On the surface, the Maryland men's basketball team's 2019-20 season looks to be off to a smooth start. The No. 7-ranked Terps are 2-0 with wins of 24 and 18 points. Their depth has been on full display, with 10 players playing at least 12 minutes and 11 getting on the scoreboard.
But there's been some turbulence as the season takes off, and it's come from familiar places.
Maryland hasn't come out of the gate strong in either of its first two contests. Against Holy Cross Nov. 5, the Terps were down, 21-19, after eight minutes of play before going on a run and never surrendering the lead. Maryland started even slower against Rhode Island, as a parade of turnovers led to the Terps trailing, 24-12, with 12 minutes having elapsed. They had 12 turnovers at that point, but committed just five the rest of the way en route to a 73-55 win.
