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Message: [QUOTE="malpearl31, post: 2969278, member: 6520"] You're wrong on this point. We do not get worse when pace of play is factored in. The AdjD ranks us better than the raw "Scoring Defense" does in 2018-19. The thing is, there's no room for arguing (or spinning) the data on a site like KenPom. If, in a 55 possession game, a defense gives up 69 points - that's not very good (1.25 points-per-possession). If that same defense gives up 68 points in a 75 possession game - that's pretty good (0.90 points-per-possession). But with the "Scoring Defense" stat, both of those games are essentially the same. The whole point of the AdjD and AdjO metrics are that they factor in pace of play (and some other stuff, I'm sure). [/QUOTE]