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Maryland faces #3 seed LSU in the second round of the NCAA tournament.  Terps are 2.5 point underdogs.  LSU forces lots of turnovers, they average 9 steals a game, so Maryland needs to be careful with the ball.  They also score a lot and average 81.3 points per game.  It will be a test for Maryland.  Let's get it.

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3 of the #5 seeds lost. Losing to Nebraska probably saved our butts.

Key to LSU game is starting strong. Sluggish start - which is the trend lately - and I could see us digging an insurmountable hole (we came back against Belmont but unlikely that works against a more talented squad). Starting strong and Cowan not forcing shots and we should be in good shape.

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This team is a group of absolutely terrible shooters.  Cowan has regressed since his freshman year to become essentially nothing offensively.  And their offense is so bland and predictable.  They are lucky LSU is also not very good but they are going to be going home today. 

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13 hours ago, Finisher said:

3 of the #5 seeds lost. Losing to Nebraska probably saved our butts.

Key to LSU game is starting strong. Sluggish start - which is the trend lately - and I could see us digging an insurmountable hole (we came back against Belmont but unlikely that works against a more talented squad). Starting strong and Cowan not forcing shots and we should be in good shape.

Well, so much for starting strong. 

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18 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Well, so much for starting strong. 

Yeah, not happening. Just look outclassed.

Can't tell which team doesn't have their head coach.

Our shooting is just absolutely horrendous. Can't even finish on these point blank looks.

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Tirgeon is this kind of coach...winning seasons for sure, but he will likely never get a team deep in the tournament or to a Final Four. He is not good at getting his teams to step up in hard situations on the road or in tournament play.   If pretty consistently good seasons but never excellent is what the program wants, Turgeon is the guy. 

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