Like the rest of Terp Nation, this two-game sojourn into the wilderness of hideous basketball has me concerned. For the most part, I chalked it up to lackluster PG play combined with an inability to hit shots. Both things are fixable.
That was until Mark Turgeon floated out the idea of moving Nick Faust over to point. Now, I'm really concerned. Clearly, Turgeon has given up on Howard as a realistic option at this point. Seth Allen is too shaky and turnover prone to take over PG duties at this point. If Faust is our best option, then I have to wonder if Turgeon has a fixable problem on his hands.
Faust ran the point for the Terps for a period last year and was serviceable. He was even at the controls when the Terps had their biggest and what turned out to be their best win of the year (at-large NCAA worthy Colorado). While I don't think this is a long-term solution, I can be talked into the idea that this may work.
We beat the aforementioned Colorado with an inferior team AND Faust has been a liability shooting the ball. His shots will go down if he is the lead distributor so perhaps this is addition by subtraction. What's more, the Terps are already turning the ball over at a tremendous clip so how much worse can get with Faust at the helm?
This game is a must-win, so tinkering with this idea has me terrified. This is likely to blow up in Turgeon's face or make him look like a genius.
Stay tuned.
Author:
Jeremy
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2013-01-16T16:07:54
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basketball,
game thread,
nc state
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For large stretches of the game, the Terps played a disjointed, frustrating style.
Stoglin was his usual beast self and kept us in the game. It was only at the end of the game did he start jacking up shots outside of the offense.
Padgett showed flashes, Len did too but there just was not enough firepower coming from inside the paint. Pad [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2012-01-08T20:38:37
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nc state,
recap
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The Terps and Wolfpack square off in the final game of the ACC's opening weekend. Thus far, it was a weekend filled with surprises. Clemson upended FSU by 20. Wake squeaked by Virginia Tech while GT and Miami gave Duke and Virginia all they could handle.
Before yesterday's game, the conventional wisdom had Clemson, GT, and Wake at the bottom [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2012-01-08T08:08:13
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thread,
nc state,
acc opener
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NC State shot 2-17 from three. That won't happen tomorrow against Duke. NC State took a whopping 80 shots. The Terps actually outrebounded NC State 43-42; but State had 17 offensive rebounds to Maryland's 10. The Terps also turned the ball over 15 times to State's 8.
If NC State could shoot worth a lick; we'd have gotten blown out of the g [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2011-03-10T19:21:51
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nc state,
acc tournament
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The Terps had every reason to call it quits at halftime tonight. Down 10 points and playing their 3rd game in 5 days; lesser teams would have folded. Gary was able to rally the troops despite the adversity. In particular, Greivis Vasquez, Jordan Williams, Adrian Bowie, and Dino Gregory all made key plays to lead the comeback.Dino had the block hea [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2010-02-17T21:36:52
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game recaps,
nc state,
comebacks
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Maryland is back. Yes I'm prepared to say that. Tonight's game was the most all-around dominating performance I've seen in years. The scary thing was that NC State played relatively well and they got blown out! Everybody came to play. Mibourne lit it up, Mosley did all the little things, and Hayes hit a big shot or two. Even Gregory played hi [...] Read More »
The Wolfpack are riding high after soundly defeating the Duke Blue Devils on Wednesday. Now they must take to the road and try to beat a Maryland team that seems to have found its confidence.As Terp fans we rarely look at things from the other teams perspective. If we were State fans, we'd be terrified of a "letdown" after their huge Duke victory [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2010-01-22T21:13:32
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nc state,
game threads,
insidemdsports
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It's official. DeShawn Painter announced tonight that he will enroll at NC State. This is turning into a depressing night in the DC area. Besides Painter picking an ACC bottom feeder over Maryland; the Caps are in the process of embarrassing themselves in the NHL playoffs. But I digress.Landing Painter would have been really nice; but it is rid [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2009-05-13T17:42:10
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deshawn painter,
recruiting,
nc state
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I hate not being able to watch these games. With all due respect to Johnny Holiday, listening to him doing the broadcast is infuriating. The guy misses things and won't tell you what happened until 5 seconds after the play is over. I ended up just listening to the crowd in the background to determine whether it was a positive or negative play.Th [...] Read More »
Author:
Gregg
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2008-10-25T20:08:20
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bowl eligibility,
nc state
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Maryland's 20 point win yesterday felt more like surgery than a game. NC State could not compete. Everything seemed like a methodical march to inevitability. Jones and Strawberry were unstoppable. Forcing their will on to their opponents. Yet, there were the freshman. Cool and focused decision makers. Dishing out dimes as needed and not turning the [...] Read More »
Author:
Jeremy
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2007-03-04T17:13:33
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gary williams,
nc state
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