Fun stats: Ken Pomeroy has us 16th in D-I in adjusted defense. Bart Torvik has us 5th in D-I for the season on defense and (arbitrary endpoint alert) number 1 in the country over the last 10 games.
With the caveat that I love this defense and they are so fun to watch, a nitpick: does anyone else think that double-teaming the bigs on defense is not very effective? I would love to see the +/- on plays with and without a double team. Sometimes we force a turnover, but against more skilled bigs, the ball seems to find its way to an open shooter. It's also possible that this defense has spoiled me so much that the rare breakdowns and open shots allowed stand out in my memory.
With the caveat that I love this defense and they are so fun to watch, a nitpick: does anyone else think that double-teaming the bigs on defense is not very effective? I would love to see the +/- on plays with and without a double team. Sometimes we force a turnover, but against more skilled bigs, the ball seems to find its way to an open shooter. It's also possible that this defense has spoiled me so much that the rare breakdowns and open shots allowed stand out in my memory.