In Saturday’s ACC action, Louisville lost to Baylor in the Bahamas, 76-73. ESPN’s CL Brown suggests that this game, along with West Virginia’s loss to Temple (81-77), is a seminal point in college basketball, that teams built primarily on defense will not be able to carry on as they had with the way the game is being officiated.
You’ve probably noticed the heavy calls early in the season, perhaps particularly in the Duke-Kansas game.
Rick Pitino is now after more shooters. A lot more coaches may be.
Louisville shot just 39.1% but allowed Baylor 53.