Why Greivis Vasquez May Not Be The ACC Player Of The Year
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For this post, mindpinball becomes Ethan Hunt (or Jim Phelps, if your memory goes back that far) of the Impossible Missions Force. Today’s task: come up with reasons why Greivis Vasquez will not be the ACC Player of the Year. As it happens, I think he is the frontrunner; with a great performance against Duke on Senior Night, he should just about put the competition away (especially if the Terps get a W). Nevertheless, if Vasquez does not win POY, here are some reasons (plausibility of which may be in question) why:
- The ACC is based in North Carolina, which makes it difficult (yet not impossible) for a player who doesn’t play for one of the North Carolina schools to win POY. Of course it has happened, all of fourteen times in fifty-seven seasons. A Maryland player has won the award five times previously: Albert King (1980), Len Bias (1985, 1986), Joe Smith (1995) and Juan Dixon (2002). Surely the voters wouldn’t take it away from Greivis, would they? If so, it may be because of reason number 2:
- The Duke Factor. Given the fact that the Blue Devils may be the class of the conference, they have to have at least one player of the year candidate. They may in fact have two: Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler. However, Singler-the preseason pick for player of the year-has not been quite as good as expected. Scheyer has done about as well as expected. Given the love affair some people have with Duke, you’d have to think that if Scheyer outplays Vasquez tonight, coupled with a Duke victory, it could be enough to put him over the top.
- The player from out of nowhere. I don’t know if this will apply or not, given Saturday’s results, but Malcolm Delaney of Virginia Tech was having a stellar season as well. He is the primary reason Virginia Tech should finish in the upper half of the conference standings-not bad for a team picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll. However, with Greivis outplaying him Saturday, Delaney’s stock may have dropped a bit.
- The “I don’t like Greivis” campaign. This may be the weakest argument yet. From the U-S-A chants at NC State, to the folks (and they are out there) who don’t like Vasquez’s flash and swagger, to his playing to the crowd, he may not have as many votes in his corner as he needs. Despite all that, his season cannot be denied (unless one of the other three arguments come into play).
That’s all I got folks. Believe me, I am not trying to jinx his chances. Thank you for reading. This post may (but probably won’t) self-destruct as soon as you finish.
Terps Clamp Down On Defense, Wear Down Clemson
The Maryland Terrapins claimed their fourth win in a row and solidified their hold on second place in the ACC with a come from behind win over the Clemson Tigers by the score of 88-79. The Terps were led by Sean Mosley’s 20 points, but the most important player was Greivis Vasquez. Vasquez struggled with his shot all game, but managed to score 15 points, while piling up 13 assists, and adding 3 steals and 2 rebounds. Jordan Williams, whose development seems to grow game to game added 18 points and Eric Hayes chipped in with 15.
The game itself was a tale of two halves. In the first half, Clemson bombed away from three point land, making (for them) an uncharacteristic 50 percent of their three-point attempts in the first half. The Maryland defense seemed a step slow, with Clemson getting a lot of wide open looks that they were converting. Even when Clemson missed, they were taking advantage on the offensive glass-a problem the Terps also had against Georgia Tech in their last game. At one point, the Tigers ran off 15 unanswered points and eventually built the lead up to 15 points. The Terps were reeling at several points in the half, but managed to cut to the lead to 11 points by halftime.
In the second half, the Terps turned up the defense and Clemson’s open looks started to disappear. And as those open looks disappeared, the Tigers cooled off from their hot shooting start. The Terps gradually reduced the lead, and as the tightened defense began to wear down the Tigers, the Terps took control of the game. A 24-6 run turned a 61-53 deficit to a 77-67 lead with six minutes to play. From there, Vasquez and the Terps made enough plays to keep control and seal the win.
With the win, and the loss by Virginia Tech to Boston College, the Terps tightened their grip on second place in the ACC. However, a showdown with the Hokies in Blacksburg looms on Saturday. And there are some things to be concerned about-the slow start, the troubles on the glass (Clemson had 14 offensive rebounds and outrebounded the Terps 47-34) and their usually reliable free-throw shooting went missing. Despite all of that, it was a good win against a very determined Clemson team. The win give the Terps 10 conference wins, and keeps them undefeated at home in conference play. Games like these will serve to give the Terps confidence heading into March.
Polls, Meaningless Polls
Filed under: ACC, NCAA, NCAA Tournament, college basketball, sports
If you read the Toy Department, the Baltimore Sun’s fine sports blog, you would have seen a post from Kevin Cowherd about the lack of respect the men’s basketball team at the University of Maryland is getting in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll. Cowherd bemoans the fact that the Terps, despite winning three games in six days last week, still couldn’t crack the Top 25. I got news for Cowherd: the polls in college basketball are meaningless.
That’s right, meaningless.
Now if this were college football, where only the top two teams in something called the BCS standings (a combination of polls and computer models that determine who plays for Division I’s college football championship) would play for the title, then this would be something of an outrage, but not even that much. I don’t think anyone in their right mind thinks that Maryland is one of the two best basketball teams in the nation; if so, it may be time to get that person’s head examined. However, the point being made is that the polls in college basketball serve as a snapshot of a particular moment in time during the regular season. It makes no determination in who plays for a championship, which is a good thing. For as we all know, in college basketball, the champion is determined on the court. Sure it’s nice to be ranked at this time of the year, but so what? Being ranked doesn’t win games; playing smart, tough, efficient basketball is what wins games. Do that enough times, win enough games, and it would be hard for the AP voters not to notice, and guess what? You become a ranked team.
So hearing that Gary Williams has railed for years that the nation doesn’t give Maryland the respect it deserves…well it doesn’t surprise me. This year, though Maryland is a victim of the perception of the ACC conference. Pundits everywhere are claiming that the ACC this year is weaker, and more watered-down than in years past. This perception is based on the thinking that has existed for years: as Duke and the North Carolina go, so goes the ACC. So this year, with Duke the only ranked team in the conference and North Carolina struggling mightily, the conference is perceived as weak. Because of that perception, Maryland (and Virginia Tech as well) fail to be ranked, yet both are among the teams receiving votes.
The way for the Terps to get respect is to keep winning games. The closing stretch of games (Clemson and Duke at home, Virginia Tech and Virginia on the road) does them no favors. But if the Terps do take three out of four of those, they finish the regular season with a 22-8 record, with 12 wins in conference-which should be good enough for the NCAA tournament no matter where the Terps are ranked.
How Things Have Changed
Filed under: ACC, NCAA, college basketball, following the locals, sports
Last year at this time, Gary Williams was feeling the heat from the media and fans alike regarding the state of the Maryland Terrapins basketball team. The team had gone through a terrible stretch where they had lost five of seven games, including a loss to Morgan State at home. The Washington Post had written a series that focused on the Terrapins failure to land recruits from within the state (Part 1/Part 2/Part 3). To top things off, there was a war of words between the assistant athletic director and Williams about how one recruit ended up not going to Maryland. While some fans stuck by the coach, others mused out loud that it was time for Williams to go; that he had done all he could and since he wasn’t getting the top recruits anymore, Maryland basketball would never ascend the heights it had back in 2001-2002, when the Terps made the Final Four in consecutive years, winning the title in 2002.
Fast forward to one year later, and you can find hardly any dissent about the job Williams is doing as coach of the Terrapins. His team currently resides in second place in the conference with a 6-2 record at the halfway point of the conference season. The team is not mired in a funk; in fact in the last game the Terrapins routed North Carolina by 21 points. This week sets up to be a big one for the Terrapins with three games in five days. Saturday they take on the first-place Duke Blue Devils in Durham, then Monday play the make-up game with Virginia at home (which was postponed by the blizzard) and two days later face a trip to Raleigh to play North Carolina State’s Wolfpack. While no game is a gimme in the ACC, given how the Terrapins have played so far each of these games are winnable, though the game at Duke certainly will be tough. With the Blue Devils undefeated at home, it will take a team effort for the Terrapins to get a victory there. If they don’t win that game, there wouldn’t be any shame in losing to the conference’s first-place team on its home floor; but it makes the next two games more important.
All in all, the Terps are looking pretty good for a team picked to finish fifth in the conference. It’s nice to see that the status of Gary Williams is not topic A in any discussion of his basketball team. In fact, I can’t say that I have heard any dissent with Williams, the team’s performance or his recruiting ability. What a difference a year makes. But I wonder if this team somehow falters down the stretch, or the season ends in a fashion that fans find unacceptable, will the barking and sniping return.
Maryland Terrapins: Time To Pay Attention
Filed under: ACC, NCAA, basketball, college basketball, following the locals, sports
With football about to go on hiatus (the games, not the business), the time has come for me to begin paying attention to college and pro hoops. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been kinda keeping an eye on both of them (the NBA due to the Arenas mess and the fantasy basketball league I’m in), but this post will be about ACC hoops in general and the Maryland Terrapins in particular.
Almost every year without fail, the ACC is generally acknowledged as one of, if not the best, college hoops conference. Football in the ACC is a secondary thought-the joke is that the ACC is a basketball conference that dabbles in football. That perception is primarily borne on the success of the two unquestioned powerhouses in conference-Duke and North Carolina. Year after year, these two programs are the marquee features in the league, with successful season after successful season. Their success is often a given in the league-almost every year one or the other is expected to win the league and claim its automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. This year was expected to be no different. However, this year the conference race is wide open. Duke, while still good, is still beatable with the same flaws that have shown up in recent years. North Carolina is suffering a hangover no one really expected, as their young players haven’t quite gotten up to speed with life in the ACC. Everyone else is up and down depending on the opponent.
As it stands right now, Duke is in front, with a one game lead over a surprising Maryland Terrapins squad that is tied with Duke in the loss column. If the Terps can beat North Carolina today, they will finish the first half of their conference schedule with a 6-2 record, which actually wouldn’t be too shabby. The two conference games the Terps lost could hardly be considered shocking: a 2-point overtime loss to an athletic Wake Forest team and a loss to Clemson, both on the road. The Clemson loss may represent the worst game the Terps have played in conference so far. The second half of their conference schedule features two games with Duke and Virginia, the conference’s other surprise team, as well as dates with Clemson, Virginia Tech, NC State and Georgia Tech. A 5-4 finish would get the Terps to 20 wins with 10 losses, and a 10-6 conference record. Granted, as a fan of the Terps you would want them to do better than that down the stretch, but that finish coupled with one win in the ACC tournament should be enough to get the Terps into the NCAA tournament for a second consecutive season. This time last year, Gary Williams was coming under fire for losing games and clashing with the administration, and yet this year, I’ve heard nothing about coaching, or problems.
So from this point forward, I’ll be giving college hoops greater attention between now and the NCAA championship game.
Good Greivis, Bad Greivis
Filed under: ACC, NCAA, basketball, college basketball, following the locals, sports
At his best, he is his team’s most versatile player. He is able to score, rebound and pass with skill and make the players around him better.
At his worst, he is a ball hog and an erratic shooter. A turnover-prone player who can come up small in the biggest moments.
Terrapins fans know that this is what you get with Greivis Vasquez. At times throughout his career at Maryland he has been capable of greatness (for example, the upset of #1 North Carolina last season). At times, he has been guilty of wretchedness (too many examples to name). When the Terps play on the road, it is Vasquez who is the focus of ire from the stands. Admittedly, he plays to the crowd and he loves to shut up opposing fanbases with good play. Yet when he messes up, he draws the scorn of those same fans, who love nothing more than to see him flop.
Even Terp fans are split on Greivis’s appeal. Some realize that he is willing to step up in the game’s biggest moments and have seen him make plays when it mattered. Others hate his style, say he tries to do too much and often plays out of control. He has also been one of Gary Williams’ biggest backers. When Coach Williams was getting repeatedly peppered with questions about his coaching and whether or not the team would make the NCAA tournament last season, it was Vasquez who was in the coach’s corner and rallied the team to the NCAA tournament, getting as far as the second round in a loss to Memphis.
This season has been the typical Vasquez rollercoaster. Early in the season, he was shooting poorly though he contributed with assists and rebounds. Now that he is scoring a bit better his confidence is high, even if his shooting percentage isn’t. A case in point is the Wake Forest game last Tuesday. Vasquez led the team in scoring with 30 points (on 9-27 shooting from the field) as the Terps fought from behind in the second half to get to overtime. But when Maryland needed a quality shot to try to extend or win the game, there was Vasquez with a crazy shot from the corner that hit the side of the backboard and a contested 3-pointer that was not close. There certainly was time in both instances to find a better shot.
On the other hand, yesterday’s win over Boston College showed how good Vasquez can be if he plays under control. While he scored only 17 points, those points were scored on better than 50% shooting (7 makes out of 13 attempts). He also added 9 assists, 5 rebounds and two steals, with only two turnovers for the game.
This Dr. Jeckyll-Mr. Hyde act is about to come to a close, with this being Vasquez’s senior season. So what are your feelings about Vasquez? Potentially great player if he knows his role and plays under control? Or a player with erratic skills who thinks he is a better player than he really is?
Urban Meyer Resigns, Wait…No He Doesn’t
Filed under: BCS, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC, college football, football, sports
In what has been a bizarre and unusual 24 hour period, it was announced that Urban Meyer, the head coach of the Florida Gators, had resigned due to health concerns. The very next day, at a press conference down in New Orleans, Meyer has changed his mind, calling it an indefinite leave of absence. He also added that he felt “in his gut” that he would be coaching the Gators in the fall.
If I may ask, what possibly changed from yesterday to today to make him change his mind? Certainly his health issues haven’t; if the man had serious health problems before he announced his resignation, they certainly didn’t disappear after one night’s sleep. As it turns out, it was seeing his players practice that changed his mind, or so he says. Perhaps it was his competitive fire that keeps him from giving up coaching completely. No matter what he has decided, you want him to consider his health and its effect on his family first. That said, for a brief period, it was shocking to hear he was leaving a program where he had brought unprecedented success. In the brief period that the head coaching job was open, the domino effects were being discussed throughout the college football landscape. Would Bob Stoops, Dan Mullen, Kyle Wittingham or other possible successors come to the swamp to follow in Meyer’s footsteps? Who would follow them or others into their current jobs.
Of course, now it’s all just empty guesses. While offensive coordinator Steve Addazio will run the team in the coach’s absence, Meyer will coach the Gators in the upcoming Sugar Bowl matchup against Cincinnati. For Florida, it’s just another on top of the many distractions the school and the football team have faced in a ultimately futile quest to win back-to-back national championships. It will be interesting to see if this latest distraction has any effect on the Gators play against the Bearcats.
Local Hoops Notes
Filed under: NBA, NCAA, basketball, college basketball, sports
A few words about the upcoming hoops season (college and pro):
The 2009-2010 college hoop season began this past Friday-did anyone really notice? Like college football, there is opening day, but it’s scattered as teams play all over the weekend, not to mention a few exhibitions aimed at getting the team into a rhythm to start the season. ESPN, of course has a made-for-the-network gimmick in place that it debuted last season. Opening day for college hoops, ESPN style begins at midnight on Tuesday with a game featuring Cal State Fullerton taking on UCLA. From there, games will be played live for 24 hours straight. Now of course, I won’t be able to catch them all, but if you want a schedule of the games to be played throughout the day, look here.
As for the local angle, yours truly will be looking toward the flagship hoops school, the Maryland Terrapins. Maryland’s season began on Friday, with an easy 89-51 win over the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. The Terps return four starters from a team that was heavily criticized, yet rebounded well enough to make a trip to the NCAA tournament and beat California before falling to Memphis in round 2. Leading this year’s team are seniors Greivis Vasquez and Eric Hayes, with Landon Milbourne and Sean Mosley expected to be key contributors. One of last year’s team’s major deficiencies was a lack of size up front; this year that has been addressed with the addition of freshmen Jordan Williams and James Padgett. Both played well in their first games at the college level, though the competition will get tougher once the team gets into ACC play. For me, it will be interesting to see what Vasquez and Hayes do in their senior seasons. Vasquez has many talents, but can be erratic; it was great to see him look to set his teammates up when his shots were not falling. Hayes scored a quiet 10 points in the opener, but hit three three-pointers. At the end of last season, it was great to see Hayes look for his offense; he practically carried the Terps in the ACC tournament run that got them into the big dance.
The Washington Wizards have begun the 2009-2010 season as well with some of the same issues as last season: injuries and losses. Before the season began, Antawn Jamison was injured, he has yet to play. While the Wizards won over Dallas on opening night, they have gone 1-6 since and have seen new acquisitions Mike Miller and Randy Foye injured as well. Gilbert Arenas though, is back and is healthy (except for a calf injury which threatened to scratch him from a game last week). Arenas, in a interesting change, has decided to let his play do the talking this season, going so far as getting himself and the team fined in preseason for not being available to the media. With a new coach in Flip Saunders, the return of Brendan Haywood from injury and also a new addition in Fabricio Oberto, it looks to be taking some time to get the team on the same page. The Wizards are expected to make a run to the playoffs after only winning 19 games the previous season.
It looks to be another exciting season, both college and pro…can’t wait to get my fill of games of both, and to see some questions answered. Can the Lakers repeat? Will the Celtics bounce back? Who looks to be the team to beat in the NCAA’s? Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina? What teams look to surprise in both the NBA and NCAA? Time will tell.
High Scorers: It’s September
Filed under: MLB, NCAA, baseball, blogs, college football, football, high scorers, sports
…and people all across the land are ready for football. This edition of High Scorers begins with a post by Ken Masenda from the Ed the Sports Fan blog, who tells us why September is “The Greatest Month of the Year.” After seeing all the emotion and energy fans I have met on Twitter and friends I know personally have expended gearing up for any football, I would have to agree with him. Masenda briefly touches on the incident that occurred after the Oregon-Boise State matchup on Thursday night. If you haven’t seen it, here it is:
Now, to me, it looks like the Boise State player may have taunted or said something to Oregon’s LeGarrette Blount, and Blount reacted. Admittedly, he reacted badly and Blount has since apologized. However, the word has been handed down that Blount, a senior, has been suspended for the remainder of the season. Suspend him sure, but for the remainder of the season? My guess is, with the increased emphasis on sportsmanship (starting with the opening game handshake), Blount was made an example of what will happen when your emotion goes overboard. That was one hell of a right hand, though.
Pigskin Loving Lady is counting down the days till the NFL season begins. Let me tell you she isn’t alone. While her post does not have any comments as yet, I’ll bet you there are millions of folks out there feeling the same way she does (myself included).
Molly at MD Bird Lover reminds us all of the people who have worked so hard over the course of the last few weeks trying to make it on an NFL roster. This post wants us to remember that as the NFL preseason comes to a close, remember how hard they have worked chasing the dream. Today marks cut down day in the NFL, when a lot of players will be let go as teams get down to the mandated 53-player limit. For many, it may be the end of that dream of playing in the NFL.
Large Tuna at The City That Reeds reminds all fans (particularly Ravens fans) that the record a team gets from its preseason games means absolutely nothing as far as being a predictor of regular season results. The Ravens had a particularly good preseason in terms of wins and losses, going 4-0. Ravens historians will love to point out that during the Super Bowl season of 2000, the Ravens also went 4-0 in preseason. Of course, last year’s Detroit Lions also went undefeated in preseason; how did that work out for them last year? Wins and losses only count when the season kicks off, starting September 10th.
The NFL Chick! (now a video star, check here), checks in with another of her “sitchoazzdown” posts; this time Michael Crabtree and Adam “Pacman” Jones are featured. There is also one hilarious rant about a television that is just too funny. Let’s just say that I’m glad it’s not my house-we have one that size in our kitchen!
Lots of keyboard pounding in response to the Washington Post series on the Washington Redskins and their practice of suing fans who can’t afford their ticket packages. Steelergurl (who obviously isn’t writing about her team in this post) weighs in with her opinion, which I happen to agree with. She also has the links to the Post stories in her piece. Additional takes on the topic are offered by John Feinstein (who happens to write for the Post also) and the Stet Sports Blog. Great stuff all around.
Finally, are you weighed down by all the football references above? Well, baseball is winding down the regular season and building up steam toward its playoffs. For Oriole fans, it’s another season out of the mix (no surprise there). Many fans have probably dismissed the Orioles to begin following the Ravens. Zach at the Baltimore Sports Report reminds fans why the Orioles deserve your attention, even if the season isn’t going the way you might have hoped. He lets us know that these September games for the Orioles actually matter, even more than Ravens preseason games, as the future of the ballclub may be on display in these last few weeks. With the September callups and lots of young players filling out the lineup, the look of the team may be changing before your eyes, and not just on the field. This may be something of a referendum on Manager Dave Trembley as well.
Last, but not least, I want to give some shoutouts. First, to MKRob’s Sports Blog, thanks for your support, as always. While I’m sorry you were not the winner of the BlackWeblogAwards.com Best Sports/Recreation blog award, you are still a winner here with MP. Second to @SidelinePass on Twitter, for her website Sideline Pass (of course!). It’s a great idea, and if there are any female readers who just so happen to browse by here, check the blogroll and give Sideline Pass a look-see. They will be getting up and running soon, to help those “football widows” to get into the game that we love so much. And third, a shout out to the GelaTrish Chronicles blog…thanks for the link and your comments. Thanks for reading what I have to say, I’ll be looking forward to following you throught the football season with your “Bed-Stuy Beasts.”
When The Teflon Doesn’t Work
Filed under: NCAA, basketball, college basketball, sports
This is old news now, but Rick Pitino is the latest case study of what happens when the Teflon doesn’t work. People who usually don’t have anything stick to them find out what happens when the dirt that they do winds up as grist for the public.
This sordid soap opera that Pitino is living through now has its roots in an event that happened six years ago, when he went outside of his marriage and had sex with a woman, Karen Sypher, who now is being charged with extortion and lying to the FBI. This woman also has accused Pitino of sexually assaulting her, and stated that he gave her $3,000 as payment to have an abortion. Pitino is denying the sexual assault charge, stating that the sex was consensual, and his lawyer has stated that the $3,000 was not for an abortion, but as payment for insurance. A trial date for the extortion case against Sypher is still pending.
As a college basketball coach, Pitino ranks at or near the top of his profession, having taken three different schools to the Final Four, and has won a national championship while coaching at Kentucky. Now the coach at Louisville, Kentucky’s hated basketball rival, he is coming off a season that fell just short of the Final Four, when the Cardinals lost to Michigan State’s Spartans in the regional final. While I wouldn’t know if he gets fawning press coverage for his coaching of the Cardinals, the local coverage of his “indiscretion” certainly found no favor with the coach.
His recent press conference, hastily called as a rebuttal to an airing of his accuser’s accusations against him, apparently served as an opportunity to rail against the media. When the story first broke back in the spring, there was cursory mention of it, but certainly not wall-to-wall coverage of the likes of Michael Vick’s dogfighting charges or Brett Favre’s retirement/unretirement, at least not nationally. Initially, Pitino was not going to publicly comment on the case until it went to trial, but felt compelled to do so by the airing of a video of Sypher making allegations against him by a local TV station. Pitino had already held a press conference before where he admitted to the affair and apologized. He had received backing from Louisville’s president and athetic director, who made no mention of any kind of punishment for Pitino or removal from his job. But like super glue, the case and its tawdry details keep sticking to him. As well they should.
Pitino was right in asking that his family be left out of this matter, for it is they who will suffer, perhaps even more than he will, for his infidelity. He certainly will go through some things, but he is already looking toward the next basketball season, stating that the scandal won’t hurt recruiting because “we will still bring in Top 10 recruits.” He also is ready for the story to move from the front page, and why wouldn’t he be? It’s never any fun being in the center of the media storm for something as salacious as an infidelity scandal, coupled with a supposed payoff for an abortion and then subsequent extortion charges by the very same woman he gave the money to.
But Pitino has his priorities straight. The most telling quote in the AP story about his recent press conference was this: “We need to get on with the important things in life like the economy and really some crucial things in life like basketball.” College basketball may be crucial to him, for it allows him to put on the back burner his tryst from six years ago, that has come back to bite him in a big way.
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