Grading the Pac-12 Non-Conference Performances: Part I
The non-conference portion of the schedule is now over for the entire group of Pac-12 teams and, aside from UCLA running roughshod over every team it faced, it was a relatively uneventful...
View ArticlePac-12 Weekly Power Rankings: Vol. I
If you think one week into the conference schedule is an odd time to release our inaugural Pac-12 Power Rankings, you might have a decent case. However, we would argue that now is the best time to...
View ArticleSix Bold Pac-12 Thoughts Heading Into the Season
Six — or half of a cheeky 12 aligning to the conference — predictions are bold and the headlines to each, authoritative. Ultimately, these are storylines to track, components of the season to make note...
View ArticlePac-12 Listicles: Pick and Roll Offense
Offensively, the pick-and-roll is a common means to forcing a mismatch, a big vs. small scenario either on the post or the perimeter. Its ubiquity gave way to positionless basketball and a treasuring...
View ArticleIntroducing Arizona State’s Frontcourt and the Nationally Ranked Sun Devils
It’s worth noting that Arizona State is ranked. In men’s basketball. It’s an infrequent Tempe phenomenon but something that’s perhaps not all that shocking. There were glimpses a season ago, however,...
View ArticleTra Holder Getting More Than a Little Help From His Friends
Clarity is preferred. A clear head, a clear path, a clear lens. When we’re devoid of obstruction we tend to be more comfortable and successful. So while it will remain unclear just how good Arizona...
View ArticlePeaking at the Margins: Washington’s Luck and Other Pac-12 Points
According to KenPom’s luck rating, Washington is the most Irish team in the country. Let’s now dissociate ourselves from preconceived notions of luck and consider both what the rating means (you can...
View ArticleIs Arizona State Really the Best Team in the Pac-12?
With a microphone in his face, Arizona State guard Shannon Evans told anyone listening that his team is the best in the conference and that the Pac-12 would be nothing without the Sun Devils’...
View ArticleArizona State’s Stars and the Infrequence of its Bench
Earlier this season, as many were asking if Arizona State was the best team in the country, it was hard to disagree. The Sun Devils were 12-0 and had logged wins over Xavier and Kansas, now-and-then...
View ArticlePac-12 Conversation: Did the Pac-12 Get Hosed?
With the Pac-12 already off to an inauspicious start given UCLA‘s First Four loss to St. Bonaventure, Pac-12 microsite writers Adam Butler (@pachoopsAB) and RJ Abeytia (@rj_abeytia) break down the...
View ArticleThree Pac-12 Returnees Who Should Expand Their Games This Season
Former UCLA guard Jordan Adams had a fantastic freshman season. You may recall that as a pup in 2012-13 he recorded a 115.0 offensive rating, efficiently posting 15 points per game. A year later, he...
View ArticleFive Pac-12 Observations From Opening Night
The Pac-12 opened the 2018-19 college basketball season with seven games last evening, winning all seven of those contests. Let’s take a few moments to run down some thoughts and observations from a...
View ArticleOn Luguentz Dort as Arizona State’s High Usage Defensive Catalyst…
In learning about or defining Arizona State freshman Luguentz Dort, it is easy to come up with some comps. It’s a swift means to recognizing what kind of a talent we’re witnessing and – as it pertains...
View Article2018-19 RTC16: Week Five
Winning close game after close game is a trend that we know eventually catches up to a team. The most recent example of such a thing took place Saturday night in Tempe when previously unbeaten #5...
View ArticleWhat’s Trending: Abbreviated Week of Action
What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host. St. John’s was mere seconds away from moving to 13-0 when...
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