2022/2033 Mid Season Analysis
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:16 pm
I meant to do this before conference play started, but I was out of town. BYU is currently #108 with a 9-5 record against Div 1 teams. IMO a team generally needs to be top 35 to be safe to get an at-large bid. The below picture shows our current resume.
Another way to think of our quad wins/loss is:
That gets us a total of 5 points. For comparison Saint Mary's has 14 points and Utah has 8 points. Our SOS so far is #176. Last year this time it was #122 so it was stronger last year and BYU had gone 10-3 with no losses outside of a Q2.
Ok, on to the individual stats and performances.
No surprise really that Traore has been our best player. His FG% is almost at 60% which is really impressive considering he's usually going up against much taller players. And he has really improved his FT% which is at 78%.
George, Williams, and Johnson have all been very solid contributors. George has been a little more consistent, but not very explosive. Williams has calmed down and is playing very well off the bench. Johnson is solid and I'd like to see him take Robinson's starting place with Waterman continuing to start.
Hall is doing really well with his assists to TO ratio, but he needs to improve his shooting. I think/hope that will come with time. He has a gritty/tough play to him that reminds me of Ainge. Waterman has improved his rebounding and defensive play and I think he has to start due to his height. If he can score from more than the 3 point line then he will be dangerous. Saunders has shown flashes of being good, but is just to inconsistent right now.
Robinson needs to be benched. 105 3 point attempts and is only making 33% of them. He has to be smarter with his shot selection. If he's hot then let it reign. But if not please stop shooting. Atiki should have a much higher FG% considering where he's shooting from. He hasn't really progressed from last season and he can't stay out of foul trouble in his limited minutes. Trey Stewart has been very disappointing. He can't score at all even with his very good athleticism. His assists + steals to TOs is very nice, but he just doesn't look like belongs on the court with everyone else.
Another way to think of our quad wins/loss is:
That gets us a total of 5 points. For comparison Saint Mary's has 14 points and Utah has 8 points. Our SOS so far is #176. Last year this time it was #122 so it was stronger last year and BYU had gone 10-3 with no losses outside of a Q2.
Ok, on to the individual stats and performances.
No surprise really that Traore has been our best player. His FG% is almost at 60% which is really impressive considering he's usually going up against much taller players. And he has really improved his FT% which is at 78%.
George, Williams, and Johnson have all been very solid contributors. George has been a little more consistent, but not very explosive. Williams has calmed down and is playing very well off the bench. Johnson is solid and I'd like to see him take Robinson's starting place with Waterman continuing to start.
Hall is doing really well with his assists to TO ratio, but he needs to improve his shooting. I think/hope that will come with time. He has a gritty/tough play to him that reminds me of Ainge. Waterman has improved his rebounding and defensive play and I think he has to start due to his height. If he can score from more than the 3 point line then he will be dangerous. Saunders has shown flashes of being good, but is just to inconsistent right now.
Robinson needs to be benched. 105 3 point attempts and is only making 33% of them. He has to be smarter with his shot selection. If he's hot then let it reign. But if not please stop shooting. Atiki should have a much higher FG% considering where he's shooting from. He hasn't really progressed from last season and he can't stay out of foul trouble in his limited minutes. Trey Stewart has been very disappointing. He can't score at all even with his very good athleticism. His assists + steals to TOs is very nice, but he just doesn't look like belongs on the court with everyone else.