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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3535970, member: 2117"] How is SC more elite defensively than Oregon? The numbers you initially were inaccurate, and from stats and eye test both teams looked very comparable. And if you're using stats, use actual statistics instead of national rankings, since a difference of 1 ppg can drop a team literally 25 spots on the national rankings even though 1 point per game is not a distinguishable differentiator when comparing head teams head to head. And rebounds per game is not the best indicator of how good a team is at rebounding even though it is a measured stat. By that logic, Oregon is better at preventing teams from rebounding than SC since they only give up 29.9 rebounds per game to SC's 34.4. What matters is how many rebounds you grab compared to your opponent. If you look at percentages, Oregon grabbed 57.0% of possible rebounds while South Carolina grabbed 57.7%. That's virtually the same. Not once was Oregon significantly outdone on the glass all season. I don't understand how you can consider SC to be elite as a rebounding team but not Oregon. [/QUOTE]