Defense May Travel but Hitting Shots Wins Games

One thing that the NCAA Tournament shows us is that despite the old adage that defense travels a team without a solid offense is highly vulnerable in a tournament setting. It’s true that most teams tend to ratchet up the defensive pressure, the game typically becomes a more half court affair allowing defenses to set up and play the way they practice. The only real way to win games this late in the year is to be able to keep pace on the offensive. Teams must be able to execute and run their stuff, their sets. While most teams enjoy getting out in transition those opportunities tend to shrink as the year goes on. Every team is getting better, extra practice time, planning, game tape. The best coaches are looking for advantages and most of those come on the offensive end of the floor. All of this bears out in how successful you are in bracketology. Taking into account history and the differences in how the game changes once you enter the post season is important. Sites like BettingTop 10 give those people looking to truly capitalize on the odds and stats a leg up. Currently Michigan is the only team in the top ten defensively with Villanova and Loyola – Chicago in the top 25. Kansas is the outlier at 46. When you check offensive efficiency Villanova and Kansas are both top 5. Michigan is the only other top 25 offensive team left. Loyola comes in at 67.

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