Official Maryland Terps Thread 3.0

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #701 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 4:47 am

Wiley being injured hurt the Terps. Brantley is a non-factor. Turnovers and fouls disparity killed Maryland.

Layman hasn't improved in 2 years.

Carter's a good player but he needs to board better

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #702 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 4:49 am

If Wiley were healthy, Melo wouldn't get fatigued. He and Sulaimon have to go too many minutes.

Layman is the weak link right now.

closg00 · Post #703 » by **closg00** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 5:14 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:If Wiley were healthy, Melo wouldn't get fatigued. He and Sulaimon have to go too many minutes.

Layman is the weak link right now.

I can't believe I'm seeing Layman as a1st round pick on DX. Although Melo got more assists and scored a little more, Paige was very aggressive,I was Impressed by him tonight.

Upper Decker · Post #704 » by **Upper Decker** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 1:27 pm

Jake Layman is this generations Terrance Morris. I mean he's a decent player, but not nearly as good as the accolades and media hype. I remember Morris never came up in big moments and played soft, which is Laymans calling card. If Layman showed at all the Terps would have won.

Post #705 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 2:31 pm

Gotta give it up to UNC rather than criticize anyone on the Terps, imo. UNC shot lights out - far better than they have - thanks in large part to a great performance by Marcus Paige, and they did a good job of forcing turnovers. It was a fun game to watch even with the Terps losing. UNC put on a show - kudos to them.

Higga · Post #706 » by **Higga** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 3:36 pm

Terps have the talent but haven't really put it all together yet. Still not playing great team ball, which is to be expected with so many new faces. Takes a great team to go into Chapel Hill and beat a damn good UNC team.

Wizardspride · Post #707 » by **Wizardspride** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 3:50 pm

Looks like the new football HC might be DJ Durkin.

Stay tuned.

MikeTheKid · Post #708 » by **MikeTheKid** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 7:18 pm

That game last night was so dreadful, Stone looks like he needs a lot of work, Carter is weak on the boards and Layman is just bad. I've said it since he was hyped as a freshman. Hes not good at all

We were punked by the UNC bigs last night and UNC made shot after shot after shot and we were lazy in transition defense. We never deserved to win that game last night. How long can Melo play 35+MPG at an elite level without getting fatigued

Wizardspride · Post #709 » by **Wizardspride** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 10:22 pm

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Illmatic12 · Post #710 » by **Illmatic12** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 11:46 pm

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Melo Trimble is IMO even better than Juan Dixon. He's the best G Maryland has had.

He has to be better than Vasquez first. Let's not forget Greivis triple double game against a much better UNC team (that iirc won the championship that year with Hansbrough, Lawson & co)

Higga · Post #711 » by **Higga** » Fri Dec 4, 2015 5:16 pm

I love Melo but lets not go crazy. Dixon is the 2nd best Terp of all time behind Bias(and I think you can legitimately argue Dixon was the GOAT, but out of respect to Bias I'll put him #2).

Post #712 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 2:04 am

Ivan Bender -the Terps 5th big - had 6 points and 5 rebounds in 4 minutes the other day - giving him a PER of 115.1. He's 6'9, 230 and is listed as a sophomore, so he might be a valuable player the next couple of seasons. Of course, his younger brother is Dragan Bender - who RealGM.com has as the 4th pick in the 2016 draft.

closg00 · Post #713 » by **closg00** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 2:46 am

Illmatic12 wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Melo Trimble is IMO even better than Juan Dixon. He's the best G Maryland has had.

He has to be better than Vasquez first. Let's not forget Greivis triple double game against a much better UNC team (that iirc won the championship that year with Hansbrough, Lawson & co)

Melo is going to be a really good NBA players, not sure about his defense.

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #714 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 3:31 am

Higga wrote:I love Melo but lets not go crazy. Dixon is the 2nd best Terp of all time behind Bias(and I think you can legitimately argue Dixon was the GOAT, but out of respect to Bias I'll put him #2).

John Lucas
Juan Dixon
Len Bias (really a 4)
Tom McMillan
Len Elmore

Wizardspride · Post #715 » by **Wizardspride** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 1:40 pm

http://maryland.247sports.com/Article/Aazaar-Abdul-Rahim-Hired-by-Maryland-from-Alabama-41793189

Maryland Hires Washington Native Abdul-Rahim from Alabama

Aazar Abdul-Rahim has agreed to join new Maryland football coach D.J. Durkin's staff as a defensive backs coach, a source close to the situation told InsideMDSports.com.

Abdul-Rahim, a Washington native with strong ties to the local high school football and recruiting scene, built a high school powerhouse at Friendship Collegiate Academy (D.C.) before moving onto the University of Alabama, where he's spent the past two years in an off-field, recruiting-focused position. His addition is expected help the Terps continue their recent gains in local recruiting, and ease the blow of losing long-time local recruiting ace Mike Locksley; Locksley's departure hasn't been announced, but his return appears unlikely after Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson passed on hiring him as head coach.

Abdul-Rahim, 39, starred at Dunbar High in the District before going on to play cornerback at San Diego State in the late 90s before eventually launching the unlikely powerhouse at FCA in 2004. There, he cranked out dozens of college recruits, including several that went on to Maryland -- NFL-bound defensive end Yannick Ngakoue among them -- and blue-chip national recruits like Eddie Goldman (Florida State) and Jalen Tabor (Florida).

Abdul-Rahim has long-standing relationships with multiple Maryland commits and could get the Terps back in play multiple four-star prospects who had been looking elsewhere. Alabama hired Abdul-Rahim as a defensive analyst in 2014, and he was promoted to assistant player personnel director at Alabama before this season. He was helping head coach Nick Saban recruit multiple Washington-area prospects and also coordinated some of the Crimson Tide's recruiting efforts in the south.

Higga · Post #716 » by **Higga** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 7:07 pm

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:
Higga wrote:I love Melo but lets not go crazy. Dixon is the 2nd best Terp of all time behind Bias(and I think you can legitimately argue Dixon was the GOAT, but out of respect to Bias I'll put him #2).

John Lucas
Juan Dixon
Len Bias (really a 4)
Tom McMillan
Len Elmore

No love for Joe Smith?

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #717 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 3:58 am

Higga wrote:
long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:
Higga wrote:I love Melo but lets not go crazy. Dixon is the 2nd best Terp of all time behind Bias(and I think you can legitimately argue Dixon was the GOAT, but out of respect to Bias I'll put him #2).

John Lucas
Juan Dixon
Len Bias (really a 4)
Tom McMillan
Len Elmore

No love for Joe Smith?

2nd team:

Steve Blake (if Melo stays, he'll be there)
Steve Francis
Albert King
Buck Williams
Joe Smith

Wizardspride · Post #718 » by **Wizardspride** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 11:43 am

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FAH1223 · Post #720 » by **FAH1223** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 2:33 pm

I love Melo, kid is so smooth at the end of games