Greivis faces real, actual hate on the road. The hometown fans ought to get behind the guy.
I know it’s fun for some of you to hate on Greivis, but for you it’s hateratin’. It’s more like play hate. I understand that. I don’t buy it, but I understand it.
According to the D.C. Sports Bog, Vasquez was facing a more real kind of hate in Tallahassee last night:
“The fans here were crazy, the craziest I’ve ever had since N.C. State,” Greivis Vasquez said, via D1scourse. “They were being racist, they were talking about deporting me and sending me back home, calling me Mexican when I’m Venezuelan. It was pretty bad, so they deserved to lose. That’s why they lost. I showed up like I showed up, like I’m the best player on the court and they have to take it like that.”
-Greivis Vasquez in a post-game interview after the win at Florida State
I am not trying to get into some big debate over the virtues of his game or style. I am not saying that you have to love the guy. I’m certainly not equating Maryland fans to Florida State fans, because Maryland fans are obviously far superior in every aspect.
I’m just saying that, like it or not, Greivis Vasquez in the best player on the Terrapins this year. The team cannot win without him. He tries as hard as he can every night, and that’s really all you can ask of the kid. He faces enough hate on the road. Last night it was real, racist hate. Maybe it’s time for the hateratin’ Terrapin fans to drop the act and get behind him.
When our boys give us all they got we should show them love. They get enough hate from everyone else.
I say we DEPORT “THAT GUY” instead!
Agreed, or maybe just send him back to the trailer park he came from.
GV is the heart and soul of this team. Yeah, he’s cocky and has swagger, but when you’re facing trash like that on the road, you need thick skin and swagger. The bottom line is, GV gives 100% every game, and that should make him a winner in EVERY Terps’ book.
I couldn’t agree more. He had another big game against UNC yesterday, too.
I wonder how long it took that “that guy” to come up with that original gem. I love Vasquez. I love watching him get under the other team’s skin when he is playing well. I love yelling at him through the TV when he is playing like an idiot. I love watching Gary’s reaction when Greivis is playing like an idiot. I’m glad he came back this year. Greivis is the gas on the fire. If he played on any other team in the ACC I’d hate him somewhere between Wojo and Cherokee Parks. But he’s ours, Vasquez is the man, and anyone who thinks the Terps are better off without him is wrong.
Greivis is a true player. He got ACC Player of the Week this week after blowing up on UNC.
Good game for Vazquez. Finally playing consistent basketball against a solid, albeit slumping ACC foe. Lets see if he can shake off his A-Rod legacy with a couple of solid games against Virginia and Duke. Perhaps, there’s hope yet for this Vazquez character.
Who knew the Florida panhandle was capable of such behavior?