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Nate Oats
Nate OatsA basketball team's pace of play does not correlate to their defensive efficiency
I don't think pace of play correlates to defensive efficiency at all, which you can tell. I mean, we're top three in the country in defensive efficiency. We've been number one for a few weeks... on our offense is one of the fastest, if not the fastest in power five. So I think we can still push the pace on offense and then demand a lot out of them on defense and get stops.
Statistically, defensive efficiency is measured on a per-possession basis, so pace (number of possessions) should theoretically be independent, though high pace can lead to fatigue. Oats is correct that teams can be elite at both.
