NC State fell to 221st in adjusted defensive efficiency after Wednesday night and is now dead last in ACC play, allowing 1.19 points per possession to league foes. (Told you we were coming for you, Pittsburgh!)
State has held exactly one ACC opponent under a point per possession, while seven have hit 1.2+ (the last three opponents have hit 1.3+, which is very very very bad defense).
For some context on this season, here’s an excellent chart put together by @bronceIV, showing both Gott’s history at this end of the floor and also how actual championship caliber teams usually perform at this end:
I'm procrastinating, so here are Mark Gottfied's defensive ranks vs.