[SamuelMcF]

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.

My inkling is that it's the latter here - you're spoiled so mostly remember the breakdowns. (I was guilty of grumbling after a 16-point win myself!) Cal had 3 assists and 18 turnovers.

Our double teams were quite effective overall, and we generally rely on athleticism to get out to the "open shooter" you mention. Feels like that's the opportunity cost of the defensive gameplan.

[SamuelMcF]

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.

My inkling is that it's the latter here - you're spoiled so mostly remember the breakdowns. (I was guilty of grumbling after a 16-point win myself!) Cal had 3 assists and 18 turnovers.

Our double teams were quite effective overall, and we generally rely on athleticism to get out to the "open shooter" you mention. Feels like that's the opportunity cost of the defensive gameplan.