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Message: [QUOTE="ToolzieFan, post: 5168111, member: 7018"] I guess I’d argue that fouling too much is major defensive flaw, and a problem we cannot dismiss so easily. Our defensive free throw rate, which is free throw attempts divided by field goal attempts, is 42.9%. That’s #341 in the country, and the worst among all high majors. Hurley’s teams have historically fouled a lot, but last year’s 31.1% rate was much better. We’re elite at defending against two-point attempts (11th nationally), blocking shots (4th), preventing three-point attempts (7th), and decent at keeping teams off the offensive glass (53rd). Teams are shooting 38.4% from three against us (354th ). There’s a lot of evidence that opponents’ three-point percentage is more luck that skill. If we get that inevitable regression, we just need to foul less to have a defense good enough to go on a run. Our offense is, and will continue to be, awesome. [ATTACH type="full"]106200[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]