We re going to have to pitch and penetrate. Execution is going to be very important. In addition to the shooting of Rush and guards Clarence Gilbert and Brian Grawer, Snyder is probably most confident in MU s half-court defense. The Tigers had 104 more steals than their opponents last year and figure to at least match that margin. With the athletes we have now, we can pressure the ball and make it difficult for our opponent to make the initial pass into their offense.
Teams don t like to be pressured.
If we can dictate what they re going to do, instead of their offense dictating our defense, it s going to lead to a lot of good things for us.