Shaquille Cleare to Maryland

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

We had a small chance. In the end, Coach Turgeon was able to sell him on the advantages of Maryland and disadvantages of WSU.

Good luck Shaquille.

I can't find anything substantial that points to WSU ever being in this race. And everything I've read said he's been leaning to go Terp the majority of the time. Don't really understand your comment that Turgeon sold WSU as a disadvantage.

I'd be willing to bet WSU wasn't even talked about when Turgeon sat down with the kid.

Substantial? Is anything in the recruiting business really substantial? Bunch of guys paid to fly around the country drinking, having fun, and making judgments on young mens future based on one game or no games that they have seen.

I cant provide you with anything "substantial" that we were in the mix. But i can tell you we were based on reliable sources, and whether you take that as fairly solid or grain of salt makes no difference to me.

And id be willing to take that bet based on numerous reports that Mark spends more time talking down about other schools than talking up his own. Now, none of those have really come up since his trip to Maryland, but willing to bet his selling approach hasnt changed.

Tell me how you really feel.

I think i just did. :goshocks:

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Turg gets his letter from Cleare today.

[wu_shizzle]

Released to transfer.

[Shock Top]

Released to transfer.

Looks like multiple players are bolting. (Nick Faust, Roddy Peters, Shaquille Cleare transfer from Maryland)

I guess the grass isn't always greener.

Thank all that is holy, HCGM thinks it's pretty effin green in ICT!!!

[mumdaddy316]

Get peters and shaq and imagine how great next years team will be.

[vtshocker]

Get peters and shaq and imagine how great next years team will be.

How great we would be? They were terrible at Maryland and Maryland was 17-15 last season. No thanks

[pinstripers]

Turg was 2 or 3 over the limit already.

[wu_shizzle]

Looks like multiple players are bolting. (Nick Faust, Roddy Peters, Shaquille Cleare transfer from Maryland)

I guess the grass isn't always greener.

Thank all that is holy, HCGM thinks it's pretty effin green in ICT!!!

3 Top 50 players in their class, transferring out.

Was it the recruiting services that missed, Mark Turgeon (Scott Spinelli and Dalonte Hill really, who thinks Mark recruits?) or both?

[WstateU]

Get peters and shaq and imagine how great next years team will be.

Here they come 'mum'...

[jocoshock]

How great we would be? They were terrible at Maryland and Maryland was 17-15 last season. No thanks

Agree, but how funny would be if he did come here and blew up like Cleanthony or Carl Hall?

[SoulStar]

Sounds like Turgeon's long-time assistant (and primary recruiter) Scott Spinelli is considering a move to Boston College to become an assistant.

According to this article, Spinelli is a Massachusetts native who played ball at Boston University in the late 80's.

http://terrapinstationmd.com/2014/04/07/scott-spinelli-bc-bound/

[Dan]

http://www.testudotimes.com/2014/4/9/5574584/shaquille-cleare-transfers-maryland-basketball

Article on Shaq....

[ripemupshocks]

Perhaps they sense Maryland is a sinking ship.

[The Mad Hatter]

Get peters and shaq and imagine how great next years team will be.

I would say it would make next year's team exactly as great as is currently is projected to be (you know, considering the fact that transfers are ineligible for a year).

[mumdaddy316]

Agree Mr Hatter,and don't forget we have a chance at getting Mr. Woods.