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If we don't have Jalen and Alterique we might not break 40:
What dropoff? A pair of relentless guards are behind...
Offensive sets against the Cougars often spark no joy and must be discarded. Only four teams have broken the 70-point barrier against them this season. Houston holds opponents to an effective field goal percentage of 41.8, third-stingiest in the country according to KenPom.com. Opposing teams are making just 26.2 percent from 3-point range; only Virginia has been more effective in defending shots from deep.
Those numbers reflect a team-wide devotion to defensive effort, of course, but Davis and Robinson form the horns of this particular beast. Both are listed at a modest 6-foot-1, and neither has the type of wingspan that would make Jay Bilas gush on draft night. But both are fearless, aggressive, in-your-face ball hawks. According to Synergy Sports, opposing players are scoring just 0.578 points per possession when Robinson is the primary defender, which ranks in the 96th percentile nationally. For Davis, the numbers are .704 points per possession, in the 85th percentile.
Both are outstanding on-ball defenders. Teammates don’t have to worry about helping against penetration, which tightens up rotations and allows big men to protect the rim and crash the glass. In other words, the Cougars’ first line of defense holds the key to everything.
What dropoff? A pair of relentless guards are behind...
Offensive sets against the Cougars often spark no joy and must be discarded. Only four teams have broken the 70-point barrier against them this season. Houston holds opponents to an effective field goal percentage of 41.8, third-stingiest in the country according to KenPom.com. Opposing teams are making just 26.2 percent from 3-point range; only Virginia has been more effective in defending shots from deep.
Those numbers reflect a team-wide devotion to defensive effort, of course, but Davis and Robinson form the horns of this particular beast. Both are listed at a modest 6-foot-1, and neither has the type of wingspan that would make Jay Bilas gush on draft night. But both are fearless, aggressive, in-your-face ball hawks. According to Synergy Sports, opposing players are scoring just 0.578 points per possession when Robinson is the primary defender, which ranks in the 96th percentile nationally. For Davis, the numbers are .704 points per possession, in the 85th percentile.
Both are outstanding on-ball defenders. Teammates don’t have to worry about helping against penetration, which tightens up rotations and allows big men to protect the rim and crash the glass. In other words, the Cougars’ first line of defense holds the key to everything.
