We’ll shift our focus to Virginia Tech basketball with this week’s Inside the Numbers article.  We use advanced numbers to display the balance of Tech’s offensive attack, and show how much certain players have improved their outside shooting.

All advanced metrics in this article come from KenPom.com. 

Point Distribution and Team Balance

We know the Hokies are bigger, deeper and more experienced this season.  Last season Mike Young’s team was completely reliant on the three-point basket.  He wasn’t comfortable coaching that way, and he said so, but he had no other choice.

Here’s how Tech’s point distribution looked last season…

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