defense matters. it matters a lot especially in the mac. there are no prolific offensive players in this conference. basset, kool, medlock, sigletipsy, and even eastern's duo are great players in their own right but they are not impossible to guard. there are guys in college ball like that...john wall...derrick rose...but there are not any in the mac. wally might have been the last one. we just don't get the recruits. so in dambrots defense in a league like the mac great defense can and will win championships. if you want evidence look at the cavs and the nuggets. both are roughly the same offensively with the nuggets probably being a little bit better. but the cavs defense make them a better team and they have won 7 or 8 more games because of it. i know defensive basketball is not what anyone wants to watch, me included, but its what we need to win.