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Maryland 88, NC State 64

Four Factors NC State
Maryland
eFG% 40.9 59.3
Turnover Rate 16.4 13.4
Off Reb Rate 38.6 37.5
FT Rate 24.2 61.1

 

Pts Poss OFF_EFF DEF_EFF
UMD 88 67.1 131.1 95.3
NCSU 64 67.1 95.3 131.1

 

Box Score (pdf)

Not much to be said about this one except that NC State's defensive effort reminded me of the worst parts of the last two years and, fellas, if we could not do this again I'd really appreciate it.  NC State took control of the glass in the second half and only turned the ball over once, but there the positives end.  The shots stopped falling and Maryland, meanwhile, took advantage of just about every opportunity afforded them.  The Terps shot 75% in the 2nd and averaged over 1.4 points per trip...pretty easy to run away from your opponent with that sort of production.

Burn the tape and let's move on.

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Scarred though, I’m sure.

by PeeDub on Jan 24, 2010 12:37 AM EST reply actions  

We were worried about you, tvp

So a couple glaring points from the stats.

First, obviously, the shooting. 60% to 40% is hard to overcome. Obviously, on their end, a lot of this had to do with a complete lack of defensive effort. Part, however, was that everything they threw up went in… particularly the Latino Shimmy… thanks for making that happen, Steven (although I’ll acknowledge there was never a doubt that he’d have a big game against us).

Second, the free throws. We commented consistently through the game, but it’s damn hard to overcome such a dramatic disparity from the line. And no… it’s not like they were pounding it inside, while we were settling for jumpers. The teams actually had a similar approach, but look no further than Wood’s fouls to see how differently the whistles blew at each end.

Oh yeah – and lest we forget… we were set up for a 4-point deficit at halftime. Once it inexplicably (but again predictably) blew up to 8, the game was over. Our guys simply quit. THAT’S what reminded me of the last two years… glass jaw syndrome at its worst.

by wolfonthehill on Jan 24, 2010 8:44 AM EST reply actions  

Oh yeah...

…. and I’m betting Javi picked up a foul on the hernia-check in that pic….

by wolfonthehill on Jan 24, 2010 8:45 AM EST reply actions  

i have a different viewpoint

and that is that State’s defense was made to look as bad as it did because of Vasquez. each of the last three games against Maryland and Vasquez has gotten worse for State. State is Vasquez’s whipping boy. State will not beat Maryland until Vasquez graduates. the last guard to make State’s defense look as bad was Jay Williams of Duke. yes, other guards penetrated State’s defense in the past, but not like Williams and Vasquez.
the player i was dissappointed in was Wood who after his 31 at Florida State has become a wall flower. Horner’s play did not dissappoint me because that is what Horner does. but Wood just dosen’t make the real effort to score. sure, he is being guarded more closely, but we know he can put it on the floor to get in position to shoot and he just will not do that. plus, he needs to stop reaching in on defense. whether he fouls or not, it will be called a foul.

by sbas2 on Jan 24, 2010 2:12 PM EST reply actions  

just one more thing

i was curious to how State players would act toward Vas (tired of trying to correctly type his name) after the game in leiu of his shoulder shakes. i noticed that Havi embraced him and that Smith embraced him even longer. i conclude that despite his actions, State players respect him and his game. me, i was looking for Tonya Harding.

not really as i don’t want any player to get hurt or be hurt.

by sbas2 on Jan 24, 2010 2:34 PM EST reply actions  

Vasquez is a douche

--Gerald Wallace is the best player the Bobcats will have..... EVER
--Someone should slap Larry Brown and bring him back to reality..

by raysfan81 on Jan 24, 2010 3:05 PM EST reply actions  

I did not

end up even watching this game. I just had a really bad feeling about it and opted for going out to a nice, relaxing dinner with my wife.

I am disappointed by the apparent lack of effort.

The funny thing is, I feel that if we had beaten maryland, a loss to unc would be assured. Hopefully we got a bad game out of our systems and are ready to play tuesday.

by PACKHOOLIGAN on Jan 25, 2010 11:07 AM EST reply actions  

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