"We've done more dry-running -- we stole that from Hubie Brown," Dunlap said. "What that means is, you go a lot of 5-on-0 and scripted. One, it keeps them away from injury. Two is, we have a whole new team, so we have to teach according to clarity. So the more reps we get in on our man defense, or a certain set play, the better off it is for the players.
"We've tried to teach according to the [Vince] Lombardi theory of simplicity with execution. So just keep it simple and don't go too fast, and that's been received well by these young players."
Dunlap also stressed that, with such a thin bench, trying to keep the players out of foul trouble will be "the top priority." The players must move their feet on defense and not reach -- but that's easier said than done.
"If you looked at our recruiting, and the new players that we have -- if you drew a column on defense/offense, you would say that they are more offensively inclined," Dunlap said. "That's the good news. I think we won't suffer from trying to score. But from the defensive standpoint we have a lot of work to do."
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