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Talking Gamecock Basketball "Defense wins Championships"

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Talking Gamecock Basketball "Defense wins Championships"

Nov. 12, 2019

When the Gamecocks allowed just 31 points to Maryland on Jan. 9, 1971, it wasn’t necessarily because of what the Gamecocks did defensively. Then it was more about the Terrapins and their offensive approach. The word back then “Stall-ball,”  Kevin Joyce said it best. Bob Carver added “Maryland really didn’t play with us. (VIEW ARTICLE)

 
I'll be interested to see if we can keep up the defensive intensity when the competition gets better. So far, the season has been what it should be...a power conference team imposing its will on a lower conference team. That said, it looks like we have the athletes and hustle to keep it up.

 
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