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by earlbadu on May 19, 2011 1:10 AM EDT
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Couple of interesting points here:
1. He says , "we'll have nine bodies here." Shit. That is as good an indication as any that Breunig will not be back. I have seen a number of people on here say this doesn't matter, but I think this is critical. I never thought I would long for the days Dave Neal, Milbourne and Gregory, but those three look like Hall of Famers compared to Weijs, Pankey and Padgett. You can't win if you can't rebound the basketball, and we are going to get murdered on the glass. What happens when one gets in foul trouble, or worse yet, if one gets hurt? Forcing Hawk, Mosley or Parker to play out of position and go 4 guards is a terrible solution. The bigs were not going to be great, or even average with Breunig, but he was at least another body to keep things respectable. Now, our front line is just embarrassingly thin.
2. I forgot what #2 is, I am just so pissed off they are letting Breunig walk and that our bigs are going to be such a freaking embarrassment next year. MT has to keep the Terps respectable through this transition year, or a culture of losing will creep in. Do you guys know that the WORST Gary ever did in the ACC post the probation years was 7-9? From 1994 -- 2011. 18 straight years. No one can say that. Not Duke, not Carolina, not anyone. All of them had at least one year of really sucking during that timeframe. We never had one under Gary, and I don't want to start now. Gary took a lot of shit, but our teams ranged from competitive to great year after year. They were never bottom feeders. If we aren't going to keep Breunig, please add a big from somewhere to get some freaking rebounds to allow Stoglin and Faust, et al. to do what they do best. That way, we will at least be a respectable team.
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I read somewhere that MT is looking at a 2011 big
I can’t imagine who it is at this stage of the game though.
BTW
I would rank of the teams.
This might be a separate post, but here you go.
Great to Very Good
1. 2002 (National Champions)
2. 2001 (Final Four)
3. 2010 (Regular Season Champs, Vasquez senior year)
4. 1995 (Joe Smith National player of the year)
5. 1999 (Steve Francis Year)
6. 2007 (Jones and Strawberry as seniors)
7. 2000 (Baxter and Dixon as sophomores)
8. 2003 (Blake and Nicholas as seniors)
9. 2004 (ACC Tourney title)
Average for Maryland, good for most anyone else
10. 1998 (Rodney Elliott, Jasikevicius)
11. 1997 (Booth as a senior)
12. 1994 (Joe Smith as a freshman, first Sweet Sixteen for Gary)
13. 2009 (Made the tourney because of Vasquez’s brilliance)
14. 1996 (Made the tourney, but Hipp, Simpkins disappoint as seniors)
Disappointments
15. 2008 (best non-tourney team, Gist as a senior)
16. 2006 (Painful era with NCM, Strawberry trying to run the point)
17. 2005 (Strawberry hurt, Gilchrist quits on team)
18. 2011 (Stoglin and JW save what could have been a real, real down year)
So there you go. 9 teams to be very proud of, 5 that were OK, 4 that were disappointing. But none truly sucked.
MT, we will give you time to build a program. No one is expecting the Final Four next year. Just don’t suck.
by earlbadu on May 19, 2011 1:38 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
I'd put 2004 in the average category.
The ACC tourney run was magical, but let’s not forget that MD was looking squarely at the NIT before they pulled that one out of their hats.
not firegary
But gary recruited this imposing frontlline. Bruenig asked to ae released from his loi you can’t blame turge for that if anthing he should be respected for doing so. Let’s judge him once he gets his recruites here.
by bmoreterps on May 19, 2011 7:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Breunig was Gary's recruit
How do you know MT didn’t pursue him? Bottom line is if Breunig isn’t recommitting, it was his call or it was a mutual decision.
by terpsfan06 on May 19, 2011 9:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
big?
I thought he was a natural three? Why is Breunig playing out of position any better than one of the others playing out of position?
by Lucky Horseshoe on May 19, 2011 11:37 AM EDT reply actions
His coach said he was a natural 4
But he plays like a natural 3. Translation: face-up four, I guess.
14 =
parking ticket season, hanging out at clubs in DC until 4am season
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
= major disappointment
biggest one next to Gilchrist going haywire on Gary and driving Gary nuts
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of Montrose's games next year so...
JA can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
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