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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 5192515, member: 10"] Based on UConn's defensive metrics I would have never guessed this. So do they just really suck everywhere else on that side of the court? [HEADING=1][B][I]1. Elite high-major rim defenses[/I][/B][/HEADING] [I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/UCONN/connecticut-huskies/']UConn[/URL], armed with Donovan Clingan, leaned on the best rim defense in the sport all the way to the National Championship last year. Dan Hurley welcomed opponents to try and attack the basket, and Cling Kong usually sent 'em packing. The second weekend was also littered with teams with dominant rim defenses like [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/CLEM/clemson-tigers/']Clemson[/URL], [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/UNC/north-carolina-tar-heels/']North Carolina[/URL], [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/HOU/houston-cougars/']Houston[/URL], [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/TENN/tennessee-volunteers/']Tennessee[/URL] and [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/CREIGH/creighton-bluejays/']Creighton[/URL]. So, who are the top 10, high-major rim defenses so far this year?[/I] [LIST=1] [*][I][I]Tennessee: 46.9%[/I][/I] [*][I][I]UConn: 49.2%[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/ARIZ/arizona-wildcats/']Arizona[/URL]: 49.5%[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/SDGST/san-diego-state-aztecs/']San Diego State[/URL]: 49.5% (the Aztecs are a high-major-caliber team; argue with a wall.)[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/MARYCA/saint-marys-gaels/']Saint Mary's[/URL]: 49.8% (the Gaels are a high-major-caliber team; argue with a wall.)[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/AUBURN/auburn-tigers/']Auburn[/URL]: 50%[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/ILL/illinois-fighting-illini/']Illinois[/URL]: 50.3%[/I][/I] [*][I][I]Houston: 50.6%[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/GTOWN/georgetown-hoyas/']Georgetown[/URL]: 50.7%[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FLA/florida-gators/']Florida[/URL]: 50.9%[/I][/I] [/LIST] [I]I do not think it's a coincidence that Auburn (tracking for a 1-seed), Houston (tracking for a 1-seed) and Florida (pushing for a 1-seed) all boast elite rim defenses. [/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/trotters-10-trends-defensive-predictor-for-march-madness-glory-how-rick-pitino-pushed-st-johns-past-uconn/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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