. Once e get over mid court, Stogs, Sean, and Nick will have to share the load. Sean needs fresh legs for late shooting/scoring as well, and Nick needs to still be a “drive first” mindset when he has the rock.
Keep the faith; we might be in for another Billy Hahn type inspired win at Duke.
GO TERPS!!!!!!!!
How can you not feel bad for Pe'Shon? He can't catch a break this year?
I agree with Nick Terp85 that Mark will now use some type of rotation at the point. So, this is also an opportunity for Mychal to get more minutes at the wings. He needs the playing time, especially at away games. It will help him to mature and improve his game. He looked out of control at Clemson because he was trying to do too much, especially too much ball handling. He will do well at Cameron to stay out of the corners, get the ball to the guards as quickly as he can, and not drive to the rim in our half-court offense. Duke likes to take charges.
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