Thanks to a beefed-up front line, Milbourne has had the luxury of playing the 3 -- his natural position -- more often this season; and he has responded by improving his scoring output from around 12 per game to 13.5. The problem with Landon is that, for whatever reason, he has taken on the demeanor of a freshman, whose confidence level ebbs and flows dramatically from game to game. When he makes a couple shots in the first few minutes, chances are he'll keep that sweet stroke all night, as well as his defensive tenacity. But if he gets benched early - which has happened a couple times because of foul trouble -- he returns to the court looking like a lost toddler in a grocery store. He misses a few shots and suddenly he's getting beat on back-screens and getting out-muscled on the glass. On a team that already has arguably the biggest risk-reward player in the nation -- Greivis Vasquez, of course -- Milbourne needs to be a model of stability, a go-to scorer/defender on any given night. Perhaps both he and Vasquez are worrying too much about getting drafted. Regardless, both need to step up their games come January, as the Terps probably need 9 or 10 to dance in March.
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Landon Milbourne: B-
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