Re: Maryland 2022
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:50 pm
A nice early test and glad the terps were up to the challenge, but the clearing game was very concerning. Syracuse wasn’t even pressing that hard, just a ton of stupid and careless plays.
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Just shortie depth. Though Koras did a really great job filling in today. But only being able to go 2 deep there in the tournament when Higgins and Smith got hurt was a reason they fell short. Need Puglise, Fairman, Higgins to stay healthy and get one, ideally all 3, of Smith/Coffman/Cope back.
Whoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
Makar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
I asked about Koras taking runs on defense today. Tills and Roman were really fired up that he took on that role, even in the 4th quarter. Smith will be back soon. Doesn't look like Cope or Coffman will. Coffman was out during warm ups taking shots and warming up McNaney. Looks like his right leg isn't 100%. Can't tell if it's a knee or ankle. But people close to the program said he's the furthest away from being back but that Smith will be soon. They'll need Smith. Bubba played a tremendous game today.jrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:14 pmJust shortie depth. Though Koras did a really great job filling in today. But only being able to go 2 deep there in the tournament when Higgins and Smith got hurt was a reason they fell short. Need Puglise, Fairman, Higgins to stay healthy and get one, ideally all 3, of Smith/Coffman/Cope back.
But yeah, on offense and defense, there just are no weaknesses. Three straight games above 40% off. efficiency against 3 tournament teams from last year is incredibly impressive, as is shutting down Syracuse and Loyola on defense last two weeks.
He is. Makar can cover both big physical players and the small quick players. Bowen struggles agaisnt somejrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:18 pmMakar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
Coffman's injury is a big deal for the Terps. He is great, and losing Higgins last year really showed in the title game.Wheels wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:04 pmI asked about Koras taking runs on defense today. Tills and Roman were really fired up that he took on that role, even in the 4th quarter. Smith will be back soon. Doesn't look like Cope or Coffman will. Coffman was out during warm ups taking shots and warming up McNaney. Looks like his right leg isn't 100%. Can't tell if it's a knee or ankle. But people close to the program said he's the furthest away from being back but that Smith will be soon. They'll need Smith. Bubba played a tremendous game today.jrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:14 pmJust shortie depth. Though Koras did a really great job filling in today. But only being able to go 2 deep there in the tournament when Higgins and Smith got hurt was a reason they fell short. Need Puglise, Fairman, Higgins to stay healthy and get one, ideally all 3, of Smith/Coffman/Cope back.
But yeah, on offense and defense, there just are no weaknesses. Three straight games above 40% off. efficiency against 3 tournament teams from last year is incredibly impressive, as is shutting down Syracuse and Loyola on defense last two weeks.
The TOs in Q2 were just kind of lackadaisical. Guys thinking they were past a Cuse defender when they weren't. DeMaio didn't move his feet a couple of times on adjacent passes and his defender knocked down a couple of passes. Khan and Malever were pressing too much. You could tell they were frustrated by their shooting and kept wanting to make a play. Makar made Curry disappear. McNaney played his best game of the season. If he can play like that the rest of the season, the Terps will be in really good shape.
Kudos to Wierman for gutting it out. Phaup went 6-10 in Q2, and with all of the failed clears (4 in 1H) and turnovers (9 in 1H), the defense was on the field a lot. Wierman evened things out later in the game.
One more thing. People sleep on Wisnauskas's athleticism. That goal he had in the 2nd quarter up top where he hitched a shot, got by defender, and inside rolled the sliding defender to score was not exactly an easy goal.
After the game, Gait and the 3 Cuse players were pretty happy. Tills, Roman, and Wis did not seem happy at all. Take pity on Princeton next week.
The other thing I noticed is every time Maryland needed to come up with a ground ball on the defensive end, there was Makar busting through with it.jrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:18 pmMakar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
Makar is an absolute animal on the GBs. Dudes got a vacuum on the end of his pole.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:20 pmThe other thing I noticed is every time Maryland needed to come up with a ground ball on the defensive end, there was Makar busting through with it.jrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:18 pmMakar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
Hard argument to make. Bowen almost always covers the opposing team’s best player. You can’t make the same argument for Makar. In fact, he rarely plays the best player. It was Grill last year who got the big matchups. He covered Sowers and Shellenberger in the final four. I thought with Grill’s graduation Makar would slide into the top matchup but it’s been hit or miss. He took on Nolting but wasn’t the primary matchup for either Curry or Dordevic. The Dordevic matchup was particularly puzzling given you put your most inexperienced pole on him and he was getting beat regularly. I get that the kid grew up playing with him and might know some tendencies, but it was pretty obvious early on that it was a bad matchup.stupefied wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:38 pmHe is. Makar can cover both big physical players and the small quick players. Bowen struggles agaisnt somejrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:18 pmMakar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
Dordevic got his goals, but Makar and Rahill completely took away their match-ups and Cuse had no answers beyond Dordevic. He was the only one who could dodge. It was clear the game plan was to let Dordevic get his but to take away any other dodgers and force Dordevic to pass when the double came and find the open man and he couldn’t do it. Dordevic is a great dodger, but he can’t pass when the double comes. So while he scored, he had like half of the Cuse goals and only 3 or 4 guys total scored. None of their other options contributed.BigTom5 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:48 amHard argument to make. Bowen almost always covers the opposing team’s best player. You can’t make the same argument for Makar. In fact, he rarely plays the best player. It was Grill last year who got the big matchups. He covered Sowers and Shellenberger in the final four. I thought with Grill’s graduation Makar would slide into the top matchup but it’s been hit or miss. He took on Nolting but wasn’t the primary matchup for either Curry or Dordevic. The Dordevic matchup was particularly puzzling given you put your most inexperienced pole on him and he was getting beat regularly. I get that the kid grew up playing with him and might know some tendencies, but it was pretty obvious early on that it was a bad matchup.stupefied wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:38 pmHe is. Makar can cover both big physical players and the small quick players. Bowen struggles agaisnt somejrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:18 pmMakar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
I understand that the game plan was. You don’t think it is a waste to have Makar on Seebold? If Cuse only has two main dodging threats, why not put your alpha on one of them?jrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:54 amDordevic got his goals, but Makar and Rahill completely took away their match-ups and Cuse had no answers beyond Dordevic. He was the only one who could dodge. It was clear the game plan was to let Dordevic get his but to take away any other dodgers and force Dordevic to pass when the double came and find the open man and he couldn’t do it. Dordevic is a great dodger, but he can’t pass when the double comes. So while he scored, he had like half of the Cuse goals and only 3 or 4 guys total scored. None of their other options contributed.BigTom5 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:48 amHard argument to make. Bowen almost always covers the opposing team’s best player. You can’t make the same argument for Makar. In fact, he rarely plays the best player. It was Grill last year who got the big matchups. He covered Sowers and Shellenberger in the final four. I thought with Grill’s graduation Makar would slide into the top matchup but it’s been hit or miss. He took on Nolting but wasn’t the primary matchup for either Curry or Dordevic. The Dordevic matchup was particularly puzzling given you put your most inexperienced pole on him and he was getting beat regularly. I get that the kid grew up playing with him and might know some tendencies, but it was pretty obvious early on that it was a bad matchup.stupefied wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:38 pmHe is. Makar can cover both big physical players and the small quick players. Bowen struggles agaisnt somejrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:18 pmMakar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
Did Seebold do anything? No. Did Curry do anything? No. So Dordevic got his goals. It didn’t make much of a difference in the outcome. Cuse only scored 10 goals and their off. efficiency was 25%, well below that they averaged last year. Worked out pretty well.BigTom5 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:01 amI understand that the game plan was. You don’t think it is a waste to have Makar on Seebold? If Cuse only has two main dodging threats, why not put your alpha on one of them?jrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:54 amDordevic got his goals, but Makar and Rahill completely took away their match-ups and Cuse had no answers beyond Dordevic. He was the only one who could dodge. It was clear the game plan was to let Dordevic get his but to take away any other dodgers and force Dordevic to pass when the double came and find the open man and he couldn’t do it. Dordevic is a great dodger, but he can’t pass when the double comes. So while he scored, he had like half of the Cuse goals and only 3 or 4 guys total scored. None of their other options contributed.BigTom5 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:48 amHard argument to make. Bowen almost always covers the opposing team’s best player. You can’t make the same argument for Makar. In fact, he rarely plays the best player. It was Grill last year who got the big matchups. He covered Sowers and Shellenberger in the final four. I thought with Grill’s graduation Makar would slide into the top matchup but it’s been hit or miss. He took on Nolting but wasn’t the primary matchup for either Curry or Dordevic. The Dordevic matchup was particularly puzzling given you put your most inexperienced pole on him and he was getting beat regularly. I get that the kid grew up playing with him and might know some tendencies, but it was pretty obvious early on that it was a bad matchup.stupefied wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:38 pmHe is. Makar can cover both big physical players and the small quick players. Bowen struggles agaisnt somejrn19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:18 pmMakar. He's right there with Bowen for best cover guy in America and honestly, I think he might be a little better. Just tremendous. I was thinking they should put him on Dordevic but they basically gave Dordevic his goals knowing Makar could eliminate Curry and when he slid adjacent to double Dordevic he couldn't pass out of it. Good gameplan by Bernhardt.1766 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:06 pmWhoever covered, I think his name is Curry, completely took him out of the game. I know he is supposed to be on one of Syracuse's guys but he didn't do anything. Total non factor.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:41 pm I completely agree with the observations above. This was a B- game for the Terps at best - the number of turnovers were abnormal for the Terps. Sloppy stick work, some bad passes and some bad decisions.
Credit to Syracuse as well - the defensive pressure did cause a lot of the stress on the offense. Cuse is a good team and will do well this year but the absence of Hiltz really hurts. They need like one or two more offensive players who are actual threats to beat their guys - Terps put their third pole on Dordevic (Zappitello) and Makar and Rahill just blanked their guys.
Still doesn’t address the question of why doesn’t Makar historically cover the best player…