Better A/TO ratios

I noticed several teams this season that finished with positive assist/turnover ratios, which had not had them the season before. ASU and Drexel are just a couple of examples. It was frequent enough that it caused me to wonder if that was one of the unseen benefits of the handcheck rule changes that went into effect last year. Since ball handlers were not being physically harrassed on the perimeter, they were freer to make passes. Just a thought.