ATLANTA — I know. It’s a lazy cliche and engenders eye-rolling because you’ve heard it hundreds of times and it feels easier to refute in the 3-ball era.
But here you go, as first uttered by ’Bama pigskin coach Bear Bryant:
Defense wins championships.
Nico Harrison, the former Mavericks GM, disgraced the phrase recently by using it as justification to trade Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, a disastrous swap on several levels.
