Over the course of the just-concluded season, the Cavalier perimeter defense developed into a more than formidable unit. In the last six games of the regular season, the opposition's primary backcourt threat averaged just 32 percent from the floor against Virginia. Led by 6-foot-5 ball hawks Adam Hall and Roger Mason Jr., the Cavs clamped down on the likes of Juan Dixon, Will Solomon, Joseph Forte and Robert O'Kelley.
Georgetown's Kevin Braswell was another matter altogether.
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