Comments on: A Maryland-Winston-Salem State Basketball Recap in Five Easily Digestible Bullet Points http://shell-games.com/2009/12/a-maryland-winston-salem-state-basketball-recap-in-five-easily-digestible-bullet-points/ Just two rabid Terps fans, speaking their piece. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://shell-games.com/2009/12/a-maryland-winston-salem-state-basketball-recap-in-five-easily-digestible-bullet-points/comment-page-1/#comment-973 Scott Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:50:33 +0000 http://shell-games.com/?p=4058#comment-973 Mike, you're absolutely right...William and Mary definitely the toughest hurdle of all the remaining cupcakes. Their best guys is JohnMark Ludwick, a tall guy who can shoot the lights out, but they're pretty balanced for a CAA squad. Mike, you’re absolutely right…William and Mary definitely the toughest hurdle of all the remaining cupcakes. Their best guys is JohnMark Ludwick, a tall guy who can shoot the lights out, but they’re pretty balanced for a CAA squad.

]]> By: Mike http://shell-games.com/2009/12/a-maryland-winston-salem-state-basketball-recap-in-five-easily-digestible-bullet-points/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Mike Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:14:00 +0000 http://shell-games.com/?p=4058#comment-970 I'm not sure William & Mary is going to be the cupcake we all expected them to be when the schedule came out. They already beat Wake Forest on the road, their RPI ranking is currently #5 in the country, and they're getting votes in the AP and Coaches polls. Plus, they're ranked #3 in the all-important DC Sports Bog <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/atlantic_11/" rel="nofollow">Atlantic 11 local poll</a>, 4 spots ahead of the Terps. This could be a much closer game than people are imagining. I’m not sure William & Mary is going to be the cupcake we all expected them to be when the schedule came out. They already beat Wake Forest on the road, their RPI ranking is currently #5 in the country, and they’re getting votes in the AP and Coaches polls. Plus, they’re ranked #3 in the all-important DC Sports Bog Atlantic 11 local poll, 4 spots ahead of the Terps. This could be a much closer game than people are imagining.

]]> By: Ian http://shell-games.com/2009/12/a-maryland-winston-salem-state-basketball-recap-in-five-easily-digestible-bullet-points/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Ian Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:02:26 +0000 http://shell-games.com/?p=4058#comment-968 Gary was National Coach of the Year in 2004, and is a five time national Coach of the Year finalist. I'm just sayin'. Gary was National Coach of the Year in 2004, and is a five time national Coach of the Year finalist. I’m just sayin’.

]]> By: Lindsey http://shell-games.com/2009/12/a-maryland-winston-salem-state-basketball-recap-in-five-easily-digestible-bullet-points/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Lindsey Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:33:59 +0000 http://shell-games.com/?p=4058#comment-967 I loved hearing the announcers make such a big deal about how Gary "never stops coaching". That's not true. He just likes to yell at people. Up or down by 30pts, Gary's going to yell at someone. So let's not make it seem like he's on the ballot for coach of the year. Please. I loved hearing the announcers make such a big deal about how Gary “never stops coaching”. That’s not true. He just likes to yell at people. Up or down by 30pts, Gary’s going to yell at someone. So let’s not make it seem like he’s on the ballot for coach of the year. Please.

]]> By: Scott http://shell-games.com/2009/12/a-maryland-winston-salem-state-basketball-recap-in-five-easily-digestible-bullet-points/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Scott Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:02:02 +0000 http://shell-games.com/?p=4058#comment-964 I'm not really going to dwell on anything from this game, given that it was the softest cupcake imaginable, but they were getting outworked on the boards, especially in the first half. It all goes back to that whole consistency thing that so often proves to be the Terps undoing. That was probably also why Gary was screaming at them even though they were up 30 with like 11 minutes left. I’m not really going to dwell on anything from this game, given that it was the softest cupcake imaginable, but they were getting outworked on the boards, especially in the first half. It all goes back to that whole consistency thing that so often proves to be the Terps undoing. That was probably also why Gary was screaming at them even though they were up 30 with like 11 minutes left.

]]> By: Ian http://shell-games.com/2009/12/a-maryland-winston-salem-state-basketball-recap-in-five-easily-digestible-bullet-points/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Ian Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:25:52 +0000 http://shell-games.com/?p=4058#comment-963 Do you think Dino was referring to animated former Expos pitcher Oil Can Boyd? Was he somewhere in the audience? One thing I tend to get caught up in statistically, and I believe you may have here, is that lesser teams seem to do better in rebounding than you'd expect. That often happens because the lesser team is missing so many shots that they have many more chances at offensive rebounds. Being that the Rams had a 15-8 offensive rebounding edge, I would imagine that this was the case last night. As long as the Terps weren't getting physically outmatched and they weren't playing out of position for rebounds, then I wouldn't dwell on it. Check Oil Can Boyd's Wikipedia page, it's fascinating: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Can_Boyd He's on the comeback trail at 50 years old. OIL CAN! I'm going to start yelling that when I want a beer. Do you think Dino was referring to animated former Expos pitcher Oil Can Boyd? Was he somewhere in the audience?

One thing I tend to get caught up in statistically, and I believe you may have here, is that lesser teams seem to do better in rebounding than you’d expect. That often happens because the lesser team is missing so many shots that they have many more chances at offensive rebounds. Being that the Rams had a 15-8 offensive rebounding edge, I would imagine that this was the case last night. As long as the Terps weren’t getting physically outmatched and they weren’t playing out of position for rebounds, then I wouldn’t dwell on it.

Check Oil Can Boyd’s Wikipedia page, it’s fascinating:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Can_Boyd

He’s on the comeback trail at 50 years old. OIL CAN! I’m going to start yelling that when I want a beer.

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