There are certainly a lot of other important issues facing Maryland as they head into ACC play. Based on how the non-conference schedule has played out, it is safe to say the Terps will not be dancing unless they can make some noise in the ACC. Let’s face it, 8-8 isn’t going to do it. Instead of piling my opinion on top of other opinions that I pretty much agree 100% with, I’m going to take a look at Greivis Vasquez’s run at the scoring title at the University of Maryland.
As of now Greisvis is sitting in 9th place on the all time scoring list. He has 1,749 points and is breathing down the neck of Keith Booth who is sitting at the very patriotic total of 1,776. However, in order for Greivis to catch the great Juan Dixon, he is going to have to score 520 more points. The way I figure there are roughly 20 games left, that is assuming we play 3 post season games between the ACC Tournament, and God willing the NCAA Tournament. If 20 is the number of games we have left Greivis is going to have to average 26 points a game to catch Juan. If I were Juan, and assuming he doesn’t want to lose his number 1 spot. I’d be breathing a little easier. Earlier in the year, Greivis would have needed a 23 points per game average to take over number one, and though he has been pouring in points as of late, his slow start really hurt him.
The good news for Greivis is that second place is much more reasonable. Len Bias has scored 2,149 Maryland points, which puts him just 400 points a head of Greivis (wow, got some easy math for this one!). For Greivis to score 400 points, he’d need to average 20 points per game throughout the rest of the season. Easy? No. Easier than averaging 26 points per game? Yes.
In the grand scheme of things where Greivis Vasquez finishes on the overall points list at the University of Maryland is pretty irrelevant. He is going to be mostly remembered for how he and his team performs on his last run through conference play. And the answer to that question begins to reveal itself tomorrow. I can’t wait!
Tags: Greivis Vasquez, Juan Dixon, Keith Booth, Len Bias
We also need to start keeping an eye on rebounds and assists as well. He is going to down as one of the more accomplished individual players. What will ultimately define him is how far this team goes in the post season.
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