Like a classic rom-com, the Bluejays began the season shying away from putting the defensive pressure on opponents, but are they turning a corner?
Sports cliches are a whole lot of fun. Remember that scene in Bull Durham where the guy from Waterworld is telling the guy from Shawshank Redemption that he needs to remember cliches for interviews? Great piece of cinema, right? Well, there's this old sports cliche that you and I both know quite well. It goes a little something like, "Defense wins championships." Now, there have been studies that show that this may not necessarily be true and the Golden State Warriors are the greatest hoopball team in the land thanks to a highly prolific offense, but this article tends to be a lot about defense and numbers.