Yeah, lots of other things being said in this thread. None if it should distract us from the fact that Mark Turgeon should be and will likely be fired before his contract expires. Attendance is down. Ticket prices are down. Neither bode well for his future.
Turgeon is a nice guy, but he's uninspiring. He never caught on with fans and didn't really attract new major donors. He's a good recruiter but he doesn't develop talent as well as he should and his coaching is sometimes plain suspect. He was a safe hire in that he won't cheat but he'll never win a national championship and will likely never make a Final Four. There's no reason Maryland fans shouldn't expect those accomplishments from their head coach. Maryland has facilities, resources, a tradition of winning, fan support, an enviable recruiting footprint, and has the benefit of not having a dominant football program to outshine. With a tradition of being led by Hall of Fame head coaches, Maryland can do better than Turgeon.
What really annoys me about Turgeon is that he and his teams get about 90% of the basketball stuff correct but the 10% he/they get wrong is the exact same things every single year. The collective just doesn't improve in certain aspects under him. Melo Trimble masked a lot.
Turgeon's recruiting will always keep Maryland from being terrible but his coaching will always prevent Maryland from being great. There's a reason that in 20 years as a head coach he's only been to two Sweet 16s. He's just not that good a coach.
