Duke(22-2) @ Maryland(17-7)

[TonySoprano]

Ouch

"I have a great deal of respect for Maryland," Krzyzewski said. "If it was such a rivalry they'd still be in the ACC. Obviously they don't think it's that important or else they wouldn't be in the Big Ten."

source - ESPN

[Floater]

Coach K always comes off scared and upset when he makes remarks like that. He knows the ACC is going to fall apart sooner or later.

[Munson]

Coach K always comes off scared and upset when he makes remarks like that. He knows the ACC is going to fall apart sooner or later.

That's the same thing I always thought. Where would Duke be if the ACC does fall apart?

[tylerfrombelair]

Great win for the Terps last night. Proud of the way Turg rallied the troops before the game encouraging them to play with Maryland Pride and to do the little things well. Len came out on a mission which is something I haven't seen since the Kentucky game. When he is motivated and physical as he was, he is virtually unstopable. I also liked that on the defensive side to start the game Turg put Cleare on Plumlee and muscled him around a little bit.

Allen played fantastic other than the 8 turnovers and made Cook look silly on the last drive of the game. The turnovers will dwindle as time moves on, but I think Turg should reward Allen with being the primary ball handler the rest of the season.

Faust played well coming off the bench with some jumpers finally starting to go down for him, and attacked the rim at ease. Padgett also played well and had some sweet post moves that worked over Plumlee.

Not surprised by the snarky comments by Coach K, he never gives MD any credit, and why would he start now with MD moving on to better things. As many of said before, he knows deep down that the ACC is in trouble, if MD wins the appeal in court the likes of FSU,Clemson, UVA, and dark horse UNC could be courted by the B1G, or SEC.

To those of you who are concerned with who MD's rival will be in the B1G, well I think the obvious ones in football will be Penn State, and Rutgers. In basketball I think Indiana, and Michigan State will be the rivals. Indiana has already begun poaching some of the Baltimore/DC area recruits with Oladipo, Stan Robinson, and are currently recruiting Dwayne Morgan, and Phil Booth. Michigan State for the simple fact of the NCAA tourney in 2010. Korey Lucious's miraculous buzzer beater at the end will forever live in MD's fans minds and the fact with a UMD win, the team was poised for a Final Four run.

[Floater]

We have had some great games with MSU over the past decade and I think Izzo is a hell of a coach, at least top 3 in the country. I'd love to develop a rivalry with them

[gallden]

How certain are we Len is leaving?

[Floater]

How certain are we Len is leaving?

Wiggins, Parker, Randle.

[tylerfrombelair]

How certain are we Len is leaving?

I think the chances are high that he will test NBA waters. However, from people on campus who are around him say that he really enjoys Maryland and college life. I think he would benefit from another year in college and getting used to American basketball. He should bulk up another 20 lbs or so, and fine tune his post moves.

I hope Turg will put in his ear that he could be a legend at UMD, and potentially come back for his junior year and lead this team to a deep run in each tourney next year and send a nice F U to the ACC, but I will understand and not be shocked if he left after this year.

[The Rick]

I think the chances are high that he will test NBA waters. However, from people on campus who are around him say that he really enjoys Maryland and college life. I think he would benefit from another year in college and getting used to American basketball. He should bulk up another 20 lbs or so, and fine tune his post moves.

I hope Turg will put in his ear that he could be a legend at UMD, and potentially come back for his junior year and lead this team to a deep run in each tourney next year and send a nice F U to the ACC, but I will understand and not be shocked if he left after this year.

Yeah, there are certainly reasons to have him back next year - but if he's still a 1st round pick, not even just a lottery pick, but a 1st round pick at all, then he's 100% going pro.

[AgentOrange]

What a crazy night in college park! The energy was incredible. Hats off to the students section!

[The Rick]

What a crazy night in college park! The energy was incredible. Hats off to the students section!

That's insane. Notice Scott Van Pelt in front of the Turgeonites.

[JohnD]

I've been a bigger Padgett fan than most this year. I won't pretend he's better than he is, but he should have been playing more for most of this season. Every time he's asked to make a play, he does. He's huge on the offensive glass. And while the minute you dump the ball into him you know he's not kicking it back out, the guy has gotten a lot smarter in his four years. He's become a good role player on this team, and I trust him more than the freshmen big guys in crucial situations.

The turnovers drove me up the wall. It'll happen with a young team, though. The fifth foul on Wells was a horrendous call, and could have been real costly, since you'll notice he took over the PG duties most of the time late in the game. He was the one not turning the ball over, for the most part.

If the game had gone to OT, no doubt the Terps would have still won. But in this case, giving Allen the ball at the end was the right call. He did a great job driving to the basket the whole game. He should be commended for that, as much as he should be killed for many of the other turnovers.

And lastly, that was the type of game we were waiting for from Len since he arrived in College Park. And it's going to get him paid very well next year. NBA teams draft guys on potential all the time. ALL THE TIME. When you have a 7-1 guy who can do all that, you'll pay him lots and hope he'll eventually start doing that more often. No doubt he's gone.

[murph]

I've been a bigger Padgett fan than most this year. I won't pretend he's better than he is, but he should have been playing more for most of this season. Every time he's asked to make a play, he does. He's huge on the offensive glass. And while the minute you dump the ball into him you know he's not kicking it back out, the guy has gotten a lot smarter in his four years. He's become a good role player on this team, and I trust him more than the freshmen big guys in crucial situations.

The turnovers drove me up the wall. It'll happen with a young team, though. The fifth foul on Wells was a horrendous call, and could have been real costly, since you'll notice he took over the PG duties most of the time late in the game. He was the one not turning the ball over, for the most part.

If the game had gone to OT, no doubt the Terps would have still won. But in this case, giving Allen the ball at the end was the right call. He did a great job driving to the basket the whole game. He should be commended for that, as much as he should be killed for many of the other turnovers.

And lastly, that was the type of game we were waiting for from Len since he arrived in College Park. And it's going to get him paid very well next year. NBA teams draft guys on potential all the time. ALL THE TIME. When you have a 7-1 guy who can do all that, you'll pay him lots and hope he'll eventually start doing that more often. No doubt he's gone.

Noticed to the point that it looked like he may have been doing on his own, sorta waving Allen off, saying I got this.... Anyone else notice that? I like that calming leadership (we needed it at that point) if so...

[JohnD]

Ha, in fact, I'm pretty sure I was yelling "keep it!" And as I said "it" he was waving Allen off. I thought it was absolutely the right decision at the time.

[murph]

Ha, in fact, I'm pretty sure I was yelling "keep it!" And as I said "it" he was waving Allen off. I thought it was absolutely the right decision at the time.

Yup...same here and I think Allen was quite ok with it as well.