If this is the mindset of Kestts then we will be okay. For years I’ve argued that defense is more important basketball than many other sports because points do come relatively easy (for comparison I contend no really soccer team is defense first because it is already tough to score) and because of the instant transition of defense to offense that can lead to very easy, uncontested scores.
Team A has the ball, turns it over at the top of the key to team B who races the floor for an easy layup. That’s a four point swing, and may be 5 if the guy shooting the layup gets fouled and makes the free throw. That’s equivalent to a great offensive team needing two scores and needing the 50% chance that the other team comes up empty.
I’m not advocating sitting in a shell Virginia style. A team has to be balanced. Another assistant (Johnson) was scoring first and Wilmington scored a lot, so I’m not worried.
