define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); tempo analysis – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:24:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Villanova’s Success Predicated on Slowing Down Its Offense http://rushthecourt.net/2016/01/05/villanovas-success-predicated-on-slowing-down-its-offense/ http://rushthecourt.net/2016/01/05/villanovas-success-predicated-on-slowing-down-its-offense/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:31:28 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=114486

To a casual fan, Villanova’s woes appear painfully obvious: The Wildcats are shooting — and missing — too many threes. But approach the issue at the next level and shooting isn’t the problem as much as the quick tempo it produces. Jay Wright’s most successful teams have thrived by forcing turnovers and attacking with a well-balanced offense. In recent years, however, its healthy ratio between points in the paint and from three has faltered, with the Wildcats becoming increasingly dependent on perimeter shooting. The numbers show that Villanova has shot over 40 percent of its field goal attempts from long range over the last three seasons and that share has gotten frighteningly close to half of all [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2016/01/05/villanovas-success-predicated-on-slowing-down-its-offense/feed/ 0