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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3246955, member: 289"] Their defense wasn't even very good yesterday. We got plenty of makeable shots we didn't make and could blown them out if we had. Sometimes players miss shot because they expect them to be well defended even if they aren't. they figure somebody must be closing on them and hurry it. As to good defense and bad offense equaling a .500 record, I've perused enough rankings over the years on both to know that the top 10 or 25 scoring teams, taken together, almost always have a better overall record than the top defensive teams. that's because the top defensive teams mask their deficiencies with a slow pace. Margin of victory is a better measure of defense than average points surrendered. it's getting to be that way in football, as well. [/QUOTE]