The Maryland Terrapins have plenty of reason to be cocky heading to Durham, N.C., tomorrow to take on Duke. After all, they're 2-2 in the ACC (13-5 overall) and are on a vicious one-game winning streak after squeaking by the embarrassingly bad Virginia Cavaliers in College Park. Oh, and Duke is decent too.
Yes, "plenty of reason" here does mean "no excuse," thanks for asking. But the circumstances surrounding the game aren't stopping Greivis Vasquez, who I don't believe is a graduate of the Milford School, from speaking out in really, really silly fashion (not his first time this year, either).
"That's my house," the junior guard said. "I love going in there. It's going to be fun."Re-he-he-heeaally. That, folks, is fairly freaking bold. Of course, when you ball it up in Cameron, you're typically allowed to say that. And Grievis, awkwardly, does just that: he was a board shy of a triple-double two years ago (a Terp win) and posted 25/8/7 last season (a loss). Of course, as the younger half of the Brothers Irrelevant noted: "Missing stat? Turnovers."
Unfortunately for Maryland, there's a 100-percent forecast for "swaggerjack" on Saturday afternoon, and unfortunately for us, as the game winds down, we'll all be subjected to a "WHO'S HOUSE NO-OW!" chant.
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As a Maryland fan, I can't believe this guy. He never stops running his mouth. Guy, you lead the nation in turnovers last year, and you would be doing so this year if you weren't the third option for bringing the ball up. It's your house? Your house is the Comcast Center, and even there they don't want you. Jesus, give the swagger a break, they are #1 for a reason, just like we lost to Morgan State for a reason.
I was at the Duke/Md game two years ago and as much as it pains me being a lifelong Blue Devil fan, Vasquez and Company "housejacked" Cameron. They put their size 14 shoes on our throats and never let us catch our breath.
That being said, I thing Greivis may regret the bulletin board fodder he has provided a much more talented team than the Terps have. The old adage probably will ring true here. And that is "it is better to be silent and thought of as a fool then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
Duke is not only an older team but much healthier than we've seen in awhile. GO DUKE!!!!!
Vasquez should quit trying to get into highlight reels and play ball. Yelling at is home fans and than making such a bold statement at duke makes me thing the coach should just bench him for awhile until he gains more respect for his fellow team mates as well as other teams. We can't do any worse than what we showed Sat.