Wanted to comment on this, great point Mc. When it got tight late, we freaking panicked and rushed up shots, did not resemble the offense we were running before. And yes LI and sman, unfortunately I watched the game this time so u can't try to fluff it off. And Gilly when there are three minutes on the clock, no need to try to let the inbounds pass roll to half court. The offensive panic was just a moon trait again.
Hey, Torvik still gives us a 27.5% chance of pulling it off. But yes, that seems generous.
Agree. Gilly not the issue. What about Grant standing in the lane watching layup so as not to foul. Or blowbys by Grace. Or Cayo letting his man drive baseline to score. Or tipins allowed repeatedly. Or no blocking out. Or olay defense on the wings. OK, you get the picture. 80 points is enough to win. Problem is on the defensive end with everybody.
Unfortunately, I was not. This isn't rocket science with Mooney and this team. They fold like a cheap suit anytime the pressure is on them in a big game. These players have been here for 5 plus years now and it is the exact same script.
If you watch Gilly long enough, you will notice he comes up small a lot in big games. He's got the SDJ syndrome. Perhaps, if we didn't have to play 40 minutes every single game or if he was ever pulled once, things might be different, but Mooney treats him like Kevin Anderson, except he isn't. He had a series of bad defensive plays yesterday, but he knows he is never going to get pulled, so he can continue to try and hot dog for steals and their is never a consequence.
Yep. Wilson is the only guy I see out there balling on both ends. He's got some dog in him. When is the last time you have seen Gilly or Grant diving for a ball? These guys our seniors, they set the tone. Unfortunately, like all of our players, Mooney's fluidity-flow bullshit bleeds any dog out of them by the time they are upper classman.
The things you described on defense drive me up a tree. Our interior defense is incognito for the most part. These things are nothing new - game to game & season to season. We could be so much better if we guarded & boxed out inside the paint. This is just fundamental basketball. What the hell is Mooney looking at and neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr correcting.
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I'm sure there is more to this story but the fact that we couldn't beat this team on a neutral court obviously the buzzards circling around their head coach is all the more frustrating. Instead of looking at the longetivity of the season, Mooney and company need to be laser focused on every opportunity right in front of them. They burnt through most of their opportunities to position themselves for an at large in November and now that means each game from here on out takes on a much more urgent focus.Turgeon gone mid-season. Apparently beating us wasn't enough to save him.
Maryland Athletics, Mark Turgeon Mutually Agree to Part Ways; Danny Manning Named Interim Head Coach - University of Maryland Athletics
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- In a mutual decision, Maryland Athletics announced that Mark Turgeon is stepping down as the head coach for the men's basketball program.
Says they owed him $17M but if there was a buyout before next spring, it was "only" $5M.
This man had more success in a 3 year span than Moon has been able to pull together in 17 years and counting and they sent him packing.
