I'm not going to repeat all the excellent post-game analysis I found at Testudo Times, Shell Games, and elsewhere, but I did want to make one point:I know I keep going back to Gary's coaching, but the job he did this week was nothing short of amazing. ?We had back-to-back games against top 10 opponents and the team played two of their best games of the season. ?Not only that, but they used entirely different strategies in the two games. ?The Terps aren't good enough to dictate the style of play to their opponents, so they have to adapt. ?Against UNC, Maryland played a lot of perimiter offense and relied on hitting jump shots against a bigger Tar Heels team. ?On defense, we threw all our big men at Hansbrough and held him to 10 points, even though most of our front court fouled out. ?In the Duke game, the Terps looked like a totally different team. ?Especially in the first half, Maryland showed no interest in taking 3-point shots instead concentrating on cuts to the baske...
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