Originally Posted by
Seth Davis
The Terps are neither good enough nor bad enough to make you sit up and take notice. Sure, they shocked the world by pummeling Michigan State in Orlando, but they followed that up by losing to Gonzaga and Georgetown by 22 and 27 points, respectively. Then they beat Michigan at home and set off on a slew of home games against no-name opponents -- and yet they still found a way to lose to Morgan State.
It makes sense that the Terrapins have been so up and down, because they are quarterbacked by the maddeningly inconsistent Greivis Vazquez, but it's unfair to lay all of their problems on him. The fact is, if Vazquez doesn't play superbly, this team has a hard time beating even decent teams. They don't rebound very well (their rebound margin is ranked last in the ACC), and they don't shoot well either (11th in the league in three-point percentage). Nor do I see a significant influx of talent on its way to College Park, either.