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Now imagine had they played 40 minutes like that. This team is pretty frustrating. Play like poop in the first half and then have to dig out of a big hole in the 2nd. Wash rinse repeat. 15 points or less in 2 first halves in the past 2 weeks is pathetic
I hear ya and you've got me wanting Turgeon gone finally. But they play hard, they make their FTs, and they close games.
The free throws are big. If they can keep making them, they'll win a decent number of games. When they miss, it turns into the Seton Hall game.Uruk-Hai said:
This is actually one of their better NCS under Turgeon
I don't know why either. It's become comical at this point. It's not that hard to build a solid schedule that will impress the computer metrics. I suspect that if Turgeon were a baseball guy, he would look strictly at RBIs and batting average instead of the advanced statistics available.This is actually one of their better NCS under Turgeon
You're preaching to the choir with me. I don't understand it.
Maybe @Rich Conway has some insight.
Maybe, though I believe it's cost him at least two tourney appearances by not even trying. Having a couple of OOC losses against good teams isn't a death knell and the advantage if you win some of them is exponential.
He should do all of those things. The other thing that all power 5 teams should be doing is avoiding the games against the worst 75 teams in D1. If you need a real tuneup game, play a D2 team so it doesn't count on the computers. Then instead of playing against the teams ranked 250-360 in KenPom, schedule games against teams ranked 100-200. Play Bucknell, Colgate, and Harvard instead of Mount St. Mary's, North Carolina A&T, and Navy. The end result on the computer strength-of-schedule ranking would be dramatic.
In talking to a D1 coach this year about their decision to schedule a D2 game where they needed a game to fill their schedule, the coach indicated that had they played that D2 team last year instead of beating NC AT&T (?? can’t remember exactly which crap team), that their RPI would’ve been 7 spots higher. Beating a crap D1 caused their RPI to drop 7 spots compared to beating a D2. Crazy.
I thought Henry was good last night as well. He's been a nice surprise. For sure, many dumb Ward mistakes and he kept his cool. Good to see him knock down that three.
He's a local kid (Ben Davis HS Indianapolis).
Terps shot incredibly well. Way too many turnovers, and I didn't see much ball movement. Miss half of those made threes with the shot clock at two and it's a very different story. Still, they played well. I'm not yet convinced they can generate easy shots in the weave and heave offense.
Agree, and I think that'll show Monday when Sparty spanks them.
) them. I could see the Buckeyes falling into that as the first half wore on.
Everyone below UM & MSU are Maryland's peers. They beat Nebraska on a last-second shot, lost to Purdue by two, had their hands full with Indiana. I think OSU is pretty good, though you may be right that they end up NIT. Winning road games in-conference is hard, especially for a team as young as Maryland.
So that's what happens when Teske and Simpson are the two best players in a game. Err, only two players.
Yeah, Iggy and Matthews were no-shows. Poole was actually their key player in the first half. Not sure why the announcers were so down on him. He did play poorly most of the second half though.
Stay classy and learn to win. If you are going to talk crap, at least be man enough to do it prior to the game.
Yeah so inconsistent.
Michigan was not going undefeated. It was actually a pretty good time to lose one there.
Hi Jon,
Not a problem. That was a big win for Bucky. Everybody here is being respectful of other teams, just did not see the point.
Was shocked it was still a one possession game until that intentional foul call at the end. Never seen Beilein so upset in a game over a call.
It’s an F1. Rarely called under those circumstances, but correct under the rule as written.
They need to change the rule, then, as it applies to something like that. Hell, the play against Haap right after was much more severe, IMO, and wasn't called at all.
Beilein had a right to be mad because it’s normally not called, but under the rules a foul off the ball to stop the clock is an F1. They should change it, or call it consistently.
The second one. Fouling the worst ft shooter away from the ball cant be an option.
The announcers last night kept mentioning their core was mainly freshman and sophomores. Maryland's a real solid team and they should close the gap on MSU significantly next year as that core matures into sophomores and juniors. MSU shouldn't lose anyone of significance for next year either but I think Maryland takes a big step forward. Bad scheduling luck this year that Maryland doesn't get a home game against MSU. That game would be a toss up.
