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Originally Posted by jay santos
Funk you have a lot to learn about winning basketball. Half court defense is only one part of the game. UNC's pressure D creates TO's and point for its offense.
My high school coach was a Heathcote protege, just as Izzo is, so I know that style of basketball. But it's not the only style.
I looked up Mich State and UNC's stats for last year. If you look at FG's, 3 pt FG's, FT's, and TO's, I created a total possession stat and a total points per possession stat.
UNC = .80
Mich St = .795
So over a game, this is about a half point difference in defensive points allowed per possession (would have been nice to figure in off reb allowed but that stat wasn't available and both teams had wide reb margins so probably a wash).
Mich State beats UNC in FG% but UNC kills Mich State in TO's forced. If I was even on points allowed per possession I would much rather force more TO's than have a lower FG% allowed if that was the choice, since TO's forced = fast break buckets on the offensive side.
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I watched the best defensive coach in the game for 15 years at Utah. I think that has taught me enough about great defense. I'm not saying you can't be a good defensive team playing a different style, I'm saying that UNC is not a good defensive team in comparison to Michigan St. UNC gives up to many open looks and easy shots by gambling for steals. It is the same shit that Giacoletti tried to do at Utah that destroyed the program.
Roy Williams can have a good defense only when he has the best athletes in the country and just beat people with pure athleticism. Izzo can have lesser players, yet still have a great defense.