Duke - Maryland

[wes33]

Losing Wells may have good benefits less dribbling more passing and touches for every one. The TOs seem to decrease when every one is a play maker and stays fully alert.

 

[jsloanjr]

Geno said it right last week after the UNC game that the ACC does not play defense and would learn very quickly what defense is if they played in the BE Conf.....

 

[triaddukefan]

Geno said it right last week after the UNC game that the ACC does not play defense and would learn very quickly what defense is if they played in the BE Conf.....

Besides Uconn and ND... and I assume Georgetown, Rutgers, and maybe WVU... who else plays good defense in the Big East ? Thanks.

 

[speedoo]

Besides Uconn and ND... and I assume Georgetown, Rutgers, and maybe WVU... who else plays good defense in the Big East ? Thanks.

They are the 5 best. I would say St. Johns is a good defensive team, maybe Louisville as well. Marquette is having a down year but they play tough defense.

Really, all the BE teams try to emphasize defense, but those with less talent are not the best for obvious reasons. When a team in the BE improves noticeably, it's almost always because they start defending better and showing more toughness.. This year, Providence is an example of that.