You could almost picture Gary Williams making a speech to his squad like Herb Brooks gave to his USA hockey team before playing the Soviet Union at Lake Placid so many years ago. If Wake Forest played Maryland ten times they might win nine, but not last night, not in this game, not with all that was at stake for Maryland. It is hard to not appreciate this group of players. Lacking the supreme talent of many other teams they find a way to win games that they probably shouldn't even if they also lose games they shouldn't. For the next week or so just forget all the legitimate complaints about the direction of the program and how Maryland has gotten to this point after reaching the pinnacle of college basketball. Those questions will still be there when this season passes into history. Until then enjoy this minor miracle because they are rare and it would be a shame to not embrace it, to squander a gift like this, because for fans these kinds of seasons have a sweetness that is unique and memorable.
