How Did the Terps Beat Carolina?

If anyone else has been following the Tarheels blast through the East Region, you are probably wondering the same thing. Louisville is an excellent team. That Terrance Williams is a special player, but Louisville can’t do anything to slow Carolina.
Louisville threw a 2-3 zone at UNC after made buckets and UNC [...]

“His Real Name Is Mosley”

“I’m MOSLEY!!!” That is my favorite line from “Midnight Run” and what better way to introduce a discussion about Maryland’s most heralded incoming freshman? Alonzo Mosley (played by Yaphaet Kotto) has to be one of the great all-time buddy movie characters and I am looking forward to the joy I will get from making [...]

A (Not So) Quick Note on the Zone Defense

Since I write a blog about Maryland basketball, it is hard to get excited about events that do not include the Terps. Nevertheless, the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is the best sports weekend of the year and I enthusiastically gave the goings on their due attention.
I have a long personal history with [...]

Maryland’s Season Ends Predictably

Post Mortem
When the clock struck double zeros, it was another miserable ending in what was almost an uninterrupted string of miserable endings. It is really saying something to call this year’s Terps the most inconsistent squad ever to play for Gary Williams, but it is true.
(I say this and I remember the John [...]

Syracuse Gameday Thread

The NCAA Tournament just is not the same if the Terps are not participating. It is still an unbelieveable sports day. Our Terps have been placed in TV purgatory, also known as ESPN U for tonight’s “Splenda Sixteen” game (thanks for that Diamondback Russ).
I wanted to mention a little positive press that Turtle [...]

Terps Snap Out of Funk, Down Minnesota

Well, wouldn’t that have been nice three weeks ago? The Terps finally finished a game and can celebrate a road win. Too bad it is in the Not In Tournament.
Gary Williams shook up the line up and rotation hoping to test out some player combinations for next year. The freshman played well. [...]

Why Maryland Should Be Kicking Itself….Or

….how I put the chemistry problems of twelve 18-22 year old boys and their coach into perspective.
Before I get to the question I posed in the title of the post; I am going to attempt to explain Maryland’s season through a complicated metaphor. That’s right. I’m going to compare the University of Maryland’s Men’s Basketball [...]

NIT… Maryland Vs. Minnesota

Ah, Adrian Branch opens the NIT selection show. Don’t know what to make of that. Insert your own jokes.
We don’t even get a home game! What do you all think of that? Does it matter?
We are the 5 seed and play at Minnesota Tuesday night at 9:30pm on ESPN. If [...]

What The Soup Is All About!

I’ve been impressed folks with the intelligent discussions regarding the analysis of this year’s underachieving team and the outlook and strategy for next year. It’s so interesting to read the opinions that don’t start off with ‘this guy sucks’, ‘fire this guy’, ‘they are pathetic’, etc. Thanks to posters Gerry, ricksterps, frustrated fan, [...]

This Team is a Disgrace

I’m embarassed for the University. As it turned out, the beginning of the season was not the low point that we thought it was. Tonight is. This team has pouted it’s way through the last 3 weeks of this season, and frankly, I’m disgusted. How do 12 guys fall apart like this?
There [...]