[samsonite2100]

I'm not sure I understand how UNC's points per possession allowed can be best in the ACC, but their "technical defensive excellence" is middle of the pack. Is there another, more important stat I'm missing, or does this go back to what the article was talking about--the lack of "gutsy-looking" (read: Dookish) D, floor-slapping, etc. I suppose you could have a team that allowed under 1 point per possession that still turned the ball over an incredible amount, or didn't rebound at all, which would kind of render the point average stat moot in terms of winning a ball game, but 1) it still wouldn't change the fact that this hypothetical team plays good defense, strictly speaking, and 2) at any rate, the above isn't true of UNC.

I do agree that UNC's defense, at this point in the season anyway, is inferior to some of the schools listed, esp. UCLA, who are scary good.