CLEMSON — Motion offense is built on trust. Players run and sweat without the ball to create space and opportunities for teammates.

With a fresh new batch of players, all of whom have a high basketball IQ, Mark Turgeon has adopted a new motion offense to fit their strengths: the Maryland Motion Offense.

No, it’s not the same motion offense Knight popularized in the 1970s, but May didn’t just chuck out a playbook and start over.

While some people would describe "motion" as a freelance offense, I'd prefer to describe it as an offense with no predetermined sequence of movement by the players or the basketball.

That’s why he felt comfortable making the switch to the motion-based offense. “We’re about eight-deep right now in guys that can pass, shoot and dribble it,” he said.

No, it's not the same motion offense Knight popularized in the 1970s, but May didn't just chuck out a playbook and start over.