Boom

It's been five conference games since Sidney Lowe recognized the sheer folly of leaving the human point spree that is the Macrowave on the bench. You might guess that a Smith-powered offense would be way more better than the alternative. You would be correct.

              Pace   Off_Eff   eFG%    TO%     OR%     FTR
1st5 (1-4)    65.3     94.4    45.7    25.4    37.0    35.6
2nd5 (3-2)    71.5    110.6    56.8    20.8    29.2    41.5

Point guard play improved over the last five games, and Courtney Fells bounced back after a tough start to conference play. Also, some defenders have made the mistake of looking directly at Tracy Smith; those poor fools were instantly blinded in the presence of his glory (this has been a big key to the Pack's transition game). The result of these and other developments is one of the hottest offenses in the ACC; 1.1+ points per trip is elite-level efficiency.

Defensively, not much has changed. Opponents haven't been grabbing as many offensive boards but they've made up for it by shooting a higher percentage from the field.

              Pace   Def_Eff   eFG%    TO%     OR%     FTR
1st5 (1-4)    65.3    108.8    49.5    19.1    41.2    30.1
2nd5 (3-2)    71.5    108.2    52.2    18.4    33.3    31.6