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mhd wrote:Len showed why he's a top 5 prospect. He'd have much better numbers if he had a PG. I'd have no problem taking Len if he were available.
Wizardspride wrote:There were about 25 BIG TIME recruits at this game.
Both football and basketball.
Hopefully they were impressed.
Ruzious wrote:Wizardspride wrote:There were about 25 BIG TIME recruits at this game.
Both football and basketball.
Hopefully they were impressed.
Hopefully they don't mind profanity in the stands. We had a bunch of chants that I'm guessing the tv folks were not too happy about.
Wizardspride wrote:There were about 25 BIG TIME recruits at this game.
Both football and basketball.
Hopefully they were impressed.
DMVleGeND wrote:Wizardspride wrote:There were about 25 BIG TIME recruits at this game.
Both football and basketball.
Hopefully they were impressed.
Which recruits came? Do you have a list? I heard Jalen Tabor was there, but that's all I know.
Let’s talk about Alex Len: The 7-foot-1 sophomore from Ukraine got paid Saturday. Settle down, NCAA. No runners were involved. But the young man clearly elevated his NBA draft stock with his grown-man performance in Maryland’s 83-81 victory over No. 2 Duke, a crucial victory for the Terrapins' at-large résumé. Seth Allen's late free throws sealed the win after a furious late push by the Blue Devils turned Maryland’s 80-72 lead into an 81-all tie in the final seconds. But Len’s performance was the difference. He was a star (19 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks), while Duke counterpart Mason Plumlee (4 points, 2-for-7) struggled.
The Terrapins don’t have any postseason guarantees right now. It’s a soft bubble but they’re still on it. Right now, the Terps are on Joe Lunardi’s “First Four Out” list, but every game on their remaining ACC slate is winnable. Maryland, however, needs this Len every night. He had failed to crack double figures in three previous losses. But on Saturday, he showcased the talent that has fueled the NBA lottery buzz that currently surrounds him. If he gives the Terps that juice over the next six games, they might not lose again in the regular season.
Higga wrote:With this win, I think a 20 win, 8-8 in ACC play season will be good enough to get the Terps into the tourney. Two quality wins(NC State being the other)and no real terrible losses.
Remember with 68 teams getting bids it's easier than it used to be.
The next hurdle is Boston College (11-14, 3-9), which has shown some signs of life in a one-point home loss to Duke and a near-upset at Florida State.
After that, Maryland faces Clemson, has road trips to Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, a home date with North Carolina and the season finale at Virginia.
Bracket analysts remain bearish on the Terps. Both ESPN.com’s Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm of CBSSports.com had the Terps listed on their “First four out.” Andy Glockner of Sports Illustrated wrote that, “Home wins over the Blue Devils and N.C. State look nice, but Maryland’s poor nonconference schedule likely means more than that will be required a month from now for admission.”
FAH1223 wrote:expected this to happen
MikeTheKid wrote:Were gonna have to make the semifinals of the ACC tourney to make the NCAA tourney now.
Bickerstaff: who's up for kickball?!!
Ed Wood: Only if it's the no-pants variety.
“Start of the second half, James Padgett has a 3-point play opportunity, goes up weak – shoots an air ball six feet short. And that’s your senior,” Turgeon said.
“It just seemed like we were standing in quicksand all night – standing watching. They just seemed quicker to the ball all night. All night. First play of the game was a loose ball. They pick it up. They lay it in for a basket. I don’t get it and it’s hard for me. My team is a challenge every day to figure out what I’m going to get.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/t...,6702583.story
