define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); akolda manyang – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:09:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Oklahoma’s Rise Powered By Defensive Transformation http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/03/oklahomas-rise-powered-by-defensive-transformation/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/03/oklahomas-rise-powered-by-defensive-transformation/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:01:52 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=112205

On Sunday afternoon, Oklahoma held Wisconsin, one of the country’s top 25 offenses, to just 0.80 points per possession. The Sooners’ 65-48 thrashing of last year’s national runner-up is just the latest example of a defensive transformation that has turned Lon Kruger’s squad into one of the top teams in the nation. Sure, the Badgers no longer have Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky on the floor, but their departures doesn’t take anything away from the latest example of Sooner stinginess.

Oklahoma’s swarming defense makes them a Final Four contender. (Mark D. Smith/USA TODAY Sports)

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