Tariq Owens was super impressive.

I would love for the Warriors to take a flyer on this guy (in the same way they signed Boucher from Oregon to a two way contract).

He may develop into a legitimate stretch 4 in time (maybe). but more importantly, he's a big nimble enough to defend the pick and roll. Plus he's super high energy. He'd be perfect for 5-10 mins a game for the dubs if he could develop some semblance of an offensive game.

BearGreg said:

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Arguably the two best defensive teams in the country will meet on Monday for the national title

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And according to FiveThirtyEight with zero top-30 recruits between them.

Kyle Guy rated at #27 per ESPN / Scout. They succeed with players ranked nationally in the top 50 but generally do not get top 25. Getting players ranked 26-100 that stay for multiple years is the way to go. The top 25 are mostly thinking 1 and done and get paid by Duke, Zona, Oregon, Kansas, Syracuse, UCLA and Kentucky.

BearGreg said:

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Arguably the two best defensive teams in the country will meet on Monday for the national title

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So how good defensively were Fox's Georgia teams, or his Nevada teams?

stu said:

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BearGreg said:

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Arguably the two best defensive teams in the country will meet on Monday for the national title

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And according to FiveThirtyEight with zero top-30 recruits between them.

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Could be that the last 4-5 seasons were not good recruiting classes, or it could be that the recruit ranking gurus missed on a larger number of recruits than usual, or it could be that coaching still makes a big difference. And defense is one thing that a good coach can teach his players to do well, even players who are not highly ranked. Player rankings are heavily tilted in favor of the good offensive players

BearGreg said:

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Some data on that - Overview of Mark Fox including O and D stats (Premium)

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Thanks Greg. Very encouraging info about Fox's defense at least. Gets me stoked a little.

BearGreg said:

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Arguably the two best defensive teams in the country will meet on Monday for the national title

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Virginia also was the second ranked team in adjusted offensive efficiency according to KenPom, and Tech was 25th. Tough teams all around.