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New Maryland Head Coach: Mark Turgeon

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I'm glad I didn't really follow this whole saga, and because I didn't keep up with all of the drama I am pretty happy about Turgeon. He is not Miller but he sounds a lot like Gary in his ability to coach kids up, but with more of a drive to recruit. It remains to be seen how well he will do recruiting in a better situation than A&M was, but he sounds like the kind of guy who isn't going to get outworked on the circuit. He also sounds like he is willing to change game plans to suit his players and the competition when needed, since someone mentioned he is not really wedded to the grind-it-out style A&M played, just used it because of the type of talent he had there.

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Just heard him the SVP show. Not really much to mention except that he said he was sad he had to leave some assistants behind and would have to have new assistants that knew the area. While not coming out and specifically naming Ehsan or Ransom I think it's likely one or both are going to be back here next here.

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Just heard him the SVP show. Not really much to mention except that he said he was sad he had to leave some assistants behind and would have to have new assistants that knew the area. While not coming out and specifically naming Ehsan or Ransom I think it's likely one or both are going to be back here next here.

Which would make the hire that much better.

I am not sure if this is a hire that should excite the fan base or not but its a very solid hire, there is no doubt about that.

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Which would make the hire that much better.

I am not sure if this is a hire that should excite the fan base or not but its a very solid hire, there is no doubt about that.

I think the low expectations of this hire really help Turgeon. He will be given a longer leash and I think the fans will be rewarded with a top 25 team for years to come.

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Just heard him the SVP show. Not really much to mention except that he said he was sad he had to leave some assistants behind and would have to have new assistants that knew the area. While not coming out and specifically naming Ehsan or Ransom I think it's likely one or both are going to be back here next here.

One other thing he mentioned that was kind of neat was that his two closest mentors, Larry Brown and Roy Williams "swore by" the MD job, and how great that job would be for him. Pretty cool to hear that perception by guys without ties here.

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Just heard him the SVP show. Not really much to mention except that he said he was sad he had to leave some assistants behind and would have to have new assistants that knew the area. While not coming out and specifically naming Ehsan or Ransom I think it's likely one or both are going to be back here next here.

It occurred to me since Miller declined... that we have folks who say KA blew it with Miller (and maybe he did)... and we have folks who say the Terps have to try to keep Ranson and/or Ehsan (and maybe they should)... but it could very wellbe an effort from KA to keep some of Gary's assistants that resulted in him 'blowing it' with Miller in the first place.

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but it could very wellbe an effort from KA to keep some of Gary's assistants that resulted in him 'blowing it' with Miller in the first place.

Are you saying that we would offer the job to Miller only if he would keep on some assistants

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Ranson is back. IMO, he was the most important. Would love to have Ehsan back too though.

Also, Spinelli who has been Turgeon's top assistant for the last 6 years is an East Coast guy and is supposed to be a good recruiter. He had previous ties to Ranson. A lot of people assume he will be brought in as well.

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Agree......this hire is definitely more like a Edsel.

IMO, Anderson didn't miss the boat this time.....he sank it. And I have a sinking feeling that Maryland football and basketball are going to be painful to watch for a while. :(

You got me!

Do you really know anything about Turgeon or were you just going to crap all over the hire no matter what?

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Ranson is back. IMO, he was the most important. Would love to have Ehsan back too though.

Also, Spinelli who has been Turgeon's top assistant for the last 6 years is an East Coast guy and is supposed to be a good recruiter. He had previous ties to Ranson. A lot of people assume he will be brought in as well.

CC I missed this announcment. Is this a definite?

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CC I missed this announcment. Is this a definite?

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Multiple sources inside UMD hoops program confirm asst coach Bino Ranson will return to #Terps staff.

Spinelli also said in his interview today with ESPN 980 that he has been offered an assistant job at MD and he will accept as long as he doesn't get the head job at A&M. A staff of Spinelli, Ranson and Ehsan would be incredibly strong. I just hope Rob is retained.

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Turgeon wants to run, run, run. He's a Roy Williams disciple. The reason he slowed it down at A&M was because he had to in order to win. That was the personnel he had. Defensively he doesn't press a lot to try and speed up the game, but he wants to run after the rebound or even as the ball comes through the net.

Yeah, I think his attachment to a slow-down style is overblown. His Wichita State teams were more fast-paced, so I think he'll adapt to the players he has. Especially next year with the lack of a frontcourt.

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