#1 2009 vs #1 2005
Starters and Bench
2009 | Pos | 2005 |
Ty Lawson |
PG | Raymond Felton |
Wayne Ellington |
SG | Rashad McCants |
Danny Green |
SF | Jackie Manuel |
Deon Thompson |
PF | Jawad Williams |
Tyler Hansbrough |
C | Sean May |
Bench | ||
Bobby Frasor |
G | Melvin Scott |
Larry Drew II |
G | Quentin Thomas |
Ed Davis |
F | Marvin Williams |
Tyler Zeller |
F |
David Noel |
Mike Copeland |
F |
And here it is. The one match-up everyone would love to see. The one even the players themselves debate about since both have a banner in the rafters.
In terms of personnel, this is as much of a toss-up as you can get. Every position has minimal separation even down to the backup point guards. Granted one of those guys quit mid-season while the other remained loyal and ended up playing a huge role as a senior in a time of need. However in the context this season, it can't be much more even than this across the board.
2009 | 2005 | |
Adj. Tempo | 73.9 | 73.9 |
Adj. Offensive Efficiency | 122.4 | 121.9 |
Offensive eFG% | 52.8% | 56.0% |
Offensive 2P FG% | 51.0% | 54.1% |
Offensive 3P FG% | 38.5% | 40.3% |
FT% | 75.6% | 72.5% |
Offensive Rebounding Rate | 38.9% | 39.7% |
Adj. Defensive Efficiency | 92.9 | 91.7 |
Defensive eFG% | 46.6% | 46.4% |
Defensive 2P FG% | 44.7% | 43.7% |
Defensive 3P FG% | 33.6% | 34.1% |
Defensive Rebounding Rate | 68.3% | 68.5% |
There are no clear answers. For every perceived edge for one team can likely be negated by a deficiency somewhere else. It's a toss-up in every sense of the word.
Have at it.