Interesting Kenpom stat: St. John's is basically the exact opposite team as we are

[ukcatz12]

Right now St. John's is 16th on Kenpom and we're 17th. St. John's is 84th in offensive efficiency and we're 3rd. We are 82nd in defense efficiency and they're 2nd.

 

[bbncal02]

Right now St. John's is 16th on Kenpom and we're 17th. St. John's is 84th in offensive efficiency and we're 3rd. We are 82nd in defense efficiency and they're 2nd.

Surprised they are ranked that high in defense. Mainly due to they've had some really good wins, but some close games. And the BE isn't overly strong either. Just them, UConn, Marquette.

Their SOS tells the tale 65. Ours? FOURTH.

 

[Ron Mehico]

Our defense is trending up at least. Think we were in the 100s a couple games ago

 

[jgraf_1]

is that a 30 point jump from last week for defensive efficiency???

 

[Lempface]

is that a 30 point jump from last week for defensive efficiency???

Yep, pretty impressive. We don't have to be great defensively, we just can't be abysmal. I feel similarly to how we were last year. And Pope with last year's roster has a REALLY good shot at a FF in my opinion. We had the firepower last year, just needed to be like 20% better on defense and have a coach who would play the right line ups.