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[QUOTE="BludOrange, post: 2537567, member: 4268"]
UMBC's hustle and playing as hard as they can, won them the game. They didn't jog around the court, they sprinted everywhere they went, with or without the ball. They did not take a play off and Virginia could not match their intensity.
Playing at full speed on offense against the pack line D is the best format for success. It's hard for them to switch and hand off their opponent to the next defender at the pace/speed UMBC was using to attack off the bounce. By the time the second defender in their pack line could try to shut down the penetration, a third defender was having to commit to stopping the drive, and then a fourth, leaving multiple people open, which UMBC capatilized on by kicking it out and around to the open man. At those points, Virginia didnt know who was guarding who and failed to scramble fast enough to recover and get a hand in the face of an open shooter. At a slower attacking, prodding pace like we attempt, it is much easier to shut down/cut off penetration and not be forced into having all defenders converge on one man as he gets deeper into the pack line style of defense. Playing faster/all out on offense and being able to turn corners with the ball and get around people puts a lot of stress on their team defense. Which if successfull, it puts even more stress on their offense to keep pace and as seen last night, it takes a toll on their minds and they start trying too hard and begin to force shots.

*It also helps when you have a kid like Lyles making some tough shots.
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