The defense doesn’t often look like UConn defense did last year, because these offenses would slaughter anybody who guarded that closely. It’s about forcing lower value shots. They essentially let those go up, so it doesn’t look as aggressive. I think people are confused by the lack of offensive rebounding too. A shot goes up and most of the time, 5 guys go back because NBA teams don’t miss in transition. If it’s a poor quality shot, it’s likely a change of possession. College is just so different with all the O Rebounds.
But defense is what wins, and a big part of what makes guys stars.