I'm not buying Maryland, sell me.
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Nobody is going to very good next season...so they have as good a chance as anyone IMO. That is about all that needs to be said, but I'll let someone else pump their players up and such.
Team that nearly won 30 games returns every key contributor and adds Sulaimon. Biggest in conference competition appears to be Iowa, Mich St and Indiana. Has size, perimeter threats, and athleticism. Tremble is an All America candidate, if not player of the year candidate.
I'm not either.Dez Wells was a big loss and Duke was better after the headcase left so I don't see him doing anything for them.
They don't return 2nd leading scorer Dez Wells (15ppg & First team all conference). Trimble is a baller and adding Stone will help, but they are lumped in there with a bunch of teams that could be decent this year.
Melo Trimble is special. One of those players that just seems to have a knack for doing the right thing, even though he is not physically dominant.
Jake Layman is Sam Dekker, part deaux.
Robert Carter is a big time pickup as a transfer.
Their glaring weakness from last year (a true big), has been filled by a top ten recruit - Diamond Stone.
Lots of nice role players beyond those four core players.
A major weakness from last year? Unstoppable at home, much, much less of a team on the road.
Jake Layman is Sam Dekker, part deaux.
Robert Carter is a big time pickup as a transfer.
Their glaring weakness from last year (a true big), has been filled by a top ten recruit - Diamond Stone.
Lots of nice role players beyond those four core players.
A major weakness from last year? Unstoppable at home, much, much less of a team on the road.
Next year there will be a shortage of quality big post players. I think Stone and Diallo are the two best bangers down low coming into the class. Maryland got one and KU the other. Big advantage for them. Maryland is solid at the other spots and have experience so I can see them rated #1 but it's close between them, us, KU and UNC.
The terps are going to be a good team. But saw a mediocre WVU push them around all over the court in the tourney. Elite? They are going to have to prove it on the court.
Maryland was good last year so I have no idea why you would think that would change for the coming year when they return just about everybody that matters/
AHAHAHA Layman is just that .. a Layman . Dekker is a first rounder , Layman is borderline NBA . LOL
To be fair to Maryland, Trimble got a concussion and sat out most of the 2nd half in the NCAA Tournament and still almost beat WVU.
I think they have added a few good pieces and should be pretty decent next year.
I think they have added a few good pieces and should be pretty decent next year.
I think that is fair point. But the terps were struggling even when he was on the floor.
If fans from another team were passing judgment on the Cats based on their last game this past season you would be crying the blues. The Terps had a bad game because their best player was hurt. That is a fact.
They had trouble handling the press when he was on the floor. That is a fact. And fans of other teams were passing judgment on UK throughout the whole year.
It's way too funny. UK doesn't have a future NBA all star team so the entire field is weak. MD got Diamond Stone and all the sudden he's not very good. Mulder picks UK and he gods blessing of Juco transfers as you bashing other schools about Juco transfers. Just because UK may not be that great doesn't mean the entire country won't be a weak field. You guys are absolutely hilarious.
You guys live in a major bubble compared the the rest of the country. You all with the mob mentality are incapable of going beyond the hill you stare at for an actual conversation. Here is how the UK story goes: since UK won't win the title, the entire field is weak with average talent. If they had talent, they either lose to UK or "would" lose to UK if they ever played. Even though UK is average at best.
Marrlyland will be veey good next season. They have as good a shot anyone to make the tourney run to the title. Doesnt matter what I say. So during the sessin when rhey are top 5 all yr, maybe then you will realize they are one of the better teams in college ball next season.
Keep in mind UK hated Calipari at Memphis before he became your Jesus. Y'all have a lot of issues going on inside your heads that the rest of the world (over the hill seen from your porch) can cure. Here is one: the country is weak in basketball when UK isn't very good.
Is this past the UK fan base bedtime? I thought BBN was everywhere. My mistake, I was wrong. In half the country, BBN is snoozing. Life in this country still goes on when the sun tucks behind the KY hills. Believe it or not but the sun doesn't actually set behind that hill you grew up looking at. There is a whole world of the United States behind that hill still basking in the sunshine waiting for it to set. This is too much fun and way too easy. Glad you got the best Juco in the world while UL is desperate grabbing Juco's. Apparently it's all about perspective, lol
Andrew I understand what u are saying but you don't understand is that we have a ton of sunshine pumpers who will claim this recruit is the best since sliced bread and is a just get. When he goes elsewhere....well he wasn't that good anyways.
If a recruit is a damn good player it doesn't matter because xyz recruiting service didn't rank him as a 5 star out of HS.
Maryland will have a very nice team as will UNC. I think we are a wild card. We could be great or we could have a tough time scoring points. If all our experienced players have remarkable improvements on O and our incoming players all live up to their billing then we could have one of the best teams in America. Skal has the ability to be the best player in the country next season so with a player like that your always in contention. Ulis should be a top 5 point guard. Those are our 2 strengths that are a given. The rest are unknowns, is Lee going to live up to his lofty 5 star status? What about Poy, is he healthy and his offense improved? Is Briscoe going to adjust to the college level? Is Mulder not going to miss a beat from Juco to Div 1? What about Matthews, is his falling stock premature? Is Willis and Hawkins ready to contribute In a huge way? Those are big questions a roll of the dice so to speak. If you was on here prior to the 12'-'13 season you would of seen talk of back to back well that didn't go to well.
One thing around here you will realize real quick is that you cannot critique the team especially an outsider like yourself.
As far as Cal goes. Not many on here were blasting him, most were wanting a good coach and John Calipari is a good one. Now Matt Jones did blast him and it has been screen shot to death by opposing fans and rightfully so cause he does like to stir up the flies off a turd. Drama sells and he is all about selling himself.
If a recruit is a damn good player it doesn't matter because xyz recruiting service didn't rank him as a 5 star out of HS.
Maryland will have a very nice team as will UNC. I think we are a wild card. We could be great or we could have a tough time scoring points. If all our experienced players have remarkable improvements on O and our incoming players all live up to their billing then we could have one of the best teams in America. Skal has the ability to be the best player in the country next season so with a player like that your always in contention. Ulis should be a top 5 point guard. Those are our 2 strengths that are a given. The rest are unknowns, is Lee going to live up to his lofty 5 star status? What about Poy, is he healthy and his offense improved? Is Briscoe going to adjust to the college level? Is Mulder not going to miss a beat from Juco to Div 1? What about Matthews, is his falling stock premature? Is Willis and Hawkins ready to contribute In a huge way? Those are big questions a roll of the dice so to speak. If you was on here prior to the 12'-'13 season you would of seen talk of back to back well that didn't go to well.
One thing around here you will realize real quick is that you cannot critique the team especially an outsider like yourself.
As far as Cal goes. Not many on here were blasting him, most were wanting a good coach and John Calipari is a good one. Now Matt Jones did blast him and it has been screen shot to death by opposing fans and rightfully so cause he does like to stir up the flies off a turd. Drama sells and he is all about selling himself.
After reading your last few posts it is apparent you are one of the biggest morons to ever post on here. And that is truly saying something.
Doesn't mean he's wrong either. These guys that get paid to talk about basketball are just giving an opinion like the OP. Only difference is he doesn't get paid for it. It doesn't necessarily mean he knows less. The one thing I will say is sometimes the analysts over think the room bc they do get paid for it and they watch a lot of basketball. Sometimes too much. Just watch the Selection Shows. These guys sit there for 3 hours and and the majority of the time is wrong while some 10 year outwits them all bc he watched about 80% less basketball.
End of the day they are just opinions.
It's got great crab cakes, mediocre football, and the best lacrosse team money can buy.
Unfortunately, the women are slow. But I hear the boats are fast.
It's Northern enough that it fought with the Union, it's Eastern enough that is has an Eastern Shore, it's Southern enough that many of its folks fly the Stars & Bars, and it's Western enough that it's East of West Virginia.
Unfortunately, the women are slow. But I hear the boats are fast.
It's Northern enough that it fought with the Union, it's Eastern enough that is has an Eastern Shore, it's Southern enough that many of its folks fly the Stars & Bars, and it's Western enough that it's East of West Virginia.
Maryland will be one of the teams in the hunt. UK, NC, Kansas, Duke and several others will also teams that can bring home the big trophy. I don't see any great teams at this point but there are several teams that could be really good next year. The Maryland/UVA comparison was very good. But for injuries UVA could well have been in the Final Four. All these teams will have to avoid injuries and have a little luck to make a run.
They're not a bad team. But I'd like to buy them for what they're worth and sell them for what their fans think they're worth.
Virginia was a good team and was promoted by the talking heads (rightly so) but, faltered in the tourney. I think Maryland will do the same when the tourney rolls around.
Good reasoning but my retort would be their best player Anderson wasn't 100 percent and UVA had trouble offensively the whole season while I feel like MD would be better.
I'm just not a believer in a team out of no where wins the tourney. The tourney is a different animal than the regular season and conference tourneys. Maryland will be good. I just don't think they would handle the tourney.
"Average at best", rated higher than Maryland in the preseason polls. WTF are you talking about Junior?
Maryland will be very good. Will have a chance to win the title, imo. So will about 10 other teams. There is no one team head and shoulders above the rest. Should be a very competitive season. They will most likely be ranked ahead of us in the preseason polls, not that it means a hell of a lot. But to say they won't be a contender is naive.
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