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Message: [QUOTE="UCONNFAN179, post: 5128588, member: 1571"] At one time, Dan Hurley probably focused too much on defense and we struggled. He began to realize you can't win on defense alone. He focused more on offense and the results spoke for themselves. Our offense was tremendous the last couple of years. However, as great as our offense was, it's easy to forget, we also always had a couple of exceptional defenders on the floor. The last 2 years were an exceptional blend of both offense and defense. This year, it seems the team has plenty of offense but it is well below average on defense at virtually every position. If they can't find a way to play WAY better team defense than they have so far, this will be a lost season. Playing Nowell and Stewart more over Mahaney and Ross plus limiting Johnson's minutes will help some, but they have a long way to go. I'm actually concerned with the future too. Did Dan Hurley get caught up in all the hype about our offense and focus too much on it? Our highly ranked recruits seem similar to many of our current players in that they are very skilled offensive players but not tremendously athletic or known for their defense. UConn has historically beaten more talented teams by shutting them down. If history has shown us anything, it's that you need defense to win championships. I'm hoping Dan Hurley hasn't forgotten that. [/QUOTE]