"Once they [the Terps] did it the first couple of times, they were really into it," Ricci said. "Basketball guys have major lower back pain, and their ankles and feet are beat up. What we're doing is difficult, and their competitive nature would come out."
Said Bowie, a sophomore guard: "With all the stretching and all those types of positions and the breathing techniques, it helped me a lot with my flexibility. I'll do it once in a while. Every day? Definitely not."
Last season, Williams said, Maryland sometimes tired at the end of halves.
