Maryland Terps Basketball

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big time.

What you guys think about this?

Rasheed Sulaimon to play at Maryland (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12865702/rasheed-sulaimon-play-senior-season-maryland-terrapins)

I didnt think he was all that great at Duke. He was basically benched for the most part.

At 6'5" he does fill a need for the 2 spot as i think Nickens is not strong enough to handle the ball and take contact. Nickens D was also kinda iffy, he got bumped and tied up on high screens A LOT.

I do love Nickens as a spot up shooter. He can stretch the D in that way. Defenders cant collapse on a driving melo as much. But that skill set = sub package.

Wiley is also around 6'5" and he can play the 2 or 3 as well. His handles are also a little suspect. He just needs to grow, like Nickens, but they both have a big part to play in the coming years.

Sulaimon does provide a senior, which we need. But with his character questions, is he the right kind of leader? does he pout if he gets benched or doesnt get 10 plus shots off per? I know seth allen and nick faust had bad, immature me-first attitudes that brought the whole locker room down and divided it against trying hard and against turgeon.

Thinking about it, Sulaimon would the secondary ball handler on the starting 5 which we desperately need since Wells left. We did recruit and bring in another highly regarded PG who can now sub Melo and turgeon doesnt have to rely on a true freshman to handle the ball in tough spots.

I guess layman will get the ball at the elbow like we did for wells and let Layman drive, dish or shoot.

So (imo) we can run a set through melo, layman and now Sulaimon.

so, in conclusion, after thinking about it out loud, if his game is what I anticipate, he fills a huge need and takes a lot of stress off melo.

he has to play tight D though. we dont need a scorer at the 2, we need a ball handler, distributor and defender. that is not the sexiest role for a troubled senior with visions of making a claim for the NBA. will he accept it? will he turn into a bitter bitch like he apparently was at Duke?

idk.

Dez Wells went undrafted.

He just did not show up in the tourney and I think that hurt his chances.

I feel bad for the guy. Busted his butt, carried the terps for most of the season with highlight reel play .. but then on the big stage he just disappeared.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTxNgQihdoI

if you have followed terps and college bball this year, you have to watch this 3 min parody clip .. this is a great, funny and spot-on remake of hitler in anticipation of the MD v Iowa game last night.

20-21 terps are tough to watch. No movement. I like Turge to a degree and am not a Turge hater but he doesnt have talent this year to mask coaching deficiency like years past.

Last 2 recruiting classes have been sparse and under whelming so no help coming down the pipeline. This should be a tough year but next year should be even harder.

Watching games this season will feel like punishment but you gotta experience the lows to appreciate the highs.

nice game

Turgeon has stepped down after signing a 3 year extension this summer. Danny Manning is interim coach. Makes no sense.

Didnt even know the Terps were playing NW yesterday, lost that one.

Cant imagine the recruiting class will be any good for a few years.

Losing asst coach and star recruiter Bino Ranson to DePaul this summer bc DP gave him a significant raise is going to hurt. Bino landed pretty big fish in the local ponds for us.

MD should have never let him walk.

We need a Melo 2.0.

Any word on why? I casually follow the Terps as in if I hear they won I say yea good for them.

I havent heard a reason why, except they talked and decided it was mutually agreeable. But I havent been sniffing for details either.

Outside of Ayala ... these are all new faces, bunch of senior transfers starting.

Normally I know all the kids and root for them for years and watch them grow and develop. There is a strong connection to each one of them.

This team .. I dont know any of them. No connection.