2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[KillerLeft]

Very much this.

Team defense requires a sort of "hive mind" where all five guys play like one organism. It requires incredible effort and trust.

Totally agree, and I might add that it seems like that kind of trust tends to be built by teams who play together for awhile and are pretty confident they have enough talent (code for offense) to win. 

My thinking is that great team defense requires a level of sacrifice that isn’t likely to be made in a situation wherein it’s unlikely to mean much.