In advance of North Carolina's Tuesday night matchup with Clemson, Roy Williams was asked about his team's defensive struggles. His response: "We’ve been sorry. I mean we’ve just been one of the worst defensive teams, if not the worst defensive team I’ve ever coached."
UNC's disastrous first half performance on the defensive end two nights ago likely did nothing to change Coach Roy's opinion. But let's take a moment to examine that claim: Are the 2017-18 Tar Heels really Roy's worst defensive team at UNC? (For the purpose of homerism, we'll leave the Kansas analysis to the Jayhawks)
First, we must remember what it means to be the best defensive team before we determine whether or not this team is the worst one.