UNC’s Schematic Change on Defense

Posted Feb 15, 2018
There has been a subtle change made to UNC's defensive set in recent weeks intended to mitigate the team’s struggles defending the three-point shot. Roy Williams has long employed his 22 defense, a man-to-man set built upon halfcourt pressure. Coming off a three-game losing streak to end January, Williams changed up his defensive sets. (Inside Carolina)

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