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I chose "good defense fair offense" and here's why: defense wins championships. As Crazedrat pointed out above, recent NBA teams that have employed the strategy you're advocating (i.e. Great offense, no defense) have been fairly successful during the regular season but have lost in the playoffs. Phoenix, before the Shaq era, had a "run and gun" offense with little to no defense to speak of and what did they accomplish with that gameplan? They made the playoffs several years in a row but never won it all. Instead, the defensive powerhouses, otherwise known as the San Antonio Spurs, LA Lakers and the Detroit Pistons, won the Finals again and again. On a similar note, Michael Jordan and the 1990s Bulls were prolific offensive teams (how could they not be with MJ on their team), but they were also the best defensive team in the league nearly every one of those championship seasons. Scottie Pippen was first team all defense virtually every season for basically the entire decade, and Horace Grant and Dennis Rodman were among the league's top rebounders every year. Remember, rebounding is a defensive statistic.
I'm not saying that good offense isn't exciting to watch or that it's unimportant, but what I am saying is that good defense is an absolute necessity for championship teams. I like making the playoffs, but I won't be satisfied as a Bulls fan until they win it all, and that's my mentality year in and year out.
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