A funny thing happened on the way to burying the 2010 Texas Longhorns. Defense. For all the handwringing and consternation bandied about on this and other sites about the Longhorn’s anemic offense, defense carried the day…err…night.

The ability to defend a four guard, spread the floor offense was the difference in winning and losing. Not personnel packages, five out looks, or iso’s and two man games. The difference was straight up, guard your ass, man to man defense that the Texas’ fanbase has grown accustomed to in the Rick Barnes era. It’s that type of back to basics mentality that may well save this team in its season of discontent.

The game itself ended up turning on two key battles, the first of which
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