BJ Edwards can be a problem on defense (as can Boopie Miller). Edwards had a triple double earlier this year with 10 steals. That's the only triple-double in ACC history with steals as one of the categories.
Carolina's offense is marginally better than SMU's defense, and Carolina's defense is...
High pressure defense in an attempt to create turnovers can result in more easy baskets, but can also give up easy baskets and also result in foul trouble while putting the opponent at the free throw line, which is the most efficient type of shot.
Defending without fouling while also making the...
Some other notes. Carolina is:
18th in defensive efficiency
2nd in defensive eFG%
10th in opponents FTA/FGA (Carolina defends without fouling)
2nd in defensive 2FG%
11th in defensive 3FG% (remember "Carolina can't defend the 3"?)
3rd in defensive 2FGA distance.
69th in defensive R%
The only...
I came home from work one day and my wife informed me that she had signed our first child up to play soccer and signed me up to coach. I knew nothing about the sport. I attended a couple of coaching clinics, watched a couple of vhs tapes, read some stuff about practice plans on the internet. The...
Gutsy win for Tech, playing without 2 starters (Tobi Lawal and Tyler Johnson) and 7-footer Dorn off the bench. Ugly game at times (holiday/semester break rust???). Was 24-23 at half.
ETA: Gurdak, freshman backup center averaging 12 min/game, played 46 minutes with 17 points and 19 rebounds.
The Nnaji addition drew much attention because he is a former NBA draft pick, but he was one of many midseason additions across the country. The majority of those were international players. Washington added Nikola Dzepina from Serbia, Dayton added Sean Pouedet from a pro team in Belgium, Ole...
According to Andrew Jones and David Sisk, schools have been in contact with Kofi Cockburn. He was an all-American at Illinois, went undrafted and has been playing in Japan and South Korea. Could he be the starting 5 for Carolina next year after completing his Jr year at Illinois in 2022?
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