In the Terps' 73-71 loss at Florida State two weeks ago, he was held to just four points and five rebounds and outplayed by the Seminoles' 7-3 big man, Boris Bojanovsky.
And when Maryland was blown out 84-64 by Duke at Cameron Indoor the week before, Len scored just eight points and was schooled by Mason Plumlee, the Blue Devils' big.
Turgeon is right about Len: when you're 7-1 and built along the lines of the Washington Monument, you need to get to the basket for tip-ins and put-backs when you're being double-teamed.
Look, no one is writing off Len or denying his enormous potential. The kid plays hard and doesn't seem intimidated by the bright lights and the wide bodies in the ACC.
But he needs a lot of work on his game, especially on his post-up moves and sealing off the defender so he can get an entry pass.
And the Terps have to figure out a way to get him the ball on the block where he can be effective.
Otherwise there will be more games like this, where a 7-foot-1 big man disappears, just when his team needs him the most.
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