UNC's Defense: Also Good

by T.H. on Mar 27, 2008 10:08 PM EDT in Basketball Comment 1 comment

It wasn't a coincidence that UNC had better defensive numbers in-conference than Washington State this season. Carolina can play defense, and when slowed down and forced into an unsteady half-court offense, they can make it up on the other end of the court.

The Cougars never got into a rhythm, going 2 for 16 from behind the arc, and rarely getting a second crack at the basket, with only seven offensive rebounds. And what do you know? When you play at he pace WSU does, it's rather hard to come back from twenty points down[*]. Even with 11:45 to play.

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I don't know if this came up in the broadcast - CBS cut away to the WVU-Xavier game for the entire second half, despite the fact that the affiliate was broadcasting the game on the spare HD and cable channels - but the Cougars had never trailed by more than 18 points all season.

by T.H. on Mar 27, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs