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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4219713, member: 1969"]
I think there is some merit to your spitballing.    The theory for me is that its more easy for teams, especially talented teams, to up their defensive effort, intensity and focus.   All things that can improve your defence.   I would argue its generally easier to improve your defence than your offence.

About 5-7 years ago I was starting some sort of analysis that compared teams performance by seed line, looking at the team that had the best KenPom offensive efficiency on each line, and those that had the worst.   (

I only got through about 5 years of stuff and through the first 2 or 3 seed lines in those years, but it was clear that the "more efficient" offensive teams were doing better than the "more efficient" defensive teams in the NCAA tournament.

There have of course been some exception over the years including Virginia.

Not sure if it applies to much to the ACC this year.  But Duke and UNC are talented teams so I can there defence clearly stepping up when they up their focus.
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