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Perhaps Alcorn State coach Larry Smith went back and watched some tapes of his old playing days over the summer.

Smith, considered one of the toughest guys in the NBA when he was playing, needs to find something to get the defensive desire switch turned on in his players.

Last year, the Braves allowed teams to score 83.5 points per game on them, worst in the SWAC. The defense was so bad that it didn't matter that ASU ranked third in the league in scoring. Despite that lofty offensive rank, the Braves' scoring margin of minus-13.9 points per game was easily worst in the SWAC.

So now Smith needs to figure out a way to keep the offense while tightening up the defense. It won't be easy, with the team's top three scorers—Troy Jackson (20.0 ppg), Anthony Ford...]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:28 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-aaj:1 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:28 PDT