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NIT snub might be better for Maryland, Turgeon than NIT flub

The bashing of Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon and his team probably won’t end with Sunday’s snub from the National Invitation Tournament.

Those unhappy with the way the 19-13 Terps faded down the stretch for the second straight season will keep voicing their displeasure about the fact that Turgeon has five years left on his contract at $2.7 million annually — with no buyout.

Those who look at the fact that this is the first time in four years that Maryland is not playing in the NCAA tournament, with a potential top-five recruiting class on its way to College Park, will keep defending the job Turgeon has done and look toward a brighter future.