McGary will make official UM visit

[Birds of B'more]

Good to hear.

http://www.testudotimes.com/2011/9/20/2438374/mcgary-will-visit-umd-officially

[Danielos38]

Everything that I have been reading about him makes him seem a strong Duke or Michigan lean. This trip might just be to make sure he isn't missing anything. I don't think he's coming here.

This can't be a bad sign though. I wasn't sure if he was going to make a visit at all.

[Birds of B'more]

I tend to agree he won't end up at UM. But the fact that he's at least taking an official visit is a positive step.

[Birds of B'more]

@MitchMcGary33

Mitch McGary

my bro @KarrSampson14 just decommited from St.Johns University and reopened his recruiting! Package deal?! #Brewster

OK Turg.....make it so!

[Birds of B'more]

Just to follow up on the McGary Tweet, I wonder if the defections of Syracuse and Pitt had anything to do with Sampson's decommit?

[Danielos38]

Just to follow up on the McGary Tweet' date=' I wonder if the defections of Syracuse and Pitt had anything to do with Sampson's decommit?[/quote']

Who knows why the heck these kids decommit. If we could get both, it would be absolutely incredible, but I wouldn't put the chances of that very high at all.

[Birds of B'more]

Who knows why the heck these kids decommit. If we could get both, it would be absolutely incredible, but I wouldn't put the chances of that very high at all.

Only they know, but it wouldn't shock me if the instability of the Big East played some sort of role in his decision. At the very least the timing suggests a correlation.

[The Maestro]

I guess we have a punchers chance right? I'll be keepin my fingers crossed!

[allstar1579]

Only they know' date=' but it wouldn't shock me if the instability of the Big East played some sort of role in his decision. At the very least the timing suggests a correlation.[/quote']

Yeah the potential Big East/Big 12 merger might be throwing things outta whack.

[Pedro Cerrano]

He's white. He's good at basketball.

We know how this ends.

[glenn__davis]

He's white. He's good at basketball.

We know how this ends.

Tough to refute this one.

Glad to see he's making a visit, but I've never had much hope of landing him. Still, it apparentl won't be for lack of effort from the staff. Not sure who his lead recruiter is, but is sure sounds like MD has a lot of smooth operators in Hill, Ranson and Spinelli.

[ccbird]

Someone tell me the last time a top 5 prospect even made an official visit to Maryland. I'm not sure if Carmelo did and Rudy Gay did but not positive if he was top 5 or not. This is progress even though we know how it's going to end up.

[allstar1579]

He's white. He's good at basketball.

We know how this ends.

Indiana?

[Pedro Cerrano]

Indiana?

It's not 1985 haha.

[Birds of B'more]

Someone tell me the last time a top 5 prospect even made an official visit to Maryland. I'm not sure if Carmelo did and Rudy Gay did but not positive if he was top 5 or not. This is progress even though we know how it's going to end up.

This. The feeling of disappointment when McGary ends up picking you-know-who still beats having to see the Terps not even try to recruit the guy in the first place. And I think we can all feel positive that Turgeon & Co. will soon be sealing the deal with the Mitch McGary's of the world.