tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593971749720492685.post2074568529516357539..comments2023-06-12T14:13:48.293-07:00Comments on ClemBenTigerMax: Maryland RecapBenjitheHuntedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921293159544722483noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593971749720492685.post-45728957578001708132010-02-01T18:26:37.493-08:002010-02-01T18:26:37.493-08:00Yeah, like I said above I agree to some extent. Ma...Yeah, like I said above I agree to some extent. Maryland and Clemson both played poorly last night, but I would argue that a portion of that came from good defense, at least more than one would be inclined to grant on the surface given the sloppy play. Clemson was disruptive and rattled the younger Maryland players. I would disagree about Booker, he had a few blown opportunities (which I hope had something to do with the "flu") but I thought Maryland did a good job defending him, even when he managed to get in close. I don't think I've seen him get blocked that often since the FSU games last year. A lot of Grant's success primarily came on the offensive glass, an area of the game that Maryland has never controlled well.<br /><br />And again, both Clemson and Maryland played poorly last night, so I don't think we can just say "if Maryland played better they would have routed Clemson". Its more like, "if Clemson and Maryland had both played better it still would have been a close game". The problem for Clemson is they haven't really played well since the GT game.<br /><br />Not to move the blame off the players, but I also wondered after I posted how much of an effect the referees had on the sloppiness of the game. Seemed like the game was called pretty inconsistently and it left the players a little tentative, as if they weren't sure where to draw the line in how aggressive they could be. Just thinking out loud here but it would be interesting see if decreases in expected team scoring effeciency in a game is consistent across games called by specific groups of referees.TigerMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404282513715334252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593971749720492685.post-28623303108565202012010-02-01T12:05:59.915-08:002010-02-01T12:05:59.915-08:00I think people need to appreciate how appalingly b...I think people need to appreciate how appalingly bad Maryland was last night. So many of the turnovers were just a result of sloppy play, not great defending, and they did a terrible job of controlling the paint against Booker and Grant. Despite his line, Booker had numerous opportunities inside, he just didn't finish. Maryland let him and Grant get the ball far too easily, something other teams have used very well to beat us this year.Willnoreply@blogger.com