Right now BYU is 12-2 and 0-0 in their Mountain West Conference. They sit below UNLV, San Diego St., TCU and Utah in their conference standings. They are not ranked nationally, and they did not go to the NCAA Tournament last season. So why are we writing a blog about them? Numbers. The Cougars got attention because they finally lost their home game winning streak when they were beaten by No. 4-ranked Wake Forest last week. Other than that you haven’t heard much about them because, well, they’ve been quietly racking up some awesome stats. Let’s checkout what the boys in Provo have been up to.
Ken Pomeroy (KenPom, to those in the biz) has a nice breakdown of the BYU efficiency stats. The brighter green the highlight, the better they are, the brighter the red, the worse they are. As you can see, there are few weaknesses on this team’s stat sheet. The best thing that BYU has done so far is shoot well from inside the arc. They get a lot of points in the paint, and they never get blocked. They hold onto the ball, they keep their opponents off the glass, an they really aren’t bad at shooting the long ball, either. The only thing the Cougars are bad at doing is rebounding on offense. However, if you’re the No. 2 team in the nation at making your shots, there aren’t a lot of offensive boards to grab, right?
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