Jeff Barker from The Sun posted a good interview of Gary Williams yesterday:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bal-sp.terpshoop22oct22,0,653347.story
The most interesting comments were Coach Williams confirming that Dino Gregory will be a starter. It is interesting, because it is still very early in camp, and Williams did not have to make that proclamation.
I stated last week that I thought it was possible that the Terps do not put the early pressure on Jordan Williams by naming him a starter, but that I expect him to be receiving starter minutes.
What will be interesting to watch, is just how many minutes Gregory gets. Will it be the 24 mts a game that Neal provided as a starter?
Good things happen with Gregory on the court. This has been true since he was the glue-guy on some very good Mt.St.Joe teams in high-school. He runs well, he is athletic enough to go the rim strong, and block-shots. He even has an ok shot to 12′-15′ feet. While he continues to show the benefits of long-hours in the weight-room, the reality is he is still closer to the body of a traditional SF, vs. a starting ACC Center.
I am sure he will compete, and outside of Neal’s 3pt shooting, there is nothing that Neal did that Gregory can not do better. Him starting at the 5, will change the rotations some.
1) Bowie, Hayes
2) Vasquez, Tucker
3) Mosley, JSC
4) Milbourne, Padgett
5) Gregory, Williams, Goins
I think you wind-up seeing Padgett get about 8 to 10 mts a game backing up Milbourne at the PF position, and Williams and Gregory basically equally sharing the Center position. The reports on Goins continue to be good, so he could also wind-up contributing minutes (and more importantly fouls) against bigger-teams.
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