What Stat Does Petino Cherish Above All Others?

[MsProudSooner]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--rick-pitino-still-cherishes-one-stat-above-others-233301763.html

 

[WTSooner]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--rick-pitino-still-cherishes-one-stat-above-others-233301763.html

Without looking, I'd guess deflections.

 

[WTSooner]

Nailed it.

 

[MsProudSooner]

I wonder how many teams keep that stat?

 

[garyeb2]

I wonder how many teams keep that stat?

Probably all of them. It is a big deal for Kruger's staff.

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

I wonder how many teams keep that stat?

I was the head statistician in HS and we kept both deflections and recoveries.

 

[MsProudSooner]

I was the head statistician in HS and we kept both deflections and recoveries.

You get the impression from the article that everyone doesn't keep track of deflections. Maybe they are just more important to Petino. I wonder if they chart deflections the opponent gets against them.