61.   Alfonzo, too, has played tremendous defense, something long expected of him.

62.   Brian Montonati rebounds and plays defense.

63.   Buckner was playing defense against Steve Francis and his left kneecap collapsed when he landed on the floor.

64.   Buffalo can run the ball better than Miami or New England and play better defense than the Patriots.

65.   But at some point there is no avoiding the need to play defense.

66.   But Abdul-Jabbar does not play defense.

67.   But everybody can play good defense.

68.   But Haase, whose shooting consistency was a question when he arrived at Kansas, understood he would get minutes if he could pass and play defense.

69.   But he admitted he had to get better at playing zone defenses.

70.   But business, while successful in playing defense, did not win any great victories for its own causes, either.