The Terps lost yesterday do the South Carolina Gamecocks 75-67. This game solidifies what a disappointing season 2004-2005 was. The ACC are the cream of the crop. How they couldn't beat another mediocre team is unanswerable. The team lacks on the court leaders which I hope is fixed before the start of next season. If anyone can fix this team, Gary Williams can and will. As much as I hated they went to the NIT, I thought at least they would win it.
I know I haven't published much about the Terps lately. Well, it's because I have been watching the real tournament, the NCAA Tournament, even with my bracket shot to hell. UNC is the only ACC team left, so I am rooting for them at this point. Sure, the Terps are doing in the NIT, but I really don't care that much. I haven't watched one minute of it, and I don't plan to either. Maryland should win, and if they don't, who really cares? This tournament has no bearing on next year, and Gary Williams will figure out what he really has during the summer. What he should do is make John Gilchrist a shooting guard and make Ledbetter the point. You know what, that name just reminds me of the Pearl Jam song, so Ledbetter will be called Mr. Pearl Jam for now on here at this site. Anyways, I know the Terps beat TCU. Good Job Boys!
The Terps missed the big dance yesterday during the selection. The Terps were concidered a bubble team, but most people knew they were not going the NCAA Tournament. Not making the tournament just makes this season more disappointing. The Terps will be in the NIT and will play on Wednesday against Oral Roberts (25-7). Geez, I can't wait.
What the crap happened. How do the Terps lose to Clemson for a third time this season. I will tell you how. They can't keep control of the ball. The Terps game up the ball any chance they had. The one bright spot during this game was of course Chris McCray. Nik Caner-Medley needs to just stop playing because he looks like a retard with the ball. Mike Jones couldn't hit a shot if he was by himself on a court. Every time he missed a shot, Jones would turn around and commit a stupid foul. John Gilchrist was the Terps only chance going into the second half, and he came up limp with a ankle injury. Yeah, that is what it was. If I were Gilchrist, I would have left the game too. Bowers also made an effort in this game too, but it just wasn't enough. If the Terps had any chance of winning this game, the Terps needed to come out as a team and they didn't. I hate to say this, the Terps don't deserve to go anywhere after their preformance today. I just can't believe this happened this season. This team was suppose to get better this season with all their returning starters, and they just got worse. The team doesn't want to put forth the effort to win unless they are playing the Dookies. Gary, Please Fix This Team For Next Year.
If the Terps don't beat the Clemson this Thursday, the Terps will not make the NCAA tournament for the 1st time in 11 years. Clemson swept the Terps during the regular season, and they look to upset the Terps again. The Terps need a strong finish in the ACC tournament to go to the big dance.
The Terps lose to VT Hookies Saturday in a must win game. This lost makes the likely of the Terps going to the NCAA tournament very unlikely unless they win the ACC tourney. The game was filled with miscues from the Terps and no back-court presence. The only Terp that seemed in the game was McCray. Nik Caner-Medley couldn't shoot to save his life and John Gilchrist kept turning the ball over every time the Terps could take the lead. The intensity of the Terps was none existent. What another disappointing year. I would go over the numbers of the game, but I am too depressed.
The Terps lose again to the Tar Heels again in a nail biting game. The Terps were down by 10 points by the half, but they batttled all 2nd half to tie up the game with about 3 minutes left in the game. The game went back and forth with time running out and with 16 seconds left in the game, the Heels are up by 2 points. With time running out, the Terps gave the ball to Mike Jones to make the big play and got his shot blocked by the Heels' May. This game was hard faught game and at the same time a dissappointing because the Terps had a chance to win against the ACC leaders. Now, Terps are on the verge of not making the NCAA tournament for the 2nd straight year and will likely have to get there through the ACC tournament. Can the Terps win throughout in the ACC tournament? Probably not! I think this is going to end of a long streak to the NCAA tourney. Unless Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech lose, the Terps will be watching the tournament at home. I hope I am wrong!
I didn't watch the game and only caught a little of the game on the radio. I am now glad I didn't watch the game, with the highlights that I saw. I would have broke something in my house, what a bunch of crap. How can the Terps let Clemson score 97 points? Where was the defense that the Terps are known for? It isn't Gary Williams. The players have no heart to speak of. Here is a hint Terps, treat every oppenent like they are Duke. The next game doesn't get any better, the Terps face UNC. The NCAA tourney is slowly slipping away.
I must first admit that I didn't watch the game until the second overtime, which probably a good thing because I would have broken my TV. Of course this game shouldn't have gone into one overtime, let alone two. But there the Terps were, in a 2nd overtime with Virginia who was 4-8 in conference and 13-10 overall. I am saying yet again, as long as the Terps aren't ranked, they can win games convincingly. This game should have been a blowout from the start, lucky for the Terps that the Cavaliers can't shoot a free throw. John Gilchrist had another good game with 22 points, and the Terps forced Virginia's center to foul out in the 2nd overtime giving the Terps control of the game. If you remember correctly, that is how the Terps beat the Dookies. I could feed you a bunch of bullcrap about how important this game was, and it could be, but the most important games are coming up. With only three games left before the ACC tournament, the Terps next 3 opponents are Clemson, UNC, and VT. For the season, the Terps are 1-2 against those opponents which puts the Terps in a sticky situation because that would a even count in the win-lose column, which is not a guarantee into the NCAA tournament. That would mean that the Terps would need the same kind of heroics as last year, which is probably impossible. The only thing on the Terps side right now is the only win this season against the last 3 opponents is against VT, who the Terps are tied with and play the last game against. As for the other two games, Clemson should be a win if the Terps don't look forward to the UNC game, and the UNC game should be a real test for the Terps and their chances in the tournament. FEAR THE TURTLE, unless ranked, lol.
After a big win, the Terps again lose to an unranked team. The Terps just can not keep consistent this year. I didn't watch the game, so I am not going to go through the game of mistakes. I just wish these guys can gel somehow and get into the tournament. The Terps need to stop getting ranked until the last game of the year, so they can stop losing,lol.
This past Saturday, the Terps swept the Blue Devils (I know this not news to that many), and they have won the last three meeting dating back to the ACC tourney last year. The first half of the game was led by John Gilchrist, he finally shot the damn ball, and Nik Caner-Medley. The Terps ended the half on top 5 points over the Dookies. That all changed in the 2nd half when NCM or Gilchrist couldn't make a shot to save their lives and eventually got NCM benched with about 10 minutes left. The Terps were down by 13(if I remember correctly) which before tying it. Then, the Terps were acting like the wheels fell off their game, and were down by 8 points. Enter Mike Jones. Following a technical foul by a Dookie, Jones when on a 8-0 run by himself giving the Terps the momentum. With only seconds left, the Dookies tied the game and forced an forced overtime. The Dookies 2 centers fouled out in the 2nd half and the Terps had a huge advantage going into overtime. The Terps then proceeded to feed the Dookies their 2nd upset this season by winning 99-92. The funniest thing about this game is when the Terps were down in Cameron stadium at Duke, the fans chanted "Not Our Rivals". Well Dookies, The Terps are your rivals, to bad the Dookies aren't the Terps rivals, lmao.
Terps beat the VT Hookies 86-71 to finally end their losing skid against unranked teams. Where was all the scoring the last two games? Who knows. Nik Caner-Medley scored a team high 21 points and finally John Gilchrist makes some baskets, raking up 19 points. I am liking the way that Chris McCray, who is playing very well and is the only reason the Terps have even been close to winning the last couple games. He scored 16 points against the Hookies and has been a bright spot the last couple of games. Maybe, just maybe he is turning a corner and will take over the shooting guard spot. I can't wait for the Terps to be consistant or show some consistance somewhere in their game. Ekene Ibekwe misses his second straight game with a rib injury. The Terps next game is against the #7 Duke Blue Devils, who are looking for revenge for the last game, this Saturday at 9:00pm. I wish I had more to say about this game but the Hookies aren't that good, so I am not going to get to excited. (I might after Saturdays game, if the Terps can win)
For the 2nd straight game, the Terps knock off a top 25 team when they defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. I guess the ankle twist that Nik Caner-Medley suffered during the Duke game didn't hurt him that much. He lead the team with 19 points and is really becoming an offensive force for the Terps. The Terps did lead at halftime by 10, but let Georgia Tech make it a game in the second half, and for the second straight game the 8 point gap really didn't happen until real late in the second half. This whole game was well fought by both teams, but in the end the Terps came away with the win. The next opponent for the Terps is Clemson which should be an easy game with the roll the Terps are on right now, just as long as the Terps don't look past the Tigers. According to CBS Sportsline, the Terps are ranked #22 in the AP poll and #24 in the Coaches poll. The Terps are also in 4th place in the ACC now.
The Terps get a big win last night by beating the #2 team in the nation, the Blue Devils. Everyone hates Duke if you are a Terp fan, so this win was extra special. After losing to NC State just two days prior, the Terps finally step up their defense to compete with Duke. The Terps still made to many bad shots and turnovers, but they forced more turnovers then they gave away. Nik Caner-Medley led the way with 25 points and 5 rebounds, one of which he injured his ankle. Nik kept the terps within striking distance of the Blue Devils the whole game. The Terps were down by 4 points at the half and fought back throughout the 2nd half. The lead changed plenty of times during the game, and the ending score was a little misleading. It wasn't until within 4 minutes, that the Terps started to pull away. Under two minutes, Coach K. Of the Blue Devils had the players failing the Terps. Amazingly, the Terps shot great at the line, which hasn't happened all year. The Terps hit 20-24 from the foul line, but still shot poorly out 3 point arc. This game could be the breakthough game of the year for the Terps. All year the Terps seemed antsy and impatient while playing good teams, and now they have gotten over the hump beating the #2 team in the country. Just a fan hoping I am right.
This game was damned before it started, Gilchrist sat because he was late taking a test. The best player on the Terps team was not in the game. I think that Gary Williams was sending a message to his players. He is right for doing this, but it just sucks that it had to happen against WF. The Terps were down all game from what I saw on highlights. I didn't find the game on any channel, and I hate commenting on something I didn't watch. What I did see is that the team that the players are not on the same page. They made stupid mistakes the whole game and rushed their shots. This year was suppose to be easier then last because the Terps had almost everyone coming back. I think the biggest problem the Terps have is they don't have a true center that can dominate the middle. The Terps also don't have a true shooting guard to hit 3 pointers being as the team hit 1-14 in the game. What is worse is that they hit 7-16 at the line. Someone did comment on this site that the Terps are a late season team, which is true. The Terps do come one strong at the end of the season, but the stats the Terp players have are a little scary. I think they will get rid of the stupid turnovers. The question is which player is going to step up are start shooting good.
The Terps fell out of the AP top 25 poll and Coachs poll after lost to the Tar Heels. They are going to be put to the test against Wake Forest. The Terps biggest weakness against the Tar Heels was their shooting. Can the Terps rebound from a big lost? We will find out.
What a crappy game for the Terps yesterday. They lost big to the Tar Heels. Gary Williams said that he wanted to see how his defense was like. Hey Gary, it sucks. The Terps had no inside presence to challenge UNC's May. In the past, the Terps had been good at stopping transition teams, but they failed badly against the Tar Heels. Another problem I saw was the Free Throws the Terps were shooting. The first 15 minutes of the game when it was close, the Terps made a half a dozen trips to the line and not one player could hit two Free Throws. All around, this game was very disappointing and the schedule is only gets harder for the Terps. Coach Williams need to fix the team's problems fast or they are not going to make the NCAA tourny. I could pick apart the whole game, but I turned off the game at half time because I almost threw something at my TV. Next game is at Wake Forest on the January 11th.
I haven't been posting on the Terps so far for two reasons 1) because of the lack of competition the basketball team has been going up against so far, 2) because I have not watch a game yet. Both will change this Saturday at 12pm on ESPN when the Terps go up against the Tar Heels. This game will really gauge the Terps for the year. Can they really compete with the other top teams in the ACC. I think yes, they can. They have a good young team and Gary Williams is the coach. I will write a post after the game and give my thoughts.
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Maryland lost to GW in the BB&T by almost ten points. This Terps team was suppose to have a much better defense this year and it just hasn't happened. George Washington should not be able to score over a hundred points on this team. On the other hand, Maryland loses a couple of games every year to scrub teams. Hopefully they have gotten it out of their system losing to GW and can get back on track. The Terps are currently at 4-2 for the season and have fallen to 23rd in the AP poll. Gary Williams needs to get these guys back on track and play some defense. This team is very talented and needs to play with some discipline. NC-Asheville is next for the Terps and should be an easy win for them to sharpen their skills. 12/12/04 on Sunday if you are interested in watching the game.
The Terps stomped Jackson State by almost 40 points. The Terps started running away from Jackson State after halftime. Garrison reached a career high of 21 points and topped all scorers in the game. I know this game was suppose to be a push over for the Maryland Terps, however, they have choked before. I am very happy that the Terps are starting off strong. If the Terps were in any other coference, they would be ranked higher in the polls. Good job Gary Williams.
Sorry about not giving you a preview of the game against Virginia Tech. It didn't matter in the end because they got their butts kicked all over the field. The defense couldn't even make up for all the mess ups on offense. Ralph Freidgen replaced the quarterback 2 times and got nothing from any of them. In total the Terps gave up 5 turnovers, 4 in the first half, and the defense couldn't recover. They lost the game by halftime. This disqualifies the Terps from a bowl this year. This year will be the first time since Ralph has been at Maryland that they will not be playing in January. Time to start building for next year,lol. The Terps have only one more game to loss
The Terps are currently ranked #7,#10,#15,#16 depending on what poll you look at. The fact is that the preseason poll means nothing. The Terps open the season against Southwestern Athletic Conference which does not have any of its teams ranked. If you follow the Terps yearly, you know that they lose games every year to bad teams. Jackson State should not be taken lightly in the Terps' season debut. Don't get me wrong, I definitly think that the Terps should be able to crush the Tigers at home. I am just warning you of the fact that they have choked on lower competition before. The game is set to start at 8:oo pm on Friday the 19th. My prediction is that the Terps win by 20 points.