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In the previous 2 years, 5 of the 8 teams in the final 4 had top defenses. Some of those had top 10 offenses, some didn't.
This year breaks the pattern. This year it is only one team with a top 10 defense. Is that a new trend? Doubt it.
So if you base your view on THIS year what do you have?
Well it could be an anomaly. This year certainly breaks the pattern.
So what does that say to agenda types who think you need a top 10 offense but not a top 10 defense? It doesn't give them very secure support.
What then should we want?
IMO? Both top offense and top defense.
Cause. Why not. Increases the odds.
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The exact bolded statement above can be said for offenses too. In the previous 2 years, 5 of the 8 teams in the final 4 had top offenses.
I see a different pattern. 2 of the last 3 years, at least 3 of 4 teams had a top 10 offense. In 1 of those years 4/4 teams had a top 10 defense.
So if we're only looking at 3 years, this year wouldn't be an anomaly. It's not that much different than 2014 in regard to top 10 offenses.
I also see that over 3 years, 75% (9/12) of teams had a top offense. 50% had a top defense. Thus, I wouldn't consider this year breaking a pattern or an anomaly.
That said, I definitely agree with having a top offense and defense.
