As in 2006-2009, before Jimmer redefined how BYU played offense. And before BYU's offense was different every year depending on which individual talent they wanted to emphasize (Davies, Haws, KC, Mika, etc). Back then BYU was a very good transition team, but they were an excellent secondary break team which led to a lot of open looks in early offense. I would also say that because of the secondary break players were conditioned to move, so if a good look didn't materialize it naturally translated into their motion offense with quality ball rotation.

The way BYU has played recently is that they push the ball up the floor as fast as possible and one of three things happens:
1-They get a quality transition look
2-They feel obligated to take a bad shot quickly because they are an uptempo team
3-They pull the ball back out and everyone stands around until they figure out what to do next

If you have a few minutes, just look at how BYU played offense under Rose in 2009. They were pushing the ball, but the ball was moving, the players were moving, and the offense was free flowing (a lot like how the Warriors play now). The ball rarely stuck anywhere and guys weren't standing around. Let me remind you this is a system BYU ran while Rose was the head coach, so it shouldn't be foreign to him.


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