Alabama vs. Maryland

Me too! I'm gonna miss part of that game either way because of prior engagement. But Roll Tide!!

I'll be there; looking forward to the game.

Anyone have a Maryland scouting report? Strengths and/or weaknesses. I know they beat Duke, that gets my attention right away.

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Roll Tide Review: Maryland v. Alabama

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edwd58 said:

I'll be there; looking forward to the game.

Anyone have a Maryland scouting report? Strengths and/or weaknesses. I know they beat Duke, that gets my attention right away.

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Twice!

Man, their season looks a LOT like Bama's. They had a slew of winnable games that they came up a couple of baskets short in. Had they been a .500 team in the ACC they would have been in the big one no doubt. They aren't superb on the road so I like Bama's chances if they can stay consistent. Still need to shoot better though.

Very hot-cold team. If they make shots, they are a handful. Their center will play in the NBA, but the key matchup will be Levi et al on Dez Wells. He ripped Duke apart in the ACC tournament, but his teammates have been inconsistent all year.

bamacon said:

Man, their season looks a LOT like Bama's. They had a slew of winnable games that they came up a couple of baskets short in. Had they been a .500 team in the ACC they would have been in the big one no doubt. They aren't superb on the road so I like Bama's chances if they can stay consistent. Still need to shoot better though.

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Good stat info. Thanks.
It looks like they have a ten player rotation, and they really hit the boards.
Our (hopefully) biggest advantage - we're at home.

Big news out of Maryland for tomorrow night:

@Tide_Source 1m Fr. G Seth Allen, who ranks No. 4 for Maryland in scoring and assists, broke his hand in practice Sunday and won't play vs. Alabama in NIT.

Unfortunately, it's part of the game. We are missing some big players also.

RTR91 said:

Big news out of Maryland for tomorrow night:

@Tide_Source 1m Fr. G Seth Allen, who ranks No. 4 for Maryland in scoring and assists, broke his hand in practice Sunday and won't play vs. Alabama in NIT.

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Check this out:

Allen has scored in double digits in four of the last five games, including 15 and 13 in the first two in the NIT. He's also seen an increase in minutes over that spell, averaging 26 per game, firmly solidifying himself as one of the key cogs to Turgeon's shortened rotation. His play had become more efficient and less erratic, and he looked like a freshman growing into the game.

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And to Ldlane's point:

Allen's not the only player banged up, though; the Terps played five games in ten days, and it seems like their legs are catching up to them. Allen's now out, and both Dez Wells and Logan Aronhalt missed yesterday's practice. It seems Wells and Aronhalt will be fine to play, but it's indicative of the tiring, banged-up group the Terrapins are at this point in the year (and that, in fairness, most teams are at this point in the year).

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LINKY

Folks don't understand that we have an active roster of 8 players. It isn't the 8 chosen to play, but the last 8 standing.

CrimsonEyeshade said:

Very hot-cold team. If they make shots, they are a handful. Their center will play in the NBA, but the key matchup will be Levi et al on Dez Wells. He ripped Duke apart in the ACC tournament, but his teammates have been inconsistent all year.

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Any team with a big center that has NBA potential is going to give us trouble in a big way. We're going to have no choice but to double team and hope the open guard is missing the threes.
Hopefully we can pull it out.
With Maryland's physical ills I hope we up the tempo and press and run like crazy. Wear the big dude out so to speak.
RTR!
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i will try to add some insight. i have always been a terp basketball fan, i am from maryland, and especially in the university neighborhood. love gary williams. this team has a lot of talent, most of it young like the tide. they are not the best outside shooters, but, led the acc in rebounding, great inside size, and guard size. they still have 3 good guards with out allen, again, howard is the most dangerous. not a good shooting team. they will go to the basket, and create havoc inside. dez wells, is excellent transfer from xavier. len is a 7 ft center, that at times is just not into the game, but is outstanding defensively. not a offensive weapon, but, against duke he tore them up inside. use 9 or 10 players. the tide press will serve us well. the only worry i have is inside. and keeping a physical wells under some control. it will be a fun game. both teams are a threat, and as said not normally a good road team.

Being familiar with his coaching style for 30-plus years, I'd feel a lot better about 'Bama's chances if Gary Williams were still coaching the Terps. He was the ACC's perennial "best" does-less-with-more coach until, well, Gottfraud came along to inherit the mantle. Count on Turgeon having them in the thick of things in the B1G next year and thereafter.

Another breakdown of the Alabama vs Maryland game.

http://www.testudotimes.com/2013/3/...ll-travel-to-alabama-for-nit-third-round-game

TitleWave said:

Being familiar with his coaching style for 30-plus years, I'd feel a lot better about 'Bama's chances if Gary Williams were still coaching the Terps. He was the ACC's perennial "best" does-less-with-more coach until, well, Gottfraud came along to inherit the mantle. Count on Turgeon having them in the thick of things in the B1G next year and thereafter.

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Does he not have a NC ring? I have always respected Williams.

TitleWave said:

Being familiar with his coaching style for 30-plus years, I'd feel a lot better about 'Bama's chances if Gary Williams were still coaching the Terps. He was the ACC's perennial "best" does-less-with-more coach until, well, Gottfraud came along to inherit the mantle. Count on Turgeon having them in the thick of things in the B1G next year and thereafter.

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That doesn't describe Gary Williams at all.

Here in TTown now for the game. RTR!