I know the defense will be physical. They'll come out and want to hit. They'll come out and want to finish tackles.

He's better off the bounce. He's also getting more offense from his defense. He's a sophomore, so he's a year older, a year stronger.

Her being efficient and getting after hitters, getting ahead of hitters, I think, has made our defense better.

The education portfolio, after defense, is the portfolio with the biggest budget. It affects every family in Israel, at every level. The Defense Ministry, by the way, also has major social aspects.

The difference is we have players who play good defense. This team definitely does that. But we do have seven sophomores, so this is going to be a new experience for a lot of kids.

Defense and rebounding win championships. We can beat people lots of different ways, but ... it's difficult when you're not getting any stops.