Adam
Well-Known Member
I know there's talk about Fran emphasizing defense this year but a leopard can't change its spots. Sienna, Iowa, elsewhere, it's about pretty good offense stats and awful defensive ones.
Well the numbers suggest that occasionally Fran coaches a team of guys that realize that defense is important and therefore put out a seasons effort that lands them in above average defensive category. Oddly enough those teams align with Fran's most successful seasons...funny how that works.
So I would say off-season focus on defense is probably not a complete waste. While we would be foolish to think that it will somehow make us a top 20 defense, if we can somehow improve to a top 100 defense then we could win substantially more games.
With Fran's history of offensive output and the roster full of talented scorers, it wouldn't take a Virginia level defense for the Hawks to head back to the dance. It just simply needs to be top 1/3. Can Fran and this group of players make that jump? Hell if I know.