Great another thread on Kenpom saying we play great defense. Does Kenpom ranking account for giving up open 3s in the half court? Or our guards being unable to stay in front of the opponents guards? Willing it all is more a matter of will...does this team have the will to win it all, that remains to be seen.
What metric do you want to look at?
How about standard scoring defense?
We give up 62.6 points a game. 16th out of 342 teams. Thats in the top 4.6%.
Blocked Shots?
5.3 per game. Good for 31st in the country. Thats in the top 9% of teams. (Half our games without Brimah)
Field goal percentage defense?
37.3%, that's the
6th best in the country. Good for that top 1.75% of teams.
Oh our three point defense sucks? How about three point defense?
It's 30.8%, 32nd in the country, in the top 9.3% of teams.
Kenpom?
Ranks us as the 11th best adjusted defensive efficiency team in the country.
Try actually watching the game people. We have one of the best defenses in the country, and one of the best defenses we have
EVER had at Uconn.
But you're right, we're a terrible defensive team. Statistics mean nothing.