Ready or Not, Football Season is Here

September 1st, 2010 by chrisbixler

The disappointing season for Maryland has been discussed more than any fan would care to see in print.  It is officially time to turn the page.  The season is a mere couple of days away, and while Maryland is not likely to compete for an ACC title, an improvement of any significance is going to be needed to help rebuild some momentum within the program.  Luckily for the Terps, they have a reason to come out focused and prepared.

Despite the poor season last year, there are a few things that are exciting for me.  First of all, the Terps have a QB that can make some plays with his feet.  That is something that seems to be a staple for some of Ralph Friedgen’s better teams. If Jamar Robinson can provide enough of a threat with his feet, it may help open up the rushing game.  Secondly, Torrey Smith is back.  The man seems focused and intent on being a force this year.  If he improves again this year, us Maryland fans are going to be in for a real treat.  And lastly, Da’rel Scott is healthy.  The man can fly, and if the line is able to give him any holes, he could be back to being an All-ACC quality back.  Those three reasons alone give me some hope that this season is going to be an improvement.

Sometimes it is nice to schedule a cupcake to try and work out the kinks.  Maryland is facing Navy, with the newly commissioned Crab Bowl up for grabs.  They have had the nasty taste of last season in their mouth all off season.  Everything you have read, seems to indicate the Terps are really using it as motivation for this season.  This opener with the middies should have their attention.  And if they don’t, Maryland could be on the wrong end of a disaster.

Any opponent where you practice facing their offense without the ball is unique to say the least.  As I mentioned earlier the Terps have the benefit of having the entire summer to prepare for Navy.  This game is going to tell us a lot about the character of the team.  There is a potential budding rivalry, and a national tv audience to show that last year was a fluke.  If this team is going to improve over last season, this game is going to have to be the first step in what is going to be a long and daunting task.  For more on Navy, be sure to check out our Q and A session on Turtledroppings with the Birddog Blog.

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Move On But Don’t Forget

August 26th, 2010 by bobwevodau

The 2009 Maryland Football Campaign was a complete disaster.  Only the craftiest of DC spin doctors could claim otherwise, and that would be a job I’m sure most of them would pass on.  And though you can’t spin any good news out of the 2009 season, you can take what you’ve learned and try to make something positive out of the mess.  I guess you could use the old adage about life giving you lemons.

The true tragedy of last season would be if the Terps fail to use it as motivation for 2010.  By all accounts, that doesn’t seem to be the plan, and I for one am relieved.  There are actually Football Programs out there who have omitted bad seasons from their media guide.  But that would be a huge mistake for Ralph Friedgen and his young squad.  We need to make sure the 2-10 season is on everyone’s mind, because just like sticking your finger in an electric socket, sometimes you need that unpleasant experience to really drive home the main point.

After all, in the war of Texas Independence before a big battle no one ever said, “No matter what happens nobody mention what happened at that church in San Antonio!” Of course not.  They said “Remember the Alamo!”.  And the rest is history.  Now comparing the 2009 Terps against the defenders of the Alamo is a little…well, wrong.  It does show you that hiding your losses is counterproductive.

Now I’m not privy to what is discussed in the locker room and on the practice field, but from what I have seen on Terrapin Rising, and reading in the local paper, no one is hiding from 2009, and to me that is a good sign.  The 2010 season is going to be tough.  We are going to be facing a lot of difficult match ups that are going to go down to the wire.   How this team responds to those games is going to make the difference in whether or not we go bowling, and let there be no doubt that Ralph Friedgen’s, and possibly James Franklin’s, jobs depend on us playing in late December (I’m not going to shoot for a January Bowl), or whether we fall short of 6 wins.

And in a season where the line between success and disaster is razor thin, we need all the motivation we can get.  If the memory of 2-10 helps us pull out a game or two, then why would we not embrace that motivation?  Sure it stinks to put a 2-10 final standing in the record books, but following that season up with another clunker isn’t much fun either.  If they can feed off that memory we can make the best of a bad situation.  If they don’t, or worse yet, choose not to, then we Terp fans could be looking at another finger in the light socket of a season.

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Early, Early Picks for ACC Basketball–2010-11

May 13th, 2010 by Brandon Rink

Here’s a simulcast with my daily ACC blog at On The B. Rink…

Last couple weeks, we looked at the early entrants and the grads–but how about the ACC players coming back and how the ACC dominoes fall next season?

The News & Observer puts together an early projected starting lineup yearly with early entrants/graduation/new recruits factored in and here’s my early picks based off how the ACC is looking at this point.

1. Duke Blue Devils

2009-10: 13-3, first
G Kyrie Irving, fr.
G Seth Curry, soph. (20.2 ppg @ Liberty)
G Nolan Smith, sr. (17.4 ppg)
F Kyle Singler, sr. (17.7 ppg)
F Mason Plumlee, soph. (3.7 ppg)
Bench: G Andre Dawkins, F Miles Plumlee, F Ryan Kelly, F Josh Hairston

Outlook: Loooooooooooooooaded. They will be a unanimous choice for the ACC and one of the top teams in the country.

2. Florida State Seminoles

2009-10: 10-6, third
G Derwin Kitchen, sr. (8.1 ppg)
G Deividas Dulkys, jr. (8.7 ppg)
G Michael Snaer, soph. (8.8 ppg)
F Chris Singleton, jr. (10.2 ppg)
F Xavier Gibson, jr. (5.5 ppg)
Bench: G Luke Loucks, F Terrance Shannon, PG Ian Miller, F Okaro White, F Jon Kreft

Outlook: No Alabi, no problem? That’s what I’m saying–the cupboard isn’t bare at FSU and if there’s a year that Hamilton’s Noles make a run–it has to be this season.

3. Virginia Tech Hokies

2009-10: 10-6, fourth
G Malcolm Delaney, sr. (20.2 ppg)
G Dorenzo Hudson, sr. (12.0 ppg)
F Terrell Bell, sr. (6.1 ppg)
F Victor Davila, jr. (5.3 ppg)
F Jeff Allen, sr. (15.2 ppg)
Bench: F J.T. Thompson, G Erick Green, F Jarell Eddie, F Allan Chaney, F Cadarian Raines, F Manny Atkins, G Ben Boggs

Outlook: The time is now in Blacksburg as they return everybody. Greenberg needs to advance past simply making the ever-elusive NCAA Tourney, but win some games in said tourney.

4. North Carolina Tar Heels

2009-10: 5-11, 10th
G Larry Drew II, jr. (8.5 ppg)
G Reggie Bullock, fr.
F Harrison Barnes, fr.
F John Henson, soph. (5.7 ppg)
F Tyler Zeller, jr. (9.3 ppg)
Bench: F Will Graves, G Dexter Strickland, PG Kendall Marshall, G Leslie McDonald

Outlook: The Tar Heels are an interesting squad to watch this season because they had such a fall from grace last season. Heels are still young and Williams will have quite a coaching job to do to get UNC back to the top.

5. Maryland Terrapins

2009-10: 13-3, second
G Adrian Bowie, sr. (4.8 ppg)
G Sean Mosley, jr. (10.1 ppg)
G Cliff Tucker, sr. (5.7 ppg)
F Dino Gregory, sr. (4.2 ppg)
F Jordan Williams, soph. (9.6 ppg)
Bench: F James Padgett, G Terrell Stoglin, F Mychal Parker, PG Pe’Shon Howard

Outlook: Terps lose three of their biggest starters from last season with Vasquez, Hayes, and Milbourne, but they have a talented group coming back. Sean Mosley has to step into the go-to-guy role and Jordan Williams has to expand his role in the paint for the Terps to stay here.

6. Clemson Tigers

2009-10: 9-7, sixth
G Demontez Stitt, sr. (11.4 ppg)
G Tanner Smith, jr. (8.7 ppg)
F Milton Jennings, soph. (3.2 ppg)
F Devin Booker, soph. (4.5 ppg)
F Jerai Grant, sr. (7.2 ppg)
Bench: G Noel Johnson, G Andre Young, G Donte Hill, F Bryan Narcisse

Outlook: The Tigers are in transition between philosophies with a new coach in Brownell and lose star forward Trevor Booker, but this team still has the guns to compete in a wide-open(past Duke) ACC.

7. N.C. State Wolfpack

2009-10: 5-11, 11th
G Javier Gonzalez, sr. (9.5 ppg)
G Lorenzo Brown, fr.
F C.J. Leslie, fr.
F Richard Howell, soph. (4.9 ppg)
F Tracy Smith, sr. (16.5 ppg)
Bench: PG Ryan Harrow, G Scott Wood, G C.J. Williams, F DeShawn Painter, F Jordan Vandenberg

Outlook: Expectations should be high in Raleigh with a talented crew coming in and back. If Lowe can capture the magic of the ACC Tourney run to the semis, the Pack can go far, but I’m staying a bit skeptical on them.

8. Miami Hurricanes

2009-10: 4-12, 12th
G Durand Scott, soph. (10.3 ppg)
G Malcolm Grant, jr. (9.6 ppg)
G DeQuan Jones, jr. (5.7 ppg)
F Julian Gamble, jr. (3.5 ppg)
F Reggie Johnson, soph. (6.4 ppg)
Bench: G Rion Brown, G Garrius Adams, G Antoine Allen, F Donnavan Kirk

Outlook: Miami will be a trendy pick this season, but I’m on the fence with them. I  like Scott and Johnson, but Miami has a lot to prove right now.

9. Virginia Cavaliers

2009-10: 5-11, ninth
G Jontel Evans, soph. (2.4 ppg)
G Sammy Zeglinski, jr. (8.9 ppg)
G K.T. Harrell, fr.
F Mike Scott, sr. (12.0 ppg)
F James Johnson, fr.
Bench: PG Billy Baron, F Will Regan, F Assane Sene, G Joe Harris, G Mustapha Farrakhan, F Will Sherrill

Outlook: I had the ‘Hoos at ninth in my early, early picks last season and that’s where they finished–completely new team coming to play next season with Bennett cleaning house, but they have some talent.

10. Boston College Eagles

2009-10: 6-10, eighth
G Reggie Jackson, jr. (12.9 ppg)
G Dallas Elmore, jr. (3.9 ppg)
F Corey Raji, sr. (11.4 ppg)
F Joe Trapani, sr. (14.1 ppg)
F Josh Southern, sr. (4.4 ppg)
Bench: PG Biko Paris, F Courtney Dunn

Outlook: New system, several transfers, and a squad of mostly unproven, consistently, players at this level–hard to get behind the Eagles at this point.

11. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2009-10: 7-9, seventh
G Moe Miller, sr. (3.9 ppg)
G Iman Shumpert, jr. (10.0 ppg)
G Glen Rice Jr., soph. (5.4 ppg)
F Kammeon Holsey, r-fr.
F Brad Sheehan, sr. (1.2 ppg)
Bench: G Brian Oliver, PG Mfon Udofia, F Daniel Miller

Outlook: The Jackets return all of their primary guards, but the problem falls with losing the three best players off last year’s team with Favors, Lawal, and Peacock in the paint. I will stay cautious on Georgia Tech because I’m not sure the Jackets’ guards can carry them.

12. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

2009-10: 9-7, fifth
G Tony Chennault, fr.
G C.J. Harris, soph. (9.9 ppg)
F Ari Stewart, soph. (7.3 ppg)
F Tony Woods, jr. (4.6 ppg)
F Carson Derosiers, fr.
Bench: F Travis McKie, F Melvin Tabb, G J.T. Terrell, F Ty Walker, G Gary Clark

Outlook: New coach Jeff Bzdelik has a project on his hands, but the cupboard isn’t totally bare. If he can get the Deacs back to the NCAA Tourney, Bzdelik did a great coaching job.

Who’s too high? Who’s underrated? Can anyone knock off Duke? Early NCAA Tourney bid predictions?

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A Maryland Miracle That Missed vs. Michigan State – Bijan Bayne of DC Basketball

March 23rd, 2010 by bijanbayne

Why do you have to be a heartbreaker?
Is it a lesson that I never knew?
Gotta get out of the spell that I’m under
My love for you- Dionne Warwick

How can one face a keyboard after Maryland’s men’s basketball team, prepared by regular season comebacks against Clemson (from a 15-point deficit) and N.C. State (down 10 at halftime), nearly snatched one from Sparty’s green jaws? Who has words? (maybe Earvin Johnson really is “Magic”).

Yesterday was heartrenching to say the least. Even the diehards must have given up, when the Big Ten entry led by 16 with twelve minutes to play, then a daunting nine with two minutes showing.

Be careful what you wish for.

When all appeared lost, but the Terps drew tantalizingly closer, I wished they would go out fighting. Make it a game. Display the heart they’ve shown erasing previous deficits. But alas, these were Tom Izzo’s boys, tough as nails and not the dregs of the ACC. That was a poor choice of wishes.

But the impossible happened (the defense, finally tightened up after a shameful first 37 minutes), and Greivis gave us an improbable 83-82 edge. Now Sparty appeared short on time, given the demands of an end-to-end rush. I just hoped the guys didn’t foul. I was not only shocked, I was prepared to watch Maryland, and see thousands of Terps’ faithful in St. Louis next week, where I will attend a men’s regional final. All this with Kansas eliminated from the field (Jayhwak fans can drive to St. Louis, and would have dominated the gym). But it was not to be.

The shot went in (Terp Nation rollercoastered from utter disbelief to utter disbelief).

Despite not having recovered, and having a former schoolmate who has yet to hear from a brother who attended the game in Spokane, I salute the men of Maryland for winning a share of the ACC crown, supporting one of the NCAA’s best individual players, giving Gary their all (especially at the end of games), and exceeding preseason expectations. If it couldn’t end on a positive note, they went down like they went in.

It’s been a tournament of surprises, from Cornell to St. Mary’s. Maryland was not wiped out by supposedly inferior competition, as some storied programs (one even local to D.C. ) were. They merely ran out of miracles.

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Terps Enter Post Season and What Ride It Has Been So Far

March 9th, 2010 by chrisbixler

It is hard to believe the regular season has come and gone already, but we are sitting here preparing for the ACC Tournament.  For the Terps, there will not be any anxious moments on Selection Sunday unlike seasons of recent past.  Instead Maryland is entering the ACC Tournament on a roll leaving a wake of memorable games behind.  There hasn’t been a season that has been so entertaining to watch in years for us Terps fans.

The run really starts with Cliff Tucker’s buzzer beater against Georgia Tech.  That is one of those games that I will remember forever.  I don’t think I am kidding when I say I have seen that shot fall over 100 times.  From that moment on, it seems as though Maryland is having one of those years where the things that happen just leave you shaking your head.

I don’t think any of us will forget Greivis Vasquez’s 41 points in the double overtime thriller at Virginia Tech.  I know a lot of fans from other teams can’t stand watching him, and at times I can’t say I blame them, but flat out this guy wants to win.  I don’t think anyone will argue that the Terps are not sitting atop the ACC without him this year.

Follow that up with the win on Senior Night against Duke, and I don’t think you could have scripted it any better for the last home game of Vasquez, Eric Hayes, and Landon Milbourne.  Even though I was watching the game up here in Boston, you couldn’t help but feel the emotion in the Comcast Center that night.  It was a great scene watching the players celebrate the big win with the students on the floor.  Now if we could just control what happens on Route 1 after those wins, and we might be on to something.

Looking ahead the Terps enter the ACC tournament as the number two seed and will face the winner of Thursday nights game between Georgia Tech and UNC.   I for one can not wait for the tournament to start.  The way this season has played out so far, it might be one of those special seasons.  I don’t know how deep into March this season will last, but I know I am going to sit back and enjoy every moment of that.  We are lucky to have a player like Greivis Vasquez leading the Terps going into the post season.  He has been one of those rare players to come through College Park, and I am going to cherish every second he is on the court.  GO TERPS!

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Week 15 and 16 Basketball Power Poll

March 5th, 2010 by dtucker

Sorry about the lack of posts from me recently – I’ve been tied up with preparing/taking the LSAT. Here are your latest Power Polls:

Week 15
1. Duke – 1.00
2. Maryland – 2.25
3. Wake – 3.75
4. Virginia Tech – 4.00
5. Clemson – 5.00
6. Florida State – 6.00
7. Georgia Tech – 6.125
8. Virginia – 7.875
9. Boston College – 9.375
10. North Carolina – 10.625
11. North Carolina State & Miami (tie) – 11

Week 16:
1. Duke – 1.00
2. Maryland – 2.00
3. Clemson – 3.57
4. Virginia Tech – 4.57
5. Wake – 5.00
6. Florida State – 5.28
7. Georgia Tech – 6.57
8. Boston College/UVA – 8.71 (TIE)
10. NC State – 10.28
11. UNC – 10.57
12. Miami – 11.71

As you can see, the only consensus in the conference this year are that Maryland and Duke are the top 2 teams and Miami is at the bottom. The rest? Draw numbers, straws, whatever you want. It seems to change on a daily basis. Should make the ACC Tournament really interesting! Speaking of the ACC tournament, I’ll be doing a preview of Maryland’s chances of winning it, what it means if they don’t win it, and what seed Maryland will likely receive. So stay tuned!

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A Theme Emerges: Terps Down Duke on Senior Day, Exhibit Mettle

March 5th, 2010 by bijanbayne

Anyone who has watched the current incarnation of Maryland men’s basketball over the last three weeks has observed a pattern.

Fight.

The comeback win at N.C. State. The Georgia Tech scrape. The reversal of fortune during the recent Clemson game. The Terps, who haven’t lost since the Feb. 13 blowout by Duke, are warriors. Last night it was a ranked team that fell, #4 Duke by a margin of 79-72, with Maryland demonstrating valor under fire. It isn’t just Greivis either- even when he disappears for a spell, or is getting a well-deserved break, others fill in with courageous clutch shots (particulary Adrian Bowie). While the team still has to travel to U.Va. to close out the campaign, they are one of the hottest college teams in the country going into their hallowed conference tournament, and have considerably improved their NCAA seeding lot.  I wouldn’t wanna face ‘em.

The manner in which Maryland has pulled out close ones, and erased deficits, has stoked the confidence of Jordy Williams. I don’t see how anyone could have hoped for more, going into 2009-10, than a tie for ACC season honors. It’s difficult to imagine one of Duke’s Three S’s (the big three) beating out Vazquez for ACC Player of the Year. Malcolm Delaney has a stronger argument.

Did you see Greivis’ dad after the game? That’s where the emotion comes from. These guys deserved a farewell court storm, and should still be on a cloud above College Park.

The season is far from over, but the foundation has been laid for far more than a token NCAA run. If recent past is prologue, we should all fasten our seat belts.

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The Hokie Hurdle

February 27th, 2010 by bobwevodau

Remember back to when you were a kid.  You would be sitting there with a lump of spinach on your plate and a big ole chocolate cake sitting on the counter.   But before you could get any of the cake you had to finish your spinach.  It was a terrible predicament, yet sitting here on Saturday morning typing away we are looking at the sports equivalent of it.  Today is a big day for the Terps.  Not so much for what would happen today, but for what it will set up next week.  A win today sets up the most anticipated home basketball game since perhaps the 2002 season.

Every year we get Duke at home, it’s pretty much guaranteed by the schedule, but what the schedule can’t guarantee is how important the game will be at that time.  Well imagine we are playing Duke for a share of the top spot in the ACC, imagine it’s Senior night for one of the most accomplished players in Maryland history (Congratulations to Greivis on climbing to #4 on the All-Time scoring list at Maryland).  Imagine that it’s to avenge a game earlier in the year where the Terps were completely dominated.  Put all those ingredients together and you have every Maryland fan’s chocolate cake.

But as mom and dad point out “Ain’t nobody getting any chocolate cake until their spinach is gone”.  Now no offense to Virginia Tech, but even all these years later, I still don’t feel as though they are truly an ACC school (though I’m starting to get there).  This is a game no one gets excited for, unless you perhaps have family ties.  If I could rank the games I’d like to see in person each year they don’t crack the top 5 (Top 5 would be Duke, UNC, Wake, Clemson, and NC State).  Yet I do not expect this to be a walk over, quite the contrary, I think this is going to be a hard fought battle that goes down to the bitter end, and just like the plate of spinach, the Hokies could end up on top at the end of the day.

And this is where I’m glad I’m not Gary Williams, if I were I’d already be thinking about the cake, I’d have no desire to scarf down the spinach, but unlike me, the Terps have to take it one game at a time.  If we can’t beat Virginia Tech, we will still play Duke next week, but it certainly won’t mean as much.  So here’s to hoping the Terps can get the job done today in Blacksburg, because if they do, we have a pretty awesome dessert on tap, and I know a lot of Terps fans that are craving chocolate.

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Notes on Virginia Tech

February 26th, 2010 by Matt

You’re bound to hear it mentioned that Virginia Tech is 6-0 at home this season in ACC play and to be sure they have played much better at home than on the road.  At home their scoring margin is +41 in six games while their road margin is -33 with losses to bottom dwellers Miami, Boston College and North Carolina. It is worth taking a closer look at their home wins however as four of the Hokies home wins against Boston College, North Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest were by an average of just over three points. That isn’t exactly a Final Four caliber collection of teams either. In the two best home wins (Clemson and Wake Forest) that Virginia Tech has the Hokies shot 93 free throws to their opponents 48. Their margin of victory in those games was 15 points and yet they made 38 more free throws than either the Tigers or Deacons made. Virginia Tech won both those games because Clemson and Wake Forest were foolish enough to keep fouling even when they were ahead in the 2nd half. If you are able to keep from fouling the Hokies they struggle to score in the half court with a roster that consists mostly of role players. Malcolm Delaney may be near the top of the ACC in scoring per game but shoots a horrendous 36% from the floor and 23.7% from outside the arc in conference play. To put it simply Delaney’s ability to draw fouls is the only thing that makes him a legitimate offensive threat. Dorenzo Hudson and Jeff Allen are decent options but often get into trouble trying to do more than they are capable of doing. Both have a history of letting their emotions get the better of them and making dumb mistakes that cost their team. Besides those three J.T. Thompson is probably the best scoring threat off the bench and may give Maryland some problems on the inside as he is very aggressive and has a decent jumper and post moves. In contrast to some of Maryland’s recent opponents Virginia Tech has some vulnerabilities on the interior and I look for Gary Williams to use Jordan Williams to exploit that. Jeff Allen has had a habit of picking up early fouls and if the Terps can get him on the bench it will further limit the Hokies pedestrian offense. There will be some chances for offensive rebounds and interior scoring for the Terps against a modestly talented Hokies front court.

The one area that Seth Greenberg’s team excels in is team defense. The Hokies play some of the best half court defense in the ACC and will make you work for every possession on offense. Their pressure will frustrate opponents into taking bad shots that turn into run out opportunities for Virginia Tech. When opponents dribble penetrate the help defender will always swipe at the ball to get steals and deflections. Their defense really feeds their offense to a large extent. Terrell Bell is Seth Greenberg’s defensive stopper and he will almost surely get assigned the task of trying to shut down Greivis Vasquez. The excellent passing and offensive motion of Maryland versus the half court defense of Virginia Tech will be an interesting matchup. Note that Boston College’s flex offense gave the Hokies real trouble in both games they played against the Eagles. Virginia Tech is the only road venue that the seniors have not won a game in their four years at Maryland.

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Another Comeback, and Greivis a Naismith Nominee

February 25th, 2010 by bijanbayne

The Terps showed NCAA tourney level (or more immediately, ACC tourney level) resolve again, overcoming a 15-point deficit to defeat Clemson 88-79. Naismith Trophy nominee Greivis Vazquez led the charge with 13 assists and 15 points, and Sean Mosley scored 20. This only a week after Maryland’s steely comeback win over an N.C. State squad they trailed on the road by six with 9:53 to play and ended up beating by nine.

It was Déjà vu all over again. Of course, the Terps have been untouchable at the Comcast Center. But of late (throw out the blowout by Duke, they’ve been untouchable period). One reason has been frosh Jordan Williams, who chipped in a much-needed 18 last night. As I’ve stated, this unit will travel as far as Greivis’ supporting scorers can carry them. An off night by the best-of-the-rest, and they are sunk, whether the opponent is in conference, or next month’s Madness.

Hats off to Vazquez for being named a Naismith finalist (one of 30).

We were outrebounded again (this time 39-32), but Maryland sank  eight of 13 three-pointers, the Tigers heaved 30 and only made 11 for their efforts. A 20-7 overall mark, and 10-3 in the ACC is all one could have asked for this club to achieve so far, going into this season. They could lose out in their remaining two conference contests, and be bounced in the first round of the ACC tournament, and still earn like a five seed in the ncaa’S.

That wouldn’t be an ideal finish, and this bunch seems more capable than that. They’ll have to prove by pairing together two halves of sound basketball (most forgave last week’s sorry first 30 minutes vs. State as a side effect of a scheduling nightmare).

The nightmare is over, now we can dream.

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