Wining is the objective of wrestling. Pinning is the goal. Pinning an opponent takes away all doubt / question who won the match. Pinning is the ultimate. Pin your opponent at the first opportunity and don't look back. Move on to your next opponent. It is more insulting to play with an opponent and easily tech fall them than to just pin them quickly. IMHO. I also agree that wrestling defensively to protect a EARLY lead usually backfires. Wrestling defensively to protect a 2-3 point LATE with 30 seconds remaining.....that is a different and possibly smart strategy.