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Terps Rebound From Tough Losses; Beat Mich. 75-70

Very good game. Here's what I got from it:

  • Braxton Dupree did not play one second. I was not upset. See below.
  • Dino Gregory is very, very good, at least compared to the other options. Very athletic, very active. Definitely played well enough to earn a starting spot.
  • Jerome Burney is not a great player, but he's better than Braxton Dupree. Similar to a larger Gregory, but not as polished yet. Can get out on the break, run with the team. I can see a Gregory/Burney frontcourt.
  • I've given Dave Neal a lot of crap (well, not to his face), but man, he made some plays today. He might be the team's best 3-point shooter. He's definitely a senior leader, and gives everything he has every single day. He should stay a starter until this changes.
  • Adrian Bowie deserves to continue starting. He was extremely active, and was able to grab a few rebounds. He's a great spark of energy, and can even run the point to give Vaz or Hayes a break.
  • Despite a complete lack of big men, Maryland definitely outrebounded Michigan, and with a relatively large margin, even after the poor first half. What does this show? That rebounding really is a team effort. It's more about boxing out and effort than anything else.
  • Don't forget Vasquez. Great, great game (well, second half) as usual. He continues to carry the team.
  • This team will win a lot of games if they play every game with emotion. That's the big thing - the difference between the second half and the first half was the emotion and energy the team played with.
  • The team accomplished another big goal by getting another good out-of-conference win. Michigan beat UCLA, remember, and likely be an NCAA tournament team. This win will look good come tournament time.
  • Do not get carried away. The team will not play this good every game. The real challenge will be staying motivated enough to beat George Washington. Don't be surprised if it's a very close game - until the team proves otherwise, I can't believe they'll play at this level consistently.

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Good win

Michigan is going to play well this year, so I think it was a good win for the Terps following the Georgetown lose.

Dupree had all the chance in the world to do what he wanted on this team, but has seemingly failed and looks lost when he’s on the court right now…I’m glad Gary made the change. I think we’ll see a lot of Gregory/Burney to go along with Dave Neal. Give Neal credit, he’s being a great senior leader and has really stepped up when this team needed it.

I hope we can keep this energy going into the BB&T, a tourney the Terps have really struggled with. I wish they’d bring back the 2 day format of the event…

by Dave Tucker on Dec 4, 2008 12:24 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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