Well, at least Maryland didn't end its season in a virtually empty building this time around in the NIT.

I didn't get to see the Terps' final two games --- the first back-to-back Maryland games I've missed since the Maui Invitational in November 2005 --- so I'm left to rely on box scores and thoughts while keeping tabs on the game on game tracker last night.

But it seemed like a pretty typical finish. Maryland ran out of gas, despite getting great games from James Gist and Bambale Osby. And they finished with 19 victories, the same total as 2005 and 2006 when the Terps also landed in the NIT.

This could be an interesting offseason, one with the possibility of as much upheaval as any in recent memory. There is a coaching position to take care of, rumors of a mystery transfer have floated around for months, one JUCO transfer (point guard Bobby Maze) has already committed and another (teammate and forward Ken Bowman) supposedly wants to come. ... it will not be boring in Garyland this offseason, that's for sure.

I'll have some more reflections once I get back from Denver this weekend. And who knows? Maybe something will have happened between now and then.

--- Patrick Stevens