Parker To Transfer
If you follow Maryland Basketball recruiting carefully, you would not be surprised to hear that a player has transferred. The truth is, if Sam Cassell Jr. and Rysheed Jordan were to commit to Maryland, there may not be enough scholarships to go around for that highly sought after pair of twins from Houston in 2013. Of course getting the Harrison twins is still not something you would bet your house on, but you can’t close the door on them yet either.
Today it was announced that Mychal Parker will transfer. According to several sources, Parker had a meeting with Coach Turgeon and was told his playing time may be affecting by some of his incoming recruits. You have to think that likely means Nick Faust will get some more run as a three and at shooting guard instead of running the point, and incoming freshman Jake Layman will be right there as well. It also means Turgeon is expecting Seth Allen and/or Sam Cassell Jr. will get the point guard mintues with Pe’Shon Howard.
Parker left with a nothing but good things to say about his time at Maryland, his teammates and coaches. I know Parker wasn’t the impact player many people thought he was going to be, but you could see him coming into his own at times last year. He played some pretty solid defense late in the season and showed he could score, especially in the open court. I think given the chance he could have been a solid contributor over his final two seasons. It looks like that solid play will be at either East Carolina, Loyola, or Alabama Birmingham. We wish you nothing but the best Mychal!
Stay tuned for more on the basketball front. I have a sneaking suspicion this is not going to be the last player to announce he is going elsewhere. You can say one thing about Turgeon. He is brutally honest, and I think people will respect that. I would much prefer to hear it straight up then to try and fight for a spot and then be told that I wasn’t going to get the time I was thinking I would get. You have to think things are looking up, and this is just another step in Turgeon making this his program.
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April 9th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
What is the deal with Cassell? Heard his commitment was false but that Maryland was leading.
April 10th, 2012 at 9:20 am
Sorry to see Mychal go…one can never have enough bench talent…but I appreciate Turge being honest with him and Mychal, after much thought, deciding that transferring will give him a better opportunity to start. Class kid. Best wishes for a successful and happy future.
Will be interesting to see what others on roster who are still in question about next year do after talking with Turge. Their decisions will tell us everything we need to know about how they fit or dont fit into the new plans.
I’ll take Sam (2012) and Rysheed (2013) right now and not look back.
The Olsen twins…errr…Harrisons…arent coming to Maryland.
Can you say KY? They were a long shot all along even with the Cleare connection.
I’m just an ignorant fan but IMHO not worth what any HC might have to promise to get them here. To me its about TEAM and kids who want to be in CP, not promising recruits everything from guaranteed starting spots to playing time to being ‘the show’. Those two are more interested in the being at the next level.
The whole traditional college experience doesnt seem to have any real meaning to the few elite HS players any more. I dont want to become a pit stop for the NBA…I dont care if it means NCs. Without any real connection to these kids over 3-4 years you basically end up shopping for trophies. Good to see college BB experts and the NCAA starting a serious dialogue pointing out that too many of these so called ‘cant misses’ come out too early and even if they do sign a 2-3 year guaranteed contract, its minimal, doesnt set them up for life, and too many end up out of the show and without an education…and then what?
Tell me how much you really remember about Steve Francis as a Terp. And then recall watching players like Elmore, McMillen, Lucas, Bias, Dixon, Blake, Baxter, Wilcox, Mouton, Holden, Nicholas, Vasquez, etc. develop and grow as athletes and young men over a 3-5 year period. Terps for life, right? Plus how many one and dones have actually won NCs in their only season in college? Its not guaranteed and (without looking it up) more rare than common. Ask Dook.