Lost in the Moment: Greivis Vasquez Tops 2,000 Points
by Ben Broman on Feb 20, 2010 10:09 PM EST
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PrintNothing about Greivis Vasquez's career has been quiet, from the shimmies to the spectacular passes to the quotes to the press. In fact, the easiest way to describe Vasquez's personality is "loud". It's a bit ironic, then, that he scored his 2000th point early in a contest in which he was mostly overshadowed in by Cliff Tucker's outstanding buzzer-beater and Eric Hayes' important final minute contributions.
Make no mistake, he was great again and Maryland's best player on the floor, as usual. And had Keith Booth's timeout not invalidated that final halfcourt heave, this post would have an entirely different feel. But down the stretch, a lot of people stepped up and garnered more of our attention than Vasquez did, perhaps for the first time all season. In a way, that's a subtle homage, or maybe a gift - for once, it wasn't Vasquez that had to take the big shot.
Vasquez scored the 2,000th point on a catch and shoot jumper early in the game. He's just Maryland's 6th player to surpass the mark, which he punctuated with one of his traditional shimmies. It's just another notch in one of Maryland's best's belt. This won't settle the debate over whether or not he's an all-time great, but hopefully the remainder of the season will.
Either way, here's to Greivis Vasquez, a real man of genius
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To me the bigger story is
that he is the only ACC player ever with 2,000 points, 700 assists, and 600 rebounds. There have been dozens of fantastic, world-class players to have come through the ACC over the decades, and it’s stunning to hear that he is the only one. Again, kudos to him; Senior Night will be very special this year.
from Fanhouse:
The thrilling finish overshadowed a special night for Vasquez, who became the sixth Terp with 2,000 career points and the first player in ACC history with 2,000 points, 700 assists and 600 rebounds. That was fine with the Terps star, who greeted the media by saying, “Please don’t ask me a question about me; it’s all about Cliff.”
Considering what he had just accomplished that night
To say that makes him one of the all time greats in Terps history IMO.
"In Gary we Trust!"
In Honor of Vasquez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar5mBjB6gOE&NR=1
Terrible quality. but SHIMMYING IN HIGH SCHOOL!
Not winning ACCPOY would be a travesty
look at his assist #‘s. And thats playing on a team that often has trouble finishing on his best dishes. Scheyer may be the best player on the best team, but GV has lifted these guys up to heights they’d have no chance of reaching without him.
Forget Greivis as the best UMD baller ever
his stats make him the best ACC baller ever! His jersey will be hanging from the Comcast rafters as well as encased at the College Basketball HOF!
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