Official Maryland Terps Thread 2.0

[MikeTheKid]

I was at the game and Pe'Shon should sit at the end of the bench and never get up he is pure crap but a great heads up play by Len on getting that ball in the hoop to win the game.

[dandrews]

I want to see Len with a real PG

Like John Wall

[FAH1223]

Was at the game, kinda surprised to see them storm the court after that

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

I want to see Len with a real PG

Like John Wall

If Len is on the board, can you imagine him NOT being the pick after Oleksiy Pecherov, Jan Vesely, and Tomas Satoransky?

And honestly, I think Alex Len coming to a team with all the bigs they have--Nene, Okafor, Seraphin, Vesely, Booker if he's here--goodness that would special!

Alex Len is already a favorite not just in the area, he would become an international star with the Wizards.

Wall to Len? Wow. After playing with no PG's Alex would be in heaven.

[mhd]

I want to see Len with a real PG

Like John Wall

If Len is on the board, can you imagine him NOT being the pick after Oleksiy Pecherov, Jan Vesely, and Tomas Satoransky?

And honestly, I think Alex Len coming to a team with all the bigs they have--Nene, Okafor, Seraphin, Vesely, Booker if he's here--goodness that would special!

Alex Len is already a favorite not just in the area, he would become an international star with the Wizards.

Wall to Len? Wow. After playing with no PG's Alex would be in heaven.

Since Len is a college player, plays local, plays emotionally, I don't think anyone would mind him being the pick. I'd rather take Muhammed b/c of a real need for an alpha type scorer, but Len is no slouch.

[Ruzious]

Was at the game, kinda surprised to see them storm the court after that

Yeah, that was flat out weird. God love em, but the young MD fan base isn't very sophisticated. NC State is a team we generally expect to beat and don't really have much of a rivalry with. And them being 14th ranked is nice, but they're not an elite team or program. Not to mention (but I am mentioning it), the game was one of the worst offensive performances I've seen since... their last game.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Ruz, I respectfully beg to differ. I think our beloved Terps did something pretty special beating State.

NCSt is 12th in RPI and they have two legit first round prospects in Lorenzo Brown and CJ Leslie. Scott Wood is lethal from three point range. Howell just had 18 rebounds (to Mason Plumlee's 11) in their win over Duke. Those players are juniors (2) and seniors (2). Frosh TJ Warren averages double figures. After scoring 10 against Duke, the Terps held Warren scoreless.

I agree that storming the court was over the top, but NC State's students stormed the court last game when they beat Duke. We just beat the team that beat Duke. The last second tip in just made the students happy. Ruz, the young fans embarrassed you? I got so loud at my sons' youth football games I embarrassed myself.

[Ruzious]

Ruz, I respectfully beg to differ. I think our beloved Terps did something pretty special beating State.

NCSt is 12th in RPI and they have two legit first round prospects in Lorenzo Brown and CJ Leslie. Scott Wood is lethal from three point range. Howell just had 18 rebounds (to Mason Plumlee's 11) in their win over Duke. Those players are juniors (2) and seniors (2). Frosh TJ Warren averages double figures. After scoring 10 against Duke, the Terps held Warren scoreless.

I agree that storming the court was over the top, but NC State's students stormed the court last game when they beat Duke. We just beat the team that beat Duke. The last second tip in just made the students happy. Ruz, the young fans embarrassed you? I got so loud at my sons' youth football games I embarrassed myself.

CCJ, Brown, Leslie, and Howell are nice players, but they're not elite. Actually, I like Howell better than Leslie. They're ranked 14th, and that's where they should have been ranked. 14th is good, but you don't rush the floor for the 14th ranked team unless you're a very small school. This is the University of bygosh MD - not your son's youth football team. It's a little different. Whenever the students do that in mass, there is risk of injury (which I'm sure you know has happened several times), so you gotta save it for when it counts. And a really ugly 51-50 win over NC State just ain't even close.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Maryland basketball has perhaps never looked so ugly. Turgeon has those guys playing some filthy (good) defense. Never thought I'd miss the flex sets Gary ran, but I've noticed that Turgeon likes to coach defense over offense.

I hated that game against Miami. That was some of the worst bball I've ever seen. However, I appreciated the Miami game when I saw the Terps slow down NC State. They ground them down. The Terps are a lot like the Wizards in that they are a defense-first team. Maryland games are wars. The Kentucky game came down to a war. This team is ugly but it fights hard.

I hope that at some point the offense plays out like it did at Northwestern. Len dominated. Wells dominated. Aronhalt got open and got off. Howard got in the lane. Layman it threes and played with confidence. It was a beautiful thing to watch. I hope this team will get more like that in future games.

[Higga]

Storming the court after beating NC **** State? Really? Man the standards have dropped. But the National Title was 11 years ago, so it's a new generation I guess. Still, great game even if it was ugly to watch. Needed that W too, couldn't afford to drop another ACC game.

[Ruzious]

Thing is - when you win an ugly game like that - it's usually called a tough gritty effort. But when you lose a game like that... it's usually called an unwatchable disgrace. Good thing Len caught that "pass" from Howard.

[FAH1223]

UMD is ranked THIRD in the nation in defense (PPG and FG% against)

[miller31time]

End of the first half.

Maryland - 20
Reggie Bullock - 21

Well done, Terps!

[miller31time]

I just can't scream this from the rooftops loud enough - Alex Len is not ready for the NBA....not by a long shot.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

I just can't scream this from the rooftops loud enough - Alex Len is not ready for the NBA....not by a long shot.

I picked a great game to miss watching.