We quite literally were a fast paced team last year.No, tell me more. I remember distinctly Brad saying something about our defense last year and it not being good, especially from mid February on. Also, we weren't even close to being a fast paced team last year. I think we were somewhere near 100 in possessions per last year. Our defense got cooked last year and by no means am I saying our offense was awesome, I'm just saying we can and have been able to score. A true unselfish facilitator would be even more awesome.
https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjTempo
Look at Adjusted Tempo (possessions per 40 minutes adjusted for opponent), we were 58th out of 363 teams, which ranks #1 out of all Big Ten teams, even ahead of Iowa.