Maryland Rebounds From Maui With a Win Over Indiana
by Ben Broman on Dec 1, 2009 9:40 PM EST
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After two tough losses that brought Maryland and their fans back down to earth, the Terps needed a rebound win. They got one over Indiana tonight, 80-68. It's not the most impressive win, as the Hoosiers are looking to be bottom half of the Big Ten, but Assembly Hall is always tough and it's better than a low-level DI opponent. Maryland also got the ACC on the board in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge and reasserted their dominance over Indiana in basketball (2002, anyone?).
Greivis Vasquez is slowly breaking out of his shell (get it?) with occasional moments of brilliance, but he's still not close to last year. The stars of the game were Landon Milbourne, Sean Mosley, and Eric Hayes (as usual). Milbourne was second on the team with 19 points and Mosley looked a consistent layup away from being a star - he definitely has every other aspect of the game down. He was actually just a rebound away from a double-double. Hayes was his usual, consistent, calm self, and that's invaluable for this up-and-down team.
Turnovers were a real problem, especially early on, and Maryland turned it over 19 times. Coupled with average, though better than expected rebounding, it allowed Indiana to stay close for longer than they should've - that is, most of the game.
I think most people expected a slightly easier win (score wise, it got out of hand in the final five minutes or so), but I'm content with it. It's a win and my expectations for this team have dropped compared to pre-Maui. Villanova will be an uphill battle to the fullest.
As for the biweekly freshmen update, Jordan Williams is getting closer. He still has some problems - today, it was with traveling and finishing - but he's becoming more aggressive and is still a pretty good rebounder right now. By ACC play, he'll be pretty good. James Padgett's performance was more forgettable tonight.
A few days of rest before the biggie of the OOC slate - Nova - and then Dino Gregory returns. Let's hope he sparks a fire for the Terps. The question for me is whether or not he takes Jordan Williams' starting spot.
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Gotta make Dino the sixth man...
Jordan’s a solid starter and Dino always provides a great spark off the bench.
Dino and Jordan
Agreed. Our bench production was pretty bad. Choi saw a lot of minutes though and looked alright.
I don't care what the stats show, that was a huge game for Jordan
He gave us an inside presence we haven’t seen for a while
i like the efficient scoring from hayes, milbourne, and mosley yet again.
what about goins?? we still have problems with defensive rebounding.
Actually...
Our defensive rebounding was solid most of the game. Indiana got 5 of their 20 offensive rebounds in the last 2 minutes of the game, when it was already decided. JWill and Mosley in particular did a nice job on the boards. I do think Dino will help, but he’s too undersized to be consistently effective on the defensive glass.
I disagree...
Dino is not too undersized, and he is ridiculously athletic. I think he could add a lot to our rebounding, particularly on the offensive glass.
Let me rephrase...
He’s too undersized to be consistently effective at the 5 position, which is where he often played last year and where he will be asked to play at least some of the time this year. I agree with you that Dino will help, especially on the offensive end, but unless he has grown an inch or two, it has been well established that 6’7" is a generous estimate of his height. He doesn’t have quite enough bulk to make up for that deficiency at the 5. But he is athletic, and again, I agree that he will help, especially the more we can use him at the 4.
Bowie
This was a game that Bowie could have dominated. He needs to be on the floor a lot more as there isn’t a player in college that can stay in front of him. He was great for huge chunks of last year and this team needs offensive spark if Vaz isn’t producing one.
Obscenities
Hey, does anyone know what the Indiana fans were chanting that got their coach upset? Great win tonight. I cannot wait to get Dino back. If only we had him against Nova, we wouldn’t have to use Choi.
wouldn’t start dino unless you keep williams in starting line up and move milbourne to small forward. like to see goins and tucker get some minutes. bowie has no clue how to play point guard. i could see his minutes diminish. milbourne, mosley and hayes played well. vasquez still can’t shoot and makes too many mistakes in the half court. solely based on his performance this year vasquez is costing himself a lot of money for next year.
My take on the game
- Milbourne could be a stud this year if he stops getting into foul trouble. I expect some of that problem to be alleviated upon Dino’s return. He appears to be the player I thought he could be early in his career at MD.
- Layups, we are bad at them. Learn to use the magic square boys, its your friend.
- GV did not shoot well yesterday, but he was huge down the stretch. 13-14 free throws, clutch.
- Hayes does not seem to go through the waves of hits and misses like last year. It appears he has gotten off the emotional roller coaster.
- 18 turnovers. We have to bring that way down to compete in the ACC.
Wall of Shame
-"I’m glad we play Pitt twice, and not Tenn this year." - Brownie's Year
-"BB is ok (slightly overated)…but he is NO Kyle Orton! I’ll take Kyle over Ben any day" - Bronco_Fan_Tom
-PIT 24 KC 27
Mosely
He did have 13 points and 9 rebs. Not bad for a soph guard. He played 39 minutes check the box score, 3 more than Vasquez.
Technical
What was up with that technical foul at the end of the game? I forget the player’s name, but he basically pushed Jordan Williams the entire width of the court
That was odd
I think he was going for an off the ball foul in order to allow no time off the clock. My assumption is he didn’t get the call initially so he got frustrated. It didn’t look personal, just an emotional foul.
Wall of Shame
-"I’m glad we play Pitt twice, and not Tenn this year." - Brownie's Year
-"BB is ok (slightly overated)…but he is NO Kyle Orton! I’ll take Kyle over Ben any day" - Bronco_Fan_Tom
-PIT 24 KC 27
little white guy?
you can intentionally foul the person with the ball by saying your going for the steal. b/c he didn’t have the ball, it was intentional. he did to let no time run off and to foul the worst FT shooter.
Also
I think people are looking for Dino’s return to be a “magic bullet” that suddenly makes us an unstoppable rebounding force. I’m trying to manage my expectations so I’m not disappointed….
Definitely manage those expectations...
The closest thing to a “magic bullet” for us was the arrival of JWill. We have gone from being one of the worst defensive rebounding teams in D1 to being merely below-average. Dino was not a good defensive rebounder last year, though I’ll grant he’s less of a liability than Milbourne. The problem is that he’ll be playing some time at the 5, where he is severely undersized. I think Dino’s return will help our rebounding in situations where Milbourne is in foul trouble, or they go with Milbourne at the 3, Dino at 4, JWill at 5. He is a good offensive rebounder, but has even more problems finishing in traffic than JWill and Padgett, so I guess we’ll see how much he offers on that end. Overall, Dino’s return should help some, but how much he’ll help depends on how much he has improved from last season.
Making FTs will be huge
Nova is undersized but plays very aggressive interior defense (sort of like ours, actually)…they will foul us. So Greivis needs to be aggressive again, and we need some semblance of FT shooting from JWill and Padgett. For JWill it mostly seems to be nerves recently…whereas Padgett’s shot needs a lot of work.
And yes, we probably need someone other than Hayes and GV to hit from the outside. I have no idea what’s up with Tucker not playing against Indiana.
On D, we’ll need to keep them off the glass. I think we can stop them from scoring, but second chance opportunities would be tough to overcome.
This is off topic
But have any of you guys heard of Devin Langford?
He’s a 6’6" shooting gaurd…2011 i think.
Maryland's given him an offer, according to Rivals.
But word has it that Illinois is the front runner.
by callmecostanza on Dec 2, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
actually
according to Insidemdsports (i dont have a subscription), the excerpt has it sounding as if he is quoted saying MD is his #1 choice.
but does anyone know how good he is?
Kind of just popped up
He’s 2011, but he came on the scene lately and there’s not a lot on him. He’s in the evaluation stage.
Cook is probably a longshot. I’d love to get Sterling Gibbs and Trevor Cooney. Langford might be a backup.
When the Terps are rolling ...
I thought this screen cap was a precious moment
by King of France on Dec 2, 2009 12:58 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
About GV...
Greivis is getting a lot of criticism for his shot not falling. No doubt, he’s still a little off, but he’s been hitting his threes at a decent rate and did a great job getting to the line. Bottom line is, when you score 23 points on 14 FG attempts, that is efficient scoring. Not to mention 8 assists: 3 turnovers, 5 boards, and a block. He was absolutely one of the stars of the game.
actually
people need to look at the fact that if he gets fouled and misses his shot it counts as a missed FG, so with all these fouls he’s getting theres a reason he misses his shots, but is still racking up points.
actually, actually
FG attempts do NOT include shots that were missed due to being fouled.
Favorite Offensive lineup/set
OK, Mosley just had to have been my favorite player tonight. Extreme effort, high hoops IQ (always cutting to the basket at the right time offense or D) along w/ skill and strength…NBA game is coming if he makes another similar jump next year.
With SM at the top of the key w/ GV passing back and forth while Hayes and Milbourne run the flex and JWill providing the screens. Great rebounding unit on the floor w/ plenty of inside/out scoring capability.
Our team is going to continue to get better…quickly. These guys aren’t executing the flex as they need to but they are starting to get it. Yes, I’m cautiously optimistic about Dino’s return but like what I’ve seen in terms of offensive execution.
Go Terps
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