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Maryland @ Clemson 2005 Bball
By : Chris B.
Well this one is going to be short! Comcast screwed me and took away my Comcast sportsnet Baltimore, and I found this out moments before tip off. So I went scurrying to boot the computer and to log on to WBAL.com to listen To Johnny and Knocke. Well I am sitting there and the 10-0 for Clemson had me more than concerned, considering we were turning the ball over A LOT. We eventually took a 23-22 lead thanks to a Sterling Ledbetter basket and I thought ok, slow start no problem. Ehhh, not quite. The Terps would miss their final 13 shots of the half to give Clemson a 45-29 lead. Brutal. Sharod Ford did anything and everything he wanted in the paint putting Bowers, Ibekwe, and Garrison all in foul trouble.
The second half didn’t sound to good when listening to Johnny Holiday. It sounded like Clemson was getting put backs at will, and MD was not hustling. It appeared to my ears that Gilchrist was trying to take over the game and was forcing the offense taking some bad shots. Well by the end of the debacle the final was 88-73. In my opinion it was never that close! Lets just say there are not going to be many good grades from this one. By the way Clemson (the ACC’s worst shooting team) shot 60%. Yikes.
Report Card
John Gilchrist- D- The good: 18 points (12-14 ft) The bad: 3-12 shooting, tried to do to much. Leading the team in scoring kept him from failing Travis Garrison- F The good: Became an assistant coach with out having to pay him early The bad: 21 mins 5 fouls, 2 boards, 4 points
Nik Caner-Medley- D- The good: Compared to the last few games zippy! (he really raised the bar) The bad: Didn’t score until the second half
Ekene Ibekwe- F The good: Also became a free of charge assistant coach. The bad: 18 mins 6 points, 5 boards 5 fouls Chris McCray- D- The good: 11 points 4-9 shooting, made a three The bad: Still not looking to score. Seems to be losing mins to Ledbetter DJ Strawberry- INC
Sterling Ledbetter- The good: 10 points 4-6 shooting, shows the ability to get into the lane The bad: 1 assist 2 TO’s
James Gist- C The good: Got 20 minutes thanks to the foul trouble 6 points 4 boards The bad: Still making freshman mistakes. Needs to defend and box out better Mike Grinnon- C The good- Got some burn. The bad: 0-1
Mike Jones- B The good: 7 points in 8 minutes on 2-2 fg 3-4 ft. The bad- Needs more minutes. Will Bowers- D The good- Getting more experience The bad- Only 2 points 3 boards in 14 minutes.
Gini Chukura- inc
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