Buzz Williams thankfully didn’t take the bait. During his postgame news conference after Thursday night’s 82-62 setback to Ohio State at Xfinity Center, the Maryland men’s basketball coach was asked by a reporter to identify some areas of progress. That would seem to be a difficult question to answer when the Terps (8-14, 1-10 Big Ten) have dropped four games in a row and are on the cusp of cementing a sub-.500 record in the league with nine more games remaining on the schedule. So Williams offered a mea culpa of sorts while affirming his players’ perseverance in what has become a trying season. “I completely, 1,000% understand the expectations of the program, of all programs at this level —...
