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[QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 5555778, member: 6357"]
You’re misunderstanding my comment. Go back and read my ORIGINAL post. First of all, I’m not talking about last year when we had poor talent. I’m saying that in 2023-24, when Red was a first year head coach, we had the 85th ranked defense. Not great but much higher than all years since 2020-2021 (when we went to the Sweet 16). That 2023-24 team had some athleticism and talent (Judah, JJ, Copeland, Bell, Benny) but were undisciplined and very immature. This team has much better talent and athleticism (and hopefully discipline). I would think they could do better than 85th—much better. Essentially, in the last 5 seasons, the year with the best defense was coached by Red, not JB. I’m saying there’s a chance he can actually get this team to defend. As for KenPom, his algorithm predicted that we’d have the 100 best defensive efficiency this season, and I’m saying I think we’ll be much better than that, based on the makeup and talent of this team alone compared to Red’s first year as head coach.
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