#1 in the country DI in PPG defense

[Bluebeard]

Only team holding opponents to less than 50 at 46.8!

 

[HallX2]

We must apply our defense to our offense.

 

[Seton75]

The D has been terrific and the guys not only play their asses off on D but just about every player is built for the D we play. Middleton is a real standout. But I cant think of anyone who isnt busting their gut on D. Nice to see Toumi cool it on the fouls on Sat.

 

[SHUHoopsFan]

In at least 2 of the 3 games, probably all 3 games, this week we will be facing far superior competition to anything we've faced so far. Exciting challenge for the defense this week.

 

[Piratz]

This has been a major positive. They get after it, switch well, seem to communicate well, they look cohesive on that end. You can see that regardless of opponent caliber. Sha’s got a bunch of long athletic defenders and mobile bigs.

Can we turn that defense into offense more?

 

[radecicco]

In at least 2 of the 3 games, probably all 3 games, this week we will be facing far superior competition to anything we've faced so far. Exciting challenge for the defense this week.

I would suspect that none of the other teams in Charleston played much tougher completion than we did so early in the season. We shall see starting Thursday.

 

[SHUHoopsFan]

I would suspect that none of the other teams in Charleston played much tougher completion than we did so early in the season. We shall see starting Thursday.

I could be wrong, but I would think VCU played a much tougher team when they played Boston College
I would think Vanderbilt played a much tougher team when they played Cal
I would think played a much tougher team in Washington

2 of those 3 teams will be our opponents and they've all played power conference schools when the best team we've played is Hofstra. I would just think that means we are more of an unknown vs better teams. Every single one of those games was a double digit win for the team that we will face.

 

[Hall Is Life]

I could be wrong, but I would think VCU played a much tougher team when they played Boston College
I would think Vanderbilt played a much tougher team when they played Cal
I would think played a much tougher team in Washington

2 of those 3 teams will be our opponents and they've all played power conference schools when the best team we've played is Hofstra. I would just think that means we are more of an unknown vs better teams. Every single one of those games was a double digit win for the team that we will face.

According to Kenpom, none of those teams rate all that much better than Hofstra. I know it’s early but Washington is the only team on that list that is better than #100 at #84. Don’t be fooled by the name. How bad was Mizzu last year?

 

[SHUHoopsFan]

According to Kenpom, none of those teams rate all that much better than Hofstra. I know it’s early but Washington is the only team on that list that is better than #100 at #84. Don’t be fooled by the name. How bad was Mizzu last year?

I'm going by what I presume to be schools that have paid for better athletes. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm guessing BC, Cal and Washington have paid for better athletes than SPU, Fordham and Hofstra. I agree that I can be 100% wrong, but with it being so early in the season I'm not looking at numbers right now.