Dino postgame

Paraphrasing:

I want to congratulate Maryland. They played really hard and fought for a tough win.

We didn't box out, make our free throws, or finish at the rim. Poor defense in stretches really hurt. the kids scrapped to fight back from a 9 point deficit in the second half, but it was almost too little, too late.

I thought we didn't come out with the same bounce as we've had in the past, and that's my fault. Maryland played with more energy. We missed a bunch of point blank shots that we usually make.

Chas had some really unintelligent fouls that hurt the team. He's played 44 out of a possible 80 minutes the last two games. Needs to be smarter.

Not boxing out was a huge difference maker. When Greivis was backing down, we knew he was going to shoot. A couple times, they got second chances off of those shots in the post, and that can't happen.

A huge challenge ahead, as Wake is one of just 3 ACC teams this year with a 1 day turnaround. We play Thursday at 8, travel to Atlanta tomorrow, practice, and play Saturday at 2pm. A very touch test but gotta fight through it.

16 teams have been 9-7 in the ACC. 14 of those have gone to the NCAA tourney. We're hoping we can make it 15 of 17.


Comments from LD, Chas, and James to come...