Maryland Falls to UNC Despite Spirited Showing, 83-74

And that’s even if GV didn’t do the same thing against N.C. State. I still hate Zeller more, and he was dirtier than Henson in this game.

This game was just infuriating, much more than the Duke game, because we just couldn’t follow through. The ball game for me was:
1. Turnovers/poorly run fast breaks
2. That stretch of 4-5 posessions where we turned it over at the top of the key before even setting up the offense

I probably wouldve ran onto the court and ball tapped henson hard. Man was i tempted…

I haven’t heard that many “refs you suck” chants in a while

A lot of TO’s towards the end of the game…We obviously don’t have the depth to compete for a full 40 this year.

We gave a very spirited outing considering we are so undermanned…It shows that we are a damn good team and that Williams is a very mediocre coach.

…and I don’t hate Henson b/c GV did the same thing to NC State and I loved that….

Can’t say enough of how proud I am of this team. They did an excellent job overall against what was supposedly the best team in the nation to start the season. A little more depth for us and we will be able to handle most anyone.

As usual, there were 3-5 absolutely horrible calls by the refs in the second half, but after all we do play in the ALL CAROLINA CONFERENCE. Does anyone think ESPN and/or Swofford wanted us to ruin the build-up of the almighty UNC-Duke game on Wednesday!

To any ppl at the game. Were there any chants for Diggs and/or Brenneman?

1.) Faust and Len are starting to step up and will be factors on both ends of the court for the remainder of the season.

2.) Padgett has really improved and is contributing as much as he can.

3.) Turgeon has this team believing and playing with confidence. They aren’t intimidated by anyone.

Right now is frustrating, but who at the beginning of November thought that this team would be in these games? Future is very bright and if we can win at Clemson on Tuesday Night, 4-4 is not out of the question for the second half of the ACC season.

On a sidenote, I am hoping that Jordan Williams big mistake will benefit the Terps in the long run by influencing Stoglin to stay four years and get his degree.

Ben, how close is Stoglin to 1,000 points for his career at Maryland?

I know Turge wanted to show up Roy.

We know we can run with anyone in the nation…th biggest issue is depth….

just think about how it would have been w/o Len and Pe’…when we only had 7, and had to play the walk-ons…

I cursed the fuck out of Henson after than and told him to come back next year so shaq could destroy him.

About diggs, he was realllllly digging (get it?) the chants. stood up and waved a bunch of times

I think we win this games if Barnes sits. Agree that if we keep up this effort, the rest of the season will be fun to watch!

We were definitely tired. But shouldn’t Carolina have been more tired? Or are we just out of shape?

I know they made some bad passes on the break, but it looked as if they were trying to give it up more on the break instead of committing offensive fouls. That to me was encouraging.

I also wonder what Mark thought about the blocking foul called on Alex?

excellent effort. we’re just short on talent……but that will change in the next couple of years.

I love the heart, determination, and fight this team shows. We were obviously out-talented today, but they didn’t let that stop them. They kept fighting til the end (or when the refs started giving UNC the game). I couldn’t ask more from this team.

Read some of the comments on IMS. There are derogitory comments about Turge, Gary, Edsall, GV, etc

How can he not after all

http://www.twitvid.com/EYXPQ

is the little engine that will. And, this year.

We kind of had that coming ever since the GV 3 vs Clemson.

Now we’re even with the Karma gods. However next thing like that and we can bitch about it.

Guys played their hearts out…tough loss, but team was totally exhausted in the final 5 minutes…can’t complain. Len had a beak out game…showed spirit and emotion. He more than anyone needs to work on his conditioning in the off season. The staff should encourage him to spend the summer in the DC area and play in local leagues.
NC defended Stog as well as anyone can…almost all his shots were contested.
Faust will be hard to stop next year…the quickest guy on the team….can’t wait to see him play as a sophomore.
Once again, I have to ask why Turg did not play some zone in the second half as fatigue started to affect our game. Also, he has given up on playing Weijs in the second half…I thought Berend did what was expected of him in the first…he was decent.
We continue to improve…like our chances in Atlanta.
Question to anyone…I’ve heard several announcers describe Len as a “red shirt freshman”…I thought Pankey was the only one??

Possibly the worst call I’ve seen since the non-goaltending call in the Syr-WV game. The ref blew the whistle before the play even developed, he was calling a foul no matter what. That was a clean pick of Zeller and would have made the end very interesting. Turge lost it, and he should have picked up a technical foul just to prove his point b/c the game was essentially over at that point.

UNC’s Tyler Zeller on Alex Len: “I think he has the potential to be very good. He’s a little raw right now.”

the 3rd foul on Len on Henson’s missed dunk was truly horrible (even though Henson did miss both FTs). The call on Faust looked pretty bad, too and it seemed like out of position refs were making too many calls. I agree with Ben that the tenor of the officiating changed in the 2nd half.
That said, 2 bits in the box score stand out for me: Pe’Shon had no assists and Stogs was 1-9 shooting 3s. This MD team can’t beat UNC with those two holes in the stat line. I admit 12 – 18 on 2nd chance points and – 8 overall on the boards isn’t great but given the size and talent disparity, not bad and not what cost the game. Many of the Carolina putbacks in the 2nd half seemed to me to come when the MD lineup was Len + 4 guards.

As for in game I thought there were 2 big negative momentum swings for MD not attributable to officiating. The first was a missed 3 PTR by Stoglin with about 8:30 to go where he came down to the offensive end and looked like he had made up his mind he was going to take that 3 all else be damned. It was one of his few really bad shots. The other was Pe’ missing the front end of a 1 and 1 coming out of the under 8 TO and the Terps down 3.

Still, can’t fault the effort. Now it’s time to start winning some of these games.

And that’s all you can ask for in a season like this. Len and Faust took huge steps.

Side Note: Henson is a d-bag but if you don’t like what someone is doing then either stop them from doing it or drop it. In other words, beat UNC.

Those are the plays that start brawls. As the game winds down there are less consequences for your actions. If Henson had tried that at Cincinnati Yancey Gates would’ve put a forearm in his throat. You don’t do that cause its classless and dangerous. I swear I saw Roy apologize to Turge during the post game handshake.

Stoglin and Len are carrying the team.

Most of the other players like Faust, Pinkey, Mosley, etc. are NOT contributing enough to push the Terps over the line and into the “W” column.

Like many of you, I thought the officiating was horrific and, if there was a vehicle to challenge the legitimacy and continued employ of some of these guys, it should be pursued vehemently. With that aside, let’s talk about the team itself.

First, I was never a fan of the flex offense that Gary used thoughout his career; however, some of what Turge has drawn into his offensive scheme is, well, offensive. Padget should NEVER handle the ball at the top of the key and yet, he continues to receive the ball there and either throws horrible passes or tries to hand off the ball to one of the guards, both of which often results in needless turnovers. Of course, these “handoffs” 25 feet from the basket are commonplace with many of the Terps and is a frequent cause of many TOs… it makes no sense and needs to stop.

Second, there’s too much standing around on offense. Does anyone else notice how many open shots our opponents get due solely to better spacing? The first half of the Duke game, everyone moved incredibly well, which resulted in numerous open layups. Why that hasn’t continued is beyond me. As is the reluctance to continue going inside, where Padge has enjoyed a lot of success as of late and Len continues to get better.

Third, can someone find Pankey a heartbeat? While none of the Terps want to box-out, but rather prefer to stand around and stare at the basket, Pankey seems to be the biggest offender. Even worse, he has what can best be described as “Blake Griffen Syndrome”, which drives him to try to throw down every dunk with obscene authority. The problem, of course, is that he fails to finish most of the time, costing a 3-point opportunity yesterday and a crucial two points in the Miami game.

Finally, substitutions… I don’t understand subbing two or three players within the first three minutes of the game (except for fouls of course); yet, Turge has done it several times already. Worse, though, is the fact that Weijs has been playing real well in the first half yet doesn’t see the floor in the second half. Turge just seems to forget about him. Also, Faust and Parker should never be on the floor together. Neither can handle the ball nor can they shoot, so when they share the floor, our number of turnovers increase concurrently with a painful reduction in scorers. Obviously, it doesn’t help when a 20% 3-point shooter (Mr. Howard) fires up long-range shots 5 seconds into the shot clock (is he surprised that no one is covering him? He only makes 1 of 5!), and Mosely, for a senior, makes some of the most absurd decisions on the basketball court. However, the terps have routinely shot themselves in the foot with unforced turnovers, and even the worst officiating deserves a backseat to those errors.

But, looking on the brightside, foul shooting is starting to improve!

and how many times that gif was shown on this site in the following days.

Stop it.