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UNC Carries the Hopes of the ACC
After the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the only team left representing the ACC is North Carolina. Boston College, Maryland, and Virginia all had chances to advance while Virginia Tech seemed overmatched against a tough Southern Illinois defense. Had the ball bounced a little differently in a few cases, two or three ACC teams could be moving on. However, it's now down to the Tar Heels who are playing as well as any of the remaining teams in the tournament.
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It's Raining Threes, Alleluia
By Michael
In our preview of this game we said that the priority for the Terrapins was to slow down Butler's production from the three point arc. Evidentally, this is easier said than done. Butler made 12 of 26 from deep on their way to a 62-59 victory that sends them to their second sweet-16 since 2003.
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NCAA Round 2 Preview: (4) Maryland v. (5) Butler
By Michael
Please...quit calling them a mid-major. Butler has been ranked nationally all season and has more tournament experience than most of the remaining teams in the field. Their home court, the venerable Hinkle Fieldhouse of Indiana basketball lore, seats around 15,000 and is regularly at capacity so they're not going to be awed by the big stage. Maryland will have it's hands full against a team that has a strong backcourt, excellent defense, and rarely commits turnovers.
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Maryland Outlasts Davidson….82-70
With six players scoring in double figures, Maryland was able to rally from an 8 point deficit in the second half to defeat a tough Davidson squad on Thursday. The Terrapins were led by the solid floor game of DJ Strawberry (12 points, 8 boards, 5 assists) and great interior play by Ibekwe and Osby. The Terrapins were able to control the boards and eventually wear down Davidson star-freshman, Stephan Curry
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NCAA First Round Preview: (4) Maryland v. (13) Davidson
A few thoughts on Maryland's opener with Davidson (hint: energy and tempo).
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ACC Receives 7 NCAA Tournament Bids
By Michael
We would have posted some comments on the brackets earlier, but the server was down for several hours. Of all days for that to happen...
North Carolina wins a share of the regular season conference title and wins the ACC Tournament outright...and what is their reward? Possible games against Marquette, Texas, and Gerogetown in the toughest regional bracket. Thanks, but don't do us any more favors.
That and other thoughts in this post.
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Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards V
In this article we present our final TRR All-ACC Awards. Some of these awards are quite unconventional, including the TRR Coach with Brass Award, the TRR Shut-up Dickie V. Award, and the TRR Jason Vorhees Award for the team that comes back from the dead. That and much more is just a click away.
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Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards IV
In this segment of the TRR All-ACC Awards, we offer our selections for the Tobacco Road Report Defensive All-ACC Team and Tobacco Road Report Defensive Player of the Year.
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Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards III
In the third installment of the TRR All-ACC Awards, we reveal our choices for the Tobacco Road Report Freshman All-ACC Team and TRR Freshman of the Year Award.
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Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards II
In this segment of the TRR All-ACC Awards, we offer our selection for coach of the year.
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Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards
We've finished passing around the ballots for the 1st Annual Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards. Today we present our results for the TRR All-ACC Team selections and TRR Player of the Year in the ACC. Congratulations to the winners.
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Maryland's Seniors Go Out in Style
By Michael
After beating both Duke and North Carolina in back-to-back outings, the greatest danger facing the Terrapins today was not NC State, but themselves. Maryland avoided the let-down and in the process ran its record this year to a perfect 6-0 against the state of North Carolina.
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Gary Williams as ACC Coach of the Year?
After being given up for dead several weeks ago, Maryland is now knocking on the door for the top slot in conference, all while giving major minutes to several freshman. There are plenty of deserving candidates for ACC Coach of the Year, but don't be surprised when the name of Gary Williams enters the conversation. TRR will be faced with a tough choice on this one, and we'll release all our conference award winners prior to selection Sunday.
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Time for Maryland to Get Some Respect
With a six game conference winning streak and victories over UNC and Duke in the same week, it's time for Maryland to get the respect it deserves with a top-25 ranking. If I'm Gary Williams I don't necessarily want this since the team plays better with a chip on its shoulder, but it's hard to see why Duke gets a No. 14 ranking while Maryland remains unranked. Heritage is one thing, but game results are another.
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Maryland Makes it Six
By Michael
If you were like the staff at TRR, you were looking forward to Maryland-Duke all week. Unfortunately, fans of the ACC missed the first 7 minutes of regulation since the Villanova-UConn game ran late. Memo to the NCAA: when one team (UConn) shoots 24-44 from the free throw line and is still losing at home, they don't deserve more TV time! This stinker-of-a-game featured 75 total foul shots...that sound you hear is me snoring.
As for the real game, the meeting between Maryland and Duke felt like deja vu (all over again). Duke has struggled all year against athletic teams, especially those with speed and quickness in the backcourt. Maryland was more athletic from top to bottom and frustrated the Duke offense for most of the night. The solid defense was a catalyst for enough early offense to propel Maryland to its sixth straight conference win by the score of 85-77, solidifying Maryland's new-found role as the most dangerous team in conference nobody wants to face.
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Maryland Flexes Muscles, Downs Tar Heels for Fifth Straight
By Michael
Maryland stays red-hot winning its fifth straight to run its record in ACC play to 8-6 and its overall record to 22-7. Just three short weeks ago, the Terrapins looked to be on the verge of falling out of the NCAA Tournament picture. A rededication to rebounding has paid off in spades. The Terrapins outrebounded Carolina on their way to an exciting 89-87 victory in front of the home fans.
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Maryland Knocks FSU Cold, Wins 4th in a Row
By Michael
After being tied at 31 at half, Maryland outscored Florida State 42-24 in the second half to defeat the Seminoles 73-55. The victory is Maryland's fourth in a row in conference play, moves them to 7-6 in conference and 21-7 overall, and solidifies their NCAA Tournament chances. In contrast, FSU drops to 5-9 in conference and, barring a miracle in the ACC Conference Tournament, the Seminoles have waved a NCAA bid goodbye. Even with Al Thornton, FSU is clearly a different team without Tony Douglas.
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ACC Men's Basketball Players of the Week for Feb 19
Maryland's recent winning streak was rewarded by the ACC with some nice individual accolades. The Terrapins swept this week's conference basketball honors as D.J. Stawberry was tabbed as the ACC Player of the Week and Greivis Vasquez was selected as the ACC Rookie of the Week. Read about it here.
Maryland Stays Alive, Beats Clemson 82-66
By Michael
As we mentioned in our weekend preview, which can be found here, this was an important game for both teams. Maryland and Clemson both entered this game with identical 5-6 conference records, with the NCAA Tournament selection committee rarely taking more than one ACC team with a sub-500 record in conference. Maryland's offense was better today, and the Terrapins held onto the defensive glass enough to emerge with a solid 82-66 win on the road.
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Maryland Back in Hunt, Clemson Raises Doubts
By Michael
Maryland and Clemson had two similar opportunities last night. Both are teams that prefer to create up-tempo games, both were on the road against supposedly lesser opponents, and both needed these games to solidify their standing with the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Maryland was able to impose its will against NC State, winning 85-70, while Clemson fell victim to Wake Forest 67-65 in a slow-paced second half. The Turtles (19-7, 5-6) are back in the mix while the Tigers (19-6, 5-6) are restless.
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Breaking Down the Terrapins
By staff in conjunction with our friends at Turtle Waxing
In this special edition, we correspond with our colleague Matthew over at Turtle Waxing to examine the state of Maryland basketball. The Terrapins have endured an up and down season and we ask Matthew, a regular analyst of Maryland basketball for many years, to share his views on where the Terrapins are now and what they have to do going forward. We think you'll appreciate his views.
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Terps Get a Needed Victory
Maryland 80, Georgia Tech 65
Maryland got a much needed victory on Wednesday night by exploiting Georgia Tech’s soft interior defense. With Tech extending out to prevent DJ Strawberry and Mike Jones from getting good looks, the Terrapins were able to dump the ball inside to James Gist who dominated the Jackets with a 26 point effort.
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Virginia Tech Finds a Way, Defeats Maryland 67-64
By Michael
This was the most compelling game of the weekend in ACC play. Entering this game Virginia Tech held a 3-1 conference record, good enough for 3rd place overall, while Maryland was 1-3 and sitting near the bottom in 10th place. Both teams needed this victory, Virgina Tech to hold its home court and stake its claim for a top spot in conference and Maryland to keep its tournament hopes alive.
We at TRR felt these teams were evenly matched, on paper anyway, and the results confirmed our opinions. That said, Virginia Tech (14-5, 4-1) found a way to win in overtime, leaving Maryland (15-5, 1-4) scratching their collective heads. In doing so, the Hokies reaffirmed the benefits of backcourt experience.
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Virginia 103, Maryland 91: Virginia Holds Home Court Again
By Michael
Virginia (10-6, 2-2) nearly blew a 20 point first half lead, but held on to earn another quality win and improve their conference record to 2-2. The Cavaliers were led by Mamadi Diane with a career high 26 points, and a parade of free throw shooting by Reynolds and Singletary, who finished a combined 23 of 26 from the line. Maryland (15-4, 1-3) had a chance to build on a solid win versus Clemson, but now faces an uphill battle in conference play.
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Maryland 92, Clemson 87: The Tigers Should Fear the Turtle
By Michael
Two unbeaten streaks ended today. Clemson, the last remaining unbeaten in Division I, fell to 17-1 overall with a 92-87 loss to Maryland in College Park. The loss drops Clemson to 3-1 in conference and ups Maryland (15-3) to 1-2 in ACC play. That was the first streak...the second deals with James Mays, who was 28-0 as a starter prior to today. Mays gave a valiant effort, scoring 22 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. However, Maryland's bigs -- Gist, Ibekwe, Bowers, and Osby -- made Mays and Booker (14 points) work hard for their points and a steady stream of Terrapins to the free throw line kept Maryland in control.
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Boston College 73, Maryland 62
BC’s theme this year might be lulling teams to sleep with the flex offense. Seriously, teams might look at the scoreboard at some point and say, “What? We’re losing?”
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The View from My Seat
Maryland vs. Notre Dame, BB&T Classic, December 3, 2006.
The Irish Don’t Fear the Turtle
By Michael
The Irish (6-1) used timely offensive shooting and better free throw shooting to down the No. 19 Terrapins (8-1) 81-74 in the BB&T Classic in Washington, D.C. TRR was in attendance for this game and was excited to see the Terrapins up close and personal for the first time this season. Just when we thought it was safe to start hyping the Terrapins, we're back to asking questions.
Maryland 72, Illinois 66
By Michael
The Terrapins showed us they are for real, overcoming a tough road environment to improve their record to 8-0.
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Maryland TKOs St. John’s, Advances to Finals vs. MSU
Maryland (4-0) pummeled St. John’s (2-1) by the score of 92-60, using full court man-to-man pressure defense while dominating the defensive glass. The victory propels Maryland to the finals of the 2K College Hoops Classic, benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, where they will face a Michigan State squad that upset No. 19 Texas 63-61.
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TRR’s Projected Order of Finish in the ACC.
1. NORTH CAROLINA. Roy Williams and company simply have too much firepower. The key will be getting the youth up to speed. Ellington, Wright, and Lawson surrounding ACC MVP Hansbrough will be too much for opponents to handle.
Postseason destination: NCAA final four or better.
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Pre-Season Preview: Maryland: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime.
Location: College Park, Maryland
Division: Atlantic
2005-2006 Results: 19-13 Overall, 8-8 Conference
Head Coach: Gary Williams
Record at Maryland: 353-191 (.649), 17 seasons
Record Overall: 560-319 (.637), 28 seasons
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