Wishing a Farewell to Maryland's Seniors
by Ben Broman on Mar 21, 2010 5:12 PM EDT
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PrintI'm not recapping it. It hurts too much. I made a full post about it, and it was probably the most eloquent I've ever been, but I'm not subjecting you to it. There is now a Maryland curse that exists, and with the seniors gone and Adrian Bowie nearby, it will be Jordan Williams' to bear. Instead of the greatest three minutes in Maryland basketball history, we will be subjected to watching this happen over and over and over again. For the next week, I suggest you just hole up in your room.
But the thing that hurt most wasn't that Maryland lost, or that The Comeback is now gone forever. It wasn't that it was on a buzzer-beater, or that they will miss another Sweet 16. It was that we'll never again see Greivis Vasquez in a gold uniform again.
This wasn't how it was supposed to end. Not like this. Not this way. It was supposed to be banners and happiness and joy and a return to an elite level. Instead, there's an empty place in every fan's heart where the Greivis Vasquez Moment is supposed to be. It was almost there, but anytime we think of it, we will think of the ensuing shot.
But that is unfair to Greivis' legacy. He was an amazing player, a great player, one of the best Maryland has ever seen. And that is how he should be remembered, not like this.
The same goes for Eric Hayes and Landon Milbourne, albeit on a different level. They are all Terps, but Greivis is a special one.
I'm in shock. You are too. I'm not going to post the recap. I'm probably not crawling out of bed tomorrow morning. I've been through too much to let this one go easily. I fully expect about 200 hits tomorrow, and that's okay. Maryland never gave up, and for that they should be credited. But this one will hurt more than any since Gone in :54. Maybe more.
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I know these sorts of things alway sound obnoxious when your team has won.
But, the character and fight your team showed in the last two minutes was absolutely incredible. Vasquez is an unbelievable player, and I’m sure it hurts like hell to see him play his last game, but at least you know that he went out doing everything he possibly could to advance his team
I’m moving back to the District this summer, as my wife is going to be starting in a PhD program at Maryland; I’m really looking forward to going to some games at Comcast and following the Terps. It hurts like hell (MSU fans have certainly been there too), but your guys can’t hang their heads after that one.
PP-TPW.
The Only Colors
I need therapy now
I wish we had like .6 on the clock. I bet GV would’ve sank it.
We did win the ACC regular season with them, and that is an accomplishment to be proud of.
I can’t wait to see J Will dominate the ACC next year.
Shot Clock?!
Watch the final inbounds play. The clock has 6.6 seconds remaining, and should start as soon as the MSU player touches the ball. In slow mo it looks like he takes a step or two before the time starts rolling off.
Watched it a hundred times, though w/o a clock next to me
Greivis’ shot goes in. Clock stops at 6.5. Actually goes back up to 6.6. Then it’s inbounded, and it starts late.
But Lucious got his shot off with 0.7 left. Was the clock .6 slow? Don’t think so.
Just accept it.
you're right
Hate to admit it, but it’s just tough to accept. Didn’t they have a foul to give? Hope not. This loss is as tough for me as the MD/Duke game at home in 01’ when I was in school. Remember the entire student section chanting ‘overrated’ when we’re up by 10 with less than a minute left. Jason Williams…..8 points in under 20 seconds. goes to OT. Lose by 2.
This hurts way more than Gone in .54
Way way more.
devastating
this one hurt more than any loss in any sport for me in 21 years. given our players moving forward and the fact that this was our best team in years makes it 100x worse.
don’t watch espn today. in fact, don’t think im watching another game this tournament. it was a great year, and let’s focus on tucker’s shot, greivis over duke and jordan williams against houston. this era of disappointment won’t last forever.
and if i was a maryland recruit today, i’d want to play for a team that never gives up and plays with class, intensity and determination. and if i’m adrian bowie or cliff tucker or sean mosely or jordan williams, i am in that gym today shooting 1000 shots for next year.
Look on the brightside
Stoglin had this kind of thing happen 3x in the state championships. He overcame it. Him and the boys will be HUNGRY.
Basketball is a game in the present
Even when we won the National Championship coming back from being on probation there was a next season and a next game. What happened that next season and next game was sui generis. We have a next season and a next game that will have no connection to how this season ended. They didn’t stop fighting and we always believed in them until it was over. They wore our school colors like champions
by Lawrence Rutledge on Mar 21, 2010 5:41 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not sure there'll be no connection
This is seared into the brains of J-Dub, Bowie, Mosley, Tucker, and all the incoming recruits. I think it’s J-Dub most of all. He’s our new Vasquez. The rest of their careers, they’ll be trying to make up for this.
I see what you mean, though.
Agree
It’s not like GT forgot about that buzzer beater when they played us again. And I’d even argue MSU didn’t forget about us drubbing them last year in the Old Spice. We will never forget this. In fact, it should motivate us even more. This makes a guy like Gary Williams or Jordan Williams 100x hungrier.
Savor the moment
What I learned from the career of Walt Williams is that loyalty matters. What I learned from the career of Juan Dixon is to dream. What I learned from the career of Greivis Vasquez is to keep trying and to savor the moment. Just like there was a logical progression from Walt to Juan I think there is a logical progression from Greivis to Jordan. Start saving money for the 2012 final four
Greivis Vasquez Is A Clutch Player
I have become a Greivis Vasquez fan over the course of his Maryland career and have come to really like his game and all the intangibles he brings! It sucks to see his time at Maryland end like this, but he did not go down easy.
If that shot doesn't give us one, nothing will
Not only did a 29% shooter hit 6 threes, a 30% shooter nailed a three to win the game.
Maybe curse is the wrong word, but there’s something hanging over this team after that shot.
He hit another 3 earlier too from the corner
with Hayes all over him.
by Jason Middlekauff on Mar 21, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I watch all the major sports
every single year, and i’ve never had a sports moment that brought so much pain to me short of the 2001 World Series. I think Grevis is going to be a great NBA player, and any team is going to be lucky to have him. Great job on the site, and I need something positive to hold onto right now. Please, tell me that Stoglin is the next coming of Grevis, cause otherwise its going to be a rough senior year.
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