This is my favorite time of year because college basketball is starting. For those of you who don't already know, I am a huge Maryland Terps fan. Please read the article below about the Maryland Men's basketball team and answer the questions about the article. Please make sure you put your name on your Blog before you submit.
No. 1: MARYLAND TERRAPINS
Last Season: 28-7, 14-4 Big Ten
Eighteen months ago, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon was coming off a 17-15 season and five-transfer summer that had even the most die-hard Terrapins fans -- OK, especially the die-hard Terrapins fans -- wondering where things could possibly go from there.
Why, straight to No. 1, of course.
It has been a remarkable -- and remarkably fast -- turnaround for Turgeon and his Terps, whose already stunning ascent to 28 wins and a No. 4 seed a season ago was followed by an offseason chock-full of good news, future lottery pick center Diamond Stone and graduate transfers.
Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon joined returners Melo Trimble and Jake Layman, as well as a well-rounded cast of role players and vets.
Suddenly, in a season without an overwhelming preseason favorite, Maryland has the nation's most talented and most balanced roster. When your program flips the script so quickly, why play the shrinking violet?
"I like the No. 1 better than anything else, to be honest with you," Mark Turgeon told ESPN's Andy Katz in September. "It's really helped us. People look at us differently. And we've really embraced it." -- Eamonn Brennan
Best Case: The Terps are as good as they have been since the first decade of this new century. Maryland won 28 games last season, the most since Gary Williams cut the nets down in Atlanta in 2002. If the Terps defend with a purpose, Maryland has the talent to get back to the Final Four. The past season, Maryland had the best defense in the Big Ten and held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor. Last year, Melo Trimble was one of five freshmen with six or more win shares for his team, along with Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell, Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones (all first-round NBA draft picks). With Trimble being fouled (Maryland had the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation) and Jake Layman hitting shots and making aggressive plays, bolstered by quality transfers and an impact freshman in Diamond Stone, coach Mark Turgeon could climb the ladder Williams did.
Worst Case: Maryland is now the hunted, which is a different mentality altogether. Will the Terps be hungry to face that challenge and spotlight every day? Will Maryland continue to win the close ones? The Terps were 12-1 in games decided by six points or fewer, with the only loss coming to Tom Izzo and Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament. If Maryland doesn't have enough gas in the tank, mentally and physically, at the end of the season, it could see an early exit from the NCAA tournament.
"They have incredible depth. It's a good problem to have, but there's a concern whether Turgeon can keep everyone happy. Jake Layman came back to be a first-round pick. Diamond Stone is a big-time recruit who many think will and should be a one-and-done guy. It's going to be interesting. Melo Trimble also needs to become a leader with Dez Wells gone -- and these guys aren't creeping up on anyone. There's a lot of pressure on them."
1. Who is Maryland's new freshman center?
2. Name 2 players for Maryland that are graduate transfers.
3. Why did the article say that Maryland had the best defense last year in the Big Ten?
4. What was Maryland ranked in free throw shooting last year in the nation?
5. Based on what you read, do you think Maryland will win a National Championship this year? Why or why not?
28 comments:
Gary Williams is the fresh men
Diamond Stone, coach Mark Turgeon could climb the ladder Williams
held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor
fourth-best free throw rate in the nation
i think they will win since there free throws are up and they have alot of new players
RUSSELL WILLIAMS
Diamond Stone
Rasheed Sulaimon Robert Carter
best case worst case
top 5 in free throws
no because they have the talent but will they be able to play together against teams like Michigan state and duke and other top talents and you wont be able to tell until the season starts.
Zachary Nannen
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. They held opponents to 39.5% shooting from the floor
4. Fourth Best
5. Yes, they have the best team in the country. Go Terp!!!
Devesh Agarwal PD. 7
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. Held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor
4. Maryland had the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation
5. Yes because they have a very good and strong team. Also they have some pressure.
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter, Rasheed Sulaimon
3. We held the other teams to just 39.5 percent shooting
4. 4th
5. Yea because were a balanced team.
Dylan Parr
Harrison Cance
1. Diamond Stone
2. Rasheed Sulaimon and Robert Carter
3. Held opponents to 39.5 shooting percentage.
4. Fourth best
5. From what the article says, I think they can win if they don't get any suspensions or key injuries to their main players. They have a well-balanced team, and have a range of experience on their team.
JR Dedicatoria
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. The article said they had the best defense last year because Maryland held they're opponents to about 39% FG percentage
4. Maryland was ranked 4th best in the nation in Free Throw Percentage last year
5. I think that Maryland does have a good chance at winning a national championship due to their great players in all 5 positions and their bench is also pretty good. With consistent Free Throws, Great Defense, and loyal players, Maryland could win a Championship.
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. They held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor
4. Maryland had the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation
5. I think Maryland will win the national championship because this is their year and they have better players
Egid Mills
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert carter jr. and rasheed sulaimon
3.they held their defense to 39.5 percent from the field
4. they were the fourth best in the nation
5.Maryland will definitely will the national championship because they have some of the best players in the nation. They are also a really good free throw shooting team and they have a good defense.
Jonnie Voyta
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter, Rasheed Sulaimon
3.held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor
4. 4th
5. They can win the national championship because they have one of the top players in the country, one of the best incoming freshman and a great supporting cast.
Thomas Nguyen
Alex Zhang
1.Diamond Stone
2.Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3.Because Maryland held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor
4.Maryland had the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation
5.I think Maryland will have a chance of winning the National Championship this year because base on the reading Maryland has done their best to win in the past years and they will do better this year than last year.
1) Diamond Stone
2) Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3) They held their opponents to 39.5% shooting from the floor
4) 4th
5) yes because they play great defense and defense can always be used to create offense
-Kaylin Moorer
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. Held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor.
4. Maryland had the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation.
5. I think Maryland will definitely have a good shot at winning the national championship. The amount of talent this team has is crazy. If we play good defense and unselfish offense, I think no team will be able to compete with Maryland. As long as everyone stays healthy,I believe Maryland will have a legitimate shot of winning the national championship.
Kory Steinberg
Period 7
1. diamond stone
2. rasheed suliomon and Robert carter JR
3. because they held there opponents to only 39.5 percent shooting from the field
4. 4th
5. I feel Maryland with go to the final 4 in the NCAA tournament but there lack of experience will stop them short of there goal
Garrett Koch period 7
1)Diamond Stone
2)Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3)Because Maryland was able to keep teams shooting 39.5 percent shooting from the floor, which is really good
4)Maryland had the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation
5)I believe that Maryland stands a very strong chance at winning the national championship. There will be a couple of very strong opponents on the road ahead, however I believe with the changed roster and added talent combined with a winning mentality and huge momentum from the earlier games, Maryland should be able to get very far, if not the champions in this upcoming season.
By Samat Borbiev
Period 7
Basketball
1. kareem abdul-Jabbar.
2. Jalen Adams and David Andoh.
3. Because they held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor.
4. Maryland had the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation.
5. I guess they can win it because of the great efforts and the good ranks they held.
Fady Roshdy
Jerry Krieger
1. The new freshman center is Diamond Stone.
2. Rasheed Sulaimon and Robert Carter are graduate transfers.
3. The article says that Maryland held their opponents to just 39.5% shooting from the floor. It also mentions later that they make aggressive plays.
4. It says they were ranked fourth in free throw shooting.
5. Yes. On top of an already good roster and good coach, Maryland got excellent transfer players in Suliamon and Carter. Also, Maryland has much more experience than most of the other top ranked teams at this point and Duke just lost to Kentucky and they won the title last year. This means Maryland will win.
Gary Williams is the fresh men
Diamond Stone, coach Mark Turgeon could climb the ladder Williams
held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting from the floor
fourth-best free throw rate in the nation
i think they will win since there free throws are up and they have alot of new players
William Winston
Mikhail Brown
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. Held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting
4. Maryland has the fourth-best free throw rate in the nation
5. Yes because they have a very good and strong team.
Darren Feldman
1. Diamond Stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. Held opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting
4. Maryland has the fourth best free show shooting percentage in the nation
5. They will win the National Championship because they have Melo Trimble and they have a very deep bench and have one of the best freshman in the country, Diamond Stone the starting center for the Terps
Nick John
1. Center is Diamond Stone
2. Rasheed Sulaimon and Robert Carter
3. held opponents to 39.5% percent shooting
4. MD has the fourth-best free throw rate
5. They have a good core and a lot of great role players
Diamond stone
Robert carter. Rasheed sulamon
Held opponents to just 39.5% shooting
Maryland has the 4th best free throw rate in the nation
I think they will go far but the lack of chemistry in the new team will keep than from winning
Alex Cohen
1. Diamond stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. They held opponents to 39.5 % shooting
4. Maryland has the 4th best free throw rating
5. They won't I feel like other colleges have much more talent like Duke, Kentucky, or LSU
Harish Chinnasamy
1. Diamond Stone
2. Rasheed Sulaimon and Robert Carter
3. Held opponents to 39.5% shooting
4. MD has 4th best free throw rate in country
5. Good point guard in Melo Trimble and strong role players
Nick Bien
Satoshi Sato
1. Diamond Stone
2.Rusheed Sulamon and Rebert Carter
3. Held opponents to a 39.5% shooting percentile
4.MD has the fourth best free throw rate
5. I believe MD's good defense is going to be the key to them winning many games
1. Center is Diamond Stone
2. Rasheed Sulaimon and Robert Carter
3. held opponents to 39.5% percent shooting
4. MD has the fourth-best free throw rate
.as the fourth-best free throw rate
5. Yes because they have a lot of young talent
Mark Gottfried
Thomas Clark
1 diamond stone
2 Rasheed Sulaiman and rober carter
3 held opponents to 39.5% shooting
4 MD had the fourth best free throw rate
5 yes cuz they have alot of young and new talent, example Mark Gottfried
Malik Bleau
1. Diamond stone
2. Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon
3. They held opponents to 39.5 % shooting
4. Maryland has the 4th best free throw rating
5. They won't I feel like other colleges have much more talent like Duke, Kentucky, or LSU
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