Oklahoma and North Carolina: The Same Achilles Heel?

Posted Feb 26, 2009
Why can't the Sooners or the Tar Heels stop a talented lead guard? The answer is simple—neither team has a defensive stopper in their backcourt. Danny Green and Tony Crocker are both good defensively, but you can't put them on the opposing team's point guard when it would mean Warren/Johnson would have to matchup with the likes of Damion James, or Lawson/Ellington would have to guard a James Johnson. So what is the answer? (Bleacher Report)

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