thatguy2016
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Guys, our NCAA Tournament chances are done. You aren’t going to make the tournament when you don’t have a single player on your team who can guard a lamppost. I really want to like this team. They seem like great guys. They simply can not play defense. We are deep enough into the season now that we all know what we are—we are going to score points, but against anybody decent we are going to give up more. I mean, we even gave up a boatload of threes to LSU and App. The 18 tonight didn’t happen in a vacuum. Whether it is scheme, lack of effort, or a combination of both, we are a BAD defensive team. Period.
Pomeroy says WF's defense is 161st in the nation, giving up 103.2 points per 100 possessions against an average team.
Last year, of the at-large teams invited to the NCAA tournament, zero teams gave up that many points per possession. One team gave up more than 100 points per 100 possessions: Davidson, at 101.9. They lost in their conference championship, got an at-large bid, and then went out in the first round.