This is another player that should not be recruited and I agree with those that call it a quick fix. as for players leaving, I would be shocked if Cliff Tucker stuck around next year. He is another player that got in Gary's doghouse never to return.

Are you Kidding me? This kid is filthy he is dominating on AAU teams that would probably run with MD. Get him in here even if only for a year!! Do you want to win or do you honestly care if these kids get degrees hes going to play pro in a year either way! Bring him in to drop 30 on Duke next year!!!!

if you only want gary to get 4 year players your most likely looking at the best team you can get. One recruit like a stephenson can turn the whole program around. Say he comes and we win the title other big time recruits who may stay a little longer will follow. Fans like you miketerp should never complain about the on court product if you wouldn't take a kid like stephenson.

The would be contenders next year if they got Stephensen. Kid is straight Dirty!!!!!!!! Hopefully Padgett is his boy and can convince him to come!!!!

Why would we not recruit this guy? Do we not need better players? A quick fix...as opposed to..what? A slow fix?

The state of Maryland has the dumbest sports fans in modern american history.

So Gary gets a top-10 player in for an official and you say "go away"? Brilliant.

Exactly. To say that this kid shouldn't be recruited is laughable. Tucker, Dupree, and one or two others who aren't getting playing time could be convinced to head elsewhere.

A mix of mostly 4 year players and a few 1 or 2 year studs seem to work fairly well for UConn , UNC, etc....

By the way, The you tube video should sway your vote either way. I would score 20 in an All-star type scrimmage.

Born Ready will come to MD like Melo goign to cuse and Win a Ring, HE can play in the NBA and start right now at 17.
All Maryland fans should get on your knees and pray James his team mate can talk him to play for MD. HE is the next labron James. Kobe Byrant. Dwayne Wade like talent.

Really is anybody going to care if he comes and MD wins 20 games. Even with Padgett, and Williams coming in next year MD still doesn't have anyone besides GV who who is suspect at best, that can create off the dribble. If Lance comes here which one of you would say that it was a bad decision? I know he would come in here and be an impact right away and for all those recruits on the board that we are trying to lock down will see that they have a chance to come in and make an impact on a team that will lose 4 players 2010. Besides earlying playing time what other reason would a recruit not come here, 1) possible coaching change 2) weak conference. MD has a lot to offer even the average student not just student athletes, Epps had a chance to get the ball rolling for the 2010 recruits but chose to go else where. Big time recruits follow other big time recruits because more often than not they have seen or played with one another in the AAU circles. To get Lance would be an investment in your teams future even if it's for one year.

Mind boggling that some are calling this a quick fix - what would you rather have, a slow and painful death? Because thats where this program is heading unless we start bringing in tier 1 talent, and Lance is that.

I think MD will have several leave the program after this season. Tucker, Dupree, Goins...take your pick. But honestly, are 3 freshmen going to make a huge impact when it comes to turning this team around? Maybe when they are juniors. That said...if they can get this guard, then make it happen.

I still to this day find it that hard to believe that Goins is that bad to where you keep him on the bench this long knowing that the MD low post game is invisible with the players that he is already playing. GW williams is a great coach but he sucks at subbing players in. I think Hayes lost his job along time ago but GW takes a long time removing his guards from the lineup than his bigmen. I have heard a lot about how he developed players but I see players wanting to transfer because they feel left on the shelf which in Tuckers case could really be a confidence killer for him. For college ball players confidence is a major factor in thier game and you wait until the end of the season to put them in and see if they have developed their game, your not going to get a whole lot, but if you give them chances during the year you can build from that. Tucker and Goins may not be stars in the ACC yet but consider you have no low post at all. Your guards are very streaky at best so if hayes can lose his starting spot GW needs to make it know to everyone on that team and give some of the other guys more minutes. Isn't that called coaching anyway?

We really need this kid right now. He Is already bringing some national recruiting attention to the program. I can see him playing really well with Bowie in the backcourt and with two big men coming in we can get milborne in the three spot where he belongs. We're going to be legit in a year or two

In this scenario, I would think they would drop Dave Pearman from scholarship. IIRC, he was told at the beginning of the season that his scholarship would be decided on a year-by-year basis. (Info per Terrapin Times).

Pearman was a walk-on, so I think this would be a no brainer.

I'm convinced that Dupree will be gone after this year. He'll go to Loyola the way of Hassan Fofana. Braxton is not an ACC caliber player and everyone knows it.

Stephenson would be a huge addition, even if only for a year. Right now, we cannot lure a big-time 4-year recruit. We need to build a base with the Born-Ready's of the world.