The "we've got terrible bigs" and "we have a lot of injuries" arguments are honestly getting a little comical at this point. I'm not saying they're not true, but we're playing in the WCC against teams that would be jealous of Dixie State's "gym". Even with these problems, our overall talent is easily as good as any other team is this league besides Gonzaga. The primary reason for BYU losing three of its last six games and having reasonably close games against a terrible LMU team (missing its top scorer) and San Francisco is because Rose's game plan is so vanilla that other WCC coaches are now familiar enough with Rose at this point that they've figured it out.

The following is the Three-Minute Idiot's Guide as to how to gameplan against BYU:

When you're on defense:

1) BYU has a high-scoring offense, so the key isn't to stop them, but to slow them down.

2) When your shot goes up, immediately send at least one guard back on defense to stop BYU's running game. Try to position your guard in the lane to take a charge as BYU will come down the court out of control, and you have a reasonable chance of taking a charge. If BYU feels the lane is blocked, they will generally spot up and take a 3-point shot. It's worth the risk of leaving the 3-pointer open when they're running as they often get cold.

3) BYU does not have any half-court sets. They run a basic weave. If they can't run, nearly all of their shots are forced. Therefore, generally a tight man-to-man defense will slow them down substantially even if your defenders aren't great. Haws, Collinsworth, and Winder have decent ability to make tough shots with a man in their face, so they will hit some shots, but this should again slow their offense down.

When you're on offense:

1) BYU doesn't play anything that resembles defense, so your chance of scoring is always reasonably high. BYU is ranked #216 in field-goal percentage defense for a reason. One of your players will probably have the game of his life against BYU.

2) Use most of the shot clock on every possession. This will take BYU's offense out of rhythm.

3) If BYU is playing a zone, they play an extremely sloppy and lazy zone. Run sets that spread the floor. If you are patient, you'll typically get a wide-open three-pointer or an easy, open shot in the middle of the zone from the 6-8 foot range.

4) If BYU is playing man-to-man, have your guards attack the basket. As previously mentioned, BYU doesn't play defense, including on the perimeter, so your guards shouldn't have much trouble beating their man and getting to the hoop. This then gives them multiple options. The pick-and-roll, backdoor cut, and many other plays tend to work well. If no penetrate-and-dish option appears to be available, which is rare, simply have the player push hard to the basket and they have at least a 50% chance of drawing a foul. BYU players don't even play basic fundamental defense since they have to hearken back to their high-school years to remember defense, which is often before a two-year mission. You will find them out of position, hands at their sides, easy to fake, and otherwise, so it's not terribly difficult to get fouled.