Basketball is about getting the ball In the hoop more than the other team

Nov 29, 2021
10:37:32am

LEHI cougar All-American

So defense and rebounding etc etc is all a part of it. The highest scoring average team rarely wins the NC because they run into a better defensive team.

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I’ll be that guy bringing realism to this. BYU is overrated at 12. Nice to be

Squirt

11/29/21 10:23am

Agreed for now. But if we can get some of our shooters going on O, that's

LosAlcoug

11/29/21 10:25am

Shooting percentage isn't as big of a deal if you can rebound and get another

SUAVO

11/29/21 10:26am

Probably right. But I remain hopeful the offense will develop.

The Y's Insider

11/29/21 10:27am

fortunately in hoops there is a real tournament at the end, so

Avery

11/29/21 10:27am

I'll take an inflated rank most of the time. If BYU can get to conference games

boogers

11/29/21 10:28am

Nah, they have been great, enjoy it. The season is long and has a true tourney.

Cougar TD

11/29/21 10:29am

Maybe but until proven otherwise, we'll take it.

Soupie

11/29/21 10:29am

Nope, BYU has had one of the hardest schedules in the top 50 so far. And BYU's offense has scored

CSoul

11/29/21 10:30am

Where does our schedule rank at this point?

UNLVcougar

11/29/21 10:31am

By end of the year it will be poor (thanks WCC!), but as of now it's top 40 with only a few other

CSoul

11/29/21 10:33am

Seems like In FB and BB everyone but the top 3-5 teams are “over rated”

byu1

11/29/21 10:30am

Good rebounding and defense teams beat good shooting teams all day long in college basketball

JOPE

11/29/21 10:31am

Depends on what rankings represent...best resume, highest ceiling, etc...?

Lifer

11/29/21 10:31am

It’s basketball. The season poll is about as meaningless as it gets.

Corn Pop

11/29/21 10:31am

which is more reliable, great shooting, or great defense/rebounding? If the

Socrates Johnson

11/29/21 10:31am

They've gotten the ball in the hoop more than the other team 6 times out of 6 this year.

Niiineteeen84

11/29/21 10:32am

I'll say: I don't think we know yet. We got the rating b/c Oregon was overrated,

BYUCougarsFan

11/29/21 10:32am

There haven't been enough games yet to know. Too often BYU is slow to be ranked,

Archaea

11/29/21 10:35am

Usually shooting is super important for our teams

D.T. Survivor

11/29/21 10:35am

And their Assist to Turnover ratio is good too

D.T. Survivor

11/29/21 11:25am

The BYU offense is ranked #17 nationally in offensive efficiency. It's early and

JoeExotic

11/29/21 10:35am

Basketball is about getting the ball In the hoop more than the other team

LEHI cougar

11/29/21 10:37am

Actually, BYU is 18th in getting the ball in the hoop, and 35th in Defense. Defense has to get better.

roseyscenario

11/29/21 11:14am

I generally agree although I don't trust kenpom until 14-15 games in or so

JoeExotic

11/29/21 12:20pm

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