(2024) PF - Derik Queen to Maryland

[J34]

From yesterday! Everything with DQ is speculation at this point. 

 

[hoosierbgh]

39 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

DQs camp has been very quiet and his thoughts/preferences have not been known really so this is either new or the writers thoughts.  Hard to tell at this point still until pretty reliable people start talking

It makes sense that Maryland could be the leader, they are the home state school and make good use of their bigs. The bit about Houston is more suspect to me. What talented big wants to be relegated to rebounding and doing the dirty work while the rest of the team jacks ups threes? It wouldn't surprise me if he may have been promised he will be one of those jacking up 3s but it still seems like he would be less of a focus in Houston's offense than either Indiana or Maryland's. 

[Scotty R]

1 hour ago, hoosierbgh said:

It makes sense that Maryland could be the leader, they are the home state school and make good use of their bigs. The bit about Houston is more suspect to me. What talented big wants to be relegated to rebounding and doing the dirty work while the rest of the team jacks ups threes? It wouldn't surprise me if he may have been promised he will be one of those jacking up 3s but it still seems like he would be less of a focus in Houston's offense than either Indiana or Maryland's. 

He is comparable to Jarace Walker and Houston helped him be the 8th pick in the draft 

[hoosierbgh]

1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

He is comparable to Jarace Walker and Houston helped him be the 8th pick in the draft 

That is a big stretch. That might be what they are selling Queen but there's very little chance he is used in the same way. His skillset is not even close to Walker's.

[Tasmanian Devil]

2 hours ago, Scotty R said:

He is comparable to Jarace Walker and Houston helped him be the 8th pick in the draft 

Comparable in what way? That they’re both roughly the same height /weight? Queen might be a better outside shooter, but he’s not as athletic as Walker. Besides, guards are featured more in Houston’s system.

[Tasmanian Devil]

3 hours ago, hoosierbgh said:

It makes sense that Maryland could be the leader, they are the home state school and make good use of their bigs. The bit about Houston is more suspect to me. What talented big wants to be relegated to rebounding and doing the dirty work while the rest of the team jacks ups threes? It wouldn't surprise me if he may have been promised he will be one of those jacking up 3s but it still seems like he would be less of a focus in Houston's offense than either Indiana or Maryland's. 

Spot on

[go iu bb]

I really wonder why so many see Maryland as the leader simply because they're the home team. He's played at Montverde in Florida for several years so being away from home obviously doesn't bother him. In addition, his family would be able to watch every game on TV at the other two schools he's considering. 

He may well end up at Maryland, but I suspect that it will be for reasons other than they're the home team unless he grew up a die-hard Maryland fan. If that was the case, why wouldn't he have already committed? More likely he would just feel that Maryland was a better fit for him as far as style of play, promises made on how he'd be used, relationship with the coaches and/or players, etc. I just don't see the fact that it's the hometown team mattering too much since he went away for HS.

[ziggyiu]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

I really wonder why so many see Maryland as the leader simply because they're the home team. He's played at Montverde in Florida for several years so being away from home obviously doesn't bother him. In addition, his family would be able to watch every game on TV at the other two schools he's considering. 

He may well end up at Maryland, but I suspect that it will be for reasons other than they're the home team unless he grew up a die-hard Maryland fan. If that was the case, why wouldn't he have already committed? More likely he would just feel that Maryland was a better fit for him as far as style of play, promises made on how he'd be used, relationship with the coaches and/or players, etc. I just don't see the fact that it's the hometown team mattering too much since he went away for HS.

It's not just that he's from there. There are friends and family that want him close to home after being away during high school. Local businesses have promised a lot of NIL to him. These are businesses with connections to family and friends. UM has shown him the most love and the most consistent love. They promise they'll run things through him. There's something to be said for all of this. He may or may not go there, but there are plenty of reasons for people to consider UM the leader. He's clearly interested in other programs and the opportunities they present. It's reasonable to think him has UM in the lead but wants to check others out because there are things to like about other schools. He's being deliberate and weighing the schools against each other. 

[CoachSS]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

I really wonder why so many see Maryland as the leader simply because they're the home team. He's played at Montverde in Florida for several years so being away from home obviously doesn't bother him.

Well said.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

22 minutes ago, CoachSS said:

Well said.

Welcome aboard sir.  Enjoy the ride and hope to see you as a frequent poster.

[coonhounds]

Welcome aboard sir.  Enjoy the ride and hope to see you as a frequent poster.

I thought coachss was already on here! Welcome aboard if not this is the best group of posters anywhere

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[Demo]

Queen’s catch and finish here. Damn.

[RaceToTheTop]

rockchalktalk.com was predicting prior to yesterday that McNeeley would commit to IU and that Queen would be joining him as they want to play together.  They felt Kansas would continue to monitor Queen's interest in Kansas but likely are moving on to other targets.

[Hoosierfan1901]

8 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

rockchalktalk.com was predicting prior to yesterday that McNeeley would commit to IU and that Queen would be joining him as they want to play together.  They felt Kansas would continue to monitor Queen's interest in Kansas but likely are moving on to other targets.

Really? Got a link?

[RaceToTheTop]

6 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Really? Got a link?

Found it.  It’s actually on through the phog.com, not rockchalk.

https://throughthephog.com/2023/10/15/kansas-basketball-recruiting-liam-mcneeley/

[sweetpain]

Queen scored on like 3 possessions in a row, I think he abused on of those damn Boozers

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[HoosierFan1994]

It is going to be really hard for Derik Queen to tell IU no with Liam and possibly Boogie Fland. Doesn't mean he is coming here. But this increases our chances. 

[DChoosier]

On a positive note:

Liam has called Queen his best friend. That can’t hurt but on the flip side how many friends actually end up committing to the same school? 
Getting Boogie could help Queen see the potential for a good team.

 

On the other hand…

At the moment Maryland seems to be very attractive to kids from the DMV.

Some have posted he has become a NIL focus for Under Armour which is MD based and was founded by a die hard MD grad.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Sunday finale in Vegas

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rob Cassidy and Jason Jordan on Queen's recruitment in light of us landing Liam.

Cassidy:  I’m not sure if Indiana will ultimately land Derik Queen or not, but Liam McNeeley’s pledge adds more legitimacy to a program that is already seeing momentum snowball from a perception standpoint. If turning fellow Montverde Academy alum Jalen Hood-Schifino into a one-and-done lottery pick was the foundation of a new era at Indiana, beating Kansas and Texas for McNeeley was the drywall. There’s power in seeing somebody close to you buy into something, and Queen has had a front row seat. Groupthink goes a long way to putting a mind at ease, after all. Maryland will be a bear to topple here because of the longstanding relationships in place, but the Hoosiers are very much in play, and the McNeeley situation has to have given them some level of boost.

Jordan:  I think it helps, but I don’t know that Derik is sitting down with his family weighing the pros and cons of his decision and writing “Liam’s there” on Indiana’s side. I’ve seen situations like these up close and personal over the years and it’s never a real factor in the end. That said, it’s another voice in Queen’s ear for Mike Woodson, and that actually could make an impact. Now, does that impact tip the scale to Bloomington? I think Maryland will have a lot to say about that. If this drags on I could see McNeeley’s inevitable pitches landing more firmly, but Queen will be in College Park this weekend and if this is a topic for our roundtable, please know that it’s been thrown around at Kevin Willard’s staff meeting as well. Expect all stops to be pulled out for Queen on a visit made for a king.