I don't know if the team will be much better on offense. I attempted to play with some projections but the numbers I came up with sound fantastic and completely unreal, in the mid-70s, and that's just plain crazy; but I expect/ hope they'll be better on defense. I thought last year's team had serious interior flaws on defense.
The second question depends on minutes and who Norm thinks is playing the good defense. Rob Thomas might be awesome, but if he can't defend...? If Q. Roberts can light it up from the arc but can't defend his position? And that depends on the pace as well.