Kevin Willard intentionally criticized Maryland to force his way out to Villanova
Willard was ripping on things to see them get fixed. I tend to look at it as, and I'm not saying I don't think this should have been handled differently, I tend to think of it as he was being critical of all these things to clear a runway for getting out.
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