Today in the SVP Lounge, Baltimore Sports and Life’s Chris Stoner drops by to discuss Maryland’s chance to win the Big Ten, Saturday’s test at Purdue, Melo Trimble’s slump, what will constitute a successful season, the ideal match-up for March and more.
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Chris Stoner from Baltimore Sports and Life joins the show today
Wisconsin drops Iowa and puts Maryland in a spot where they control their own destiny to win the Big Ten
Chris believes the Terps can win the Big Ten, but there is reason for pessimism
Big test for the Terps on Saturday facing Purdue on the road
It’s been exceedingly difficult for the Terps to pull away from teams, would’ve liked for Maryland to stomp Michigan early and for good
Chris and CT would prefer if the Terps played more consistently inside-out
No definitive answer as to what’s ailing Melo Trimble, but his performance will determine how far Maryland goes the rest of the way
The guys are very pro-Brantley
Damonte Dodd had a pair of great defensive games, totaled 8 blocks
The second week of the tournament has to be the target zone for this team
Losing to Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament last year as tough, getting a crack in the title game would
CT thinks a team that plays big would be a good match-up for the Terps in the NCAA tournament. Chris thinks a team that plays fast and forces Maryland to do the same -- like in the loss to UNC -- would be the ideal match-up
*Without actually playing UNC
CT forgot about watching a Wizards game because he was so engrossed in the horror of the Minnesota loss
Michigan win wasn’t wholly inspiring