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80sballboy · Post #1181 » by **80sballboy** » Thu Feb 9, 2017 4:03 am

Well, Md. men lose to Nebraska and Pittsburgh at home, Penn State on the road. Showed no intensity on Tuesday. Purdue is understandable. That's not a top-25 team.

Wizardspride · Post #1182 » by **Wizardspride** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:37 pm

80sballboy wrote:Well, Md. men lose to Nebraska and Pittsburgh at home, Penn State on the road. Showed no intensity on Tuesday. Purdue is understandable. That's not a top-25 team.

What it is is a team that starts three freshman.

Typical ups and downs of youth.

Wizardspride · Post #1183 » by **Wizardspride** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:38 pm

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80sballboy · Post #1192 » by **80sballboy** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:22 pm

Terps men's basketball falling apart. It's not just about starting three freshmen. It's about not using your bench enough in non-conference play and now Turge is feeling the heat. Not for his job but for the expectations, maybe unfair, for a team that jumped into top 25 by beating ok teams on the road but never beating a top 25 team. This Rutgers game tonight is crucial. Not sure they can get that mojo back because freshmen are worn out and Melo is now slumping. If Melo can get it back, fine. If not, this could be a devastating L.

Wizardspride · Post #1193 » by **Wizardspride** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 3:31 pm

80sballboy wrote:Terps men's basketball falling apart. It's not just about starting three freshmen. It's about not using your bench enough in non-conference play and now Turge is feeling the heat. Not for his job but for the expectations, maybe unfair, for a team that jumped into top 25 by beating ok teams on the road but never beating a top 25 team. This Rutgers game tonight is crucial. Not sure they can get that mojo back because freshmen are worn out and Melo is now slumping. If Melo can get it back, fine. If not, this could be a devastating L.

Personally, I want to get rid of Turge but his contract makes that impossible.

He's "just a guy" as far as coaches go.

80sballboy · Post #1194 » by **80sballboy** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 3:36 pm

Wizardspride wrote:
80sballboy wrote:Terps men's basketball falling apart. It's not just about starting three freshmen. It's about not using your bench enough in non-conference play and now Turge is feeling the heat. Not for his job but for the expectations, maybe unfair, for a team that jumped into top 25 by beating ok teams on the road but never beating a top 25 team. This Rutgers game tonight is crucial. Not sure they can get that mojo back because freshmen are worn out and Melo is now slumping. If Melo can get it back, fine. If not, this could be a devastating L.

Personally, I want to get rid of Turge but his contract makes that impossible.

He's "just a guy" as far as coaches go.

Agree he is just a guy but I thought they overachieved in the first half, replacing four starters. Might be his best coaching job until the last 2 weeks. He's overrated as a recruiter. Look at his bigs. They have no hands. Brought in no power forward to replace Robert Carter, L.G. Gill was a terrible pick up. Jackson is going to be very good as will Huerter when they get stronger. It's also hard to excel when you're top 3 guards average around 5-11.

80sballboy · Post #1195 » by **80sballboy** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:13 pm

Good win yesterday at Rutgers. They could have used any win but a 20-point road win against a bad team that has been competitive is what they needed.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #1196 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Sun Mar 5, 2017 2:28 am

Trimble with the game winner.

http://www.testudotimes.com/maryland-terps-basketball/2017/3/4/14816530/michigan-state-melo-trimble-buzzer-beater

Turgeon had to rely on three freshmen this season, but more than anything, he had to rely on Trimble. Once again on Saturday, his guard delivered. Trimble finished with a solid line: 16 points on 15 shots, six rebounds and two assists. It wasn’t the best game he’s played this season, but it didn’t need to be. He came through when it mattered, and saved his team from an upset. A win like this is as good a time as any for reflection, and Turgeon was all about it.

“Think about where we were before Melo got here. Think about it, guys,” Maryland’s coach pleaded with reporters. “17-14 or 17-15 or whatever we were. We won a lot since, so I’m really happy for him. Everything’s on his plate. Three freshmen, everything’s on his plate. I kept going to him.

“He’s just a great kid. He hasn’t changed one bit. He’s humble. He loves his teammates. What really helped as we started to build the lead the second time was that he started giving the ball up. He made some threes and helped his teammates.”

Trimble’s fate after this season is up in the air. Maryland’s made it no secret that it wants him back, but he’ll have to do what’s best for him. That could very well mean leaving for the NBA. He shied away from making any proclamations about this possibly being his final home game.

Before he moves on to make that decision, Trimble has the Big Ten Tournament to look forward to. The Terps’ next opponent won’t be revealed until Thursday night. They’ll play their next actual game Friday night, and that could come against this same Michigan State team.

That’d be Trimble’s seventh game against Spartans head coach Tom Izzo, who has had a front-row seat to the Trimble show for three years. He offered praise in his typical, eccentric fashion.

“I respect what he’s done,” Izzo said. “I didn’t want to say hello to him in the line because I was mad at him for what he did to me, but I also respected it, so I told him I was proud of him.”

Wizardspride · Post #1197 » by **Wizardspride** » Sun Mar 5, 2017 3:16 am

More than likely is last game in College Park....according to "sources".

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Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #1200 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:58 am

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bal-brionna-jones-leads-maryland-women-past-purdue-for-third-straight-big-ten-championship-20170305-story.html

Maryland is the only program in Big Ten history to have won both the regular season and tournament titles in three straight years. The Terps are 58-3 in the conference since joining in 2014, after having secured an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. They also became the first team since 2011 to win three straight conference tournament crowns.

The Maryland Terrapins hoist the championship trophy after their NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in the finals of the Big 10 conference tournament, Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. Maryland won 74-64.