For the early months of the nascent Natasha Adair tenure with the Sun Devil women’s basketball program, the top story has been the team’s performance on the floor and how closely it reflected Adair’s stated goals prior to the season.
“Our formula is defend, rebound, run, and score,” Adair said before her first game as the head coach against Northern Arizona.
It’s not a nebulous blueprint. Adair told us up front her desire to continue the Sun Devil tradition of being disciplined and difficult to move around on defense. Then on offense, install that extra gear and get to running.