18. Maryland Terrapins
Is this ranking too high? Maybe. The rest of this list (probably beginning with UCLA, if not a few spots higher) is where most of the changes can be found, and where things feel totally wide open. Maryland-related assurance would be easier to conjure had Robert Carter not joined Diamond Stone among the Terrapins’ NBA draft departures. (We initially just assumed Carter would be back, but his positional flexibility on both ends of the floor make him much more desirable in a post-Draymond Green world.) That said, feeling good about Maryland’s 2016-17 campaign is much easier after the news — which broke with little over an hour before the deadline — that guard Melo Trimble would return. The idea of a fully healthy Trimble rediscovering his shot and operating in a more guard-oriented system is persuasive enough for now. Plus, not long after learning they were keeping Trimble, the Terrapins learned they were getting four-star recruit Justin Jackson.
Hal Mendelson
I was happy to see Melo go. He stagnated the whole offense last year with his dribble dribble dribble and then shoot a desperation shot. The mark of a good point guard is that he distributes to a fellow player who gets a good open shot. When you see one guy handling the ball 80% of the time, you have a major problem. Turgeon and his assistants are great recruiters but what good does that do when you are using my grandson’s Pikesville Rec league offense??? If a good coach would have had his players last year they would have won he tournament. Man for man Maryland was better than Nova EXCEPT in the coaching department.
· 11/12/2019
freddy from boca
hal, melo is coming back
· 11/12/2019