Maryland Star Melo Trimble Finding the Leadership Voice to Match His Loud Game

Posted by Steve Greenberg on November-30-2015 Add Comments

Melo Trimble was fat, lazy, terrible on defense and a poor leader. Is that harsh? Mean, even? Don’t blame us. The words come from Maryland’s point guard himself.

On the surface, Trimble is the star who, as one of the top freshmen in college basketball last season, paced the 28-win Terrapins in scoring, assists, steals and minutes played. Only, he didn’t feel like a star (see: those unflattering words above).

Call him humble, grounded, a realist; it’s safe to say one needn’t worry about this particular 20-year-old becoming overly enamored of himself and his game. Yet Trimble is the best player on what may be ...

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