Happy MLK Day everyone. I hope that whatever you are doing that you have time to contemplate what today is supposed to be about. It's not just a "day off" but a moment to honor the struggle of a people and ability of love to triumph over hate.
While Baltimore and it's expats (me!!) are trying to come down from yesterday's high, the Terps give us plenty of reason to remember the lows as well as the highs.
The first half at UNC was the worst we've seen all year from Turgeon's crew. The whole lot of them was completely lost. The second half got better (they finally topped 30 points!) but some if not all could be attributed to UNC protecting a 20 point lead.
Still, cutting the lead to 10 gave me some reason for optimism heading into the BC game but not much. The Terps cannot stop turning the ball over and no one can hit a jump shot. No one can win that way.
Pe'shon Howard has me longing for the point guard skills of DJ Strawberry. He's atrocious. 7 turnovers in 14 minutes is as bad as it gets. It was as if UNC was playing 6 on 4 when Pe was in the game.
Roddy Peters can't get here soon enough.
The dreadful shooting is something else. While having a PG who can get the team into the half court set has a lot to do with guys getting good looks, that's not the only problem. Faust and Wells are shooting guards who can't hit jumpers (this seems to be a never ending problem with Maryland). The guys who can shoot (Aronhalt and Allen) are stone cold. Alex Len had as many made jumpers on Saturday as the entire back court.
Tomorrow, the Terps are home against a lower tier BC team. It's a get well game. Still, I won't be happy unless the Terps score 70+ points. Otherwise, we are staring at back-to-back shellackings at the hands of Duke and FSU.
The schedule does ease up after that but the goal should be to win 2 of the next 3 games and the Terps will be in position to finish the season well.
Author:
Jeremy
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2013-01-21T14:03:43
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basketball,
game threads,
bc
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Randy Edsall sucks as a tactical game coach. End of Story. The last eight minutes of the game against BC were a clinic on how to coach a game to lose.
The Terps force a turnover inside the BC 40-yard line and instead of putting the game away; Edsall goes conservative and BC forces a three and out. We punt it back to BC and play a prevent de [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2012-10-27T14:27:14.89
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football,
bc,
edsall
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The Terps open up a huge four game stretch this evening when they host BC. In succession, the Terps are home with BC, at UVA, home vs. Miami and at Georgia Tech.
If the Terps go 4-0, they are on the bubble. That would put the Terps at 8-6 in the ACC and 18-10 overall. It starts tonight. BC is terrible and the Terps must beat them. It's a [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2012-02-16T14:37:58
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bc,
basketball,
thread
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The 2-5 Terps welcome the 1-6 Eagles to the "The Sieve" today. In the world of college football; this game is as about irrelevant as it gets. Few will watch the game in College Park. The poor attendance is mostly due to the woeful record the Terps bring to the game; but I hope part of the sparseness we'll see at the Sieve is due to the disgust tha [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2011-10-29T07:28:42
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bc,
game thread
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This afternoon's contest is simple for Maryland. The ACC is wide open. There are plenty of winnable road games on the slate and the Terps need to take their share. One slipped away on Tuesday and the Terps can't afford a repeat performance.Greivis Vasquez needs to trust his teammates more. He selfishly cost Maryland the game against Wake. I ca [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2010-01-16T08:47:50
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bc,
game threads
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I know it's an anti-climactic way to end the football season, playing to not have to go to Boise for the holidays, especially two days after a big basketball win, but the Terps football squad looks to end the season on a good note today.Will the good Terps show up? Will they go in and do like FSU did last week and ruin BC's senior day and cost th [...] Read More »
Author:
Gregg
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2008-11-29T16:03:54
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bc,
football,
game threads
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