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While USC is at or near the top of the Pac 12 in a number of offensive categories, some other factors probably come into play when assessing the "quality of the offense.
At present, no teams are on the top 25 in the Pac 12 except USC.
A number of the USC wins have been against teams with depleted rosters. UCLA, Stanford, ASU , to name a few. USC has only one player out ( Anderson)
USC has played the "relatively easier" part of the Pac 12 with the remaining games against the top half of the standings coming up. Arizona ( Loss), Oregon, Stanford, UCLA ( Road), Utah/Colorado on the road.
The Defense has been good and is responsible for a number wins.
So how does USC Rank on Offense with the NCAA? BTW The Tournament is 64 teams
Scoring Offense 77th
Assist to TO Ratio 94th
Assists. 104th. Poor offense execution
FG% 49th
FT % 313th This has been beaten to death, but it does win and lose games
Offense RB. 34th
Defense RB. 42th Not an Offensive Category ( Tallest team in the NCAA)
TO Margin 204th Poor Ball handling
Scoring Margin 29th
3 PT % 77th
3 PT made 170th
In very few categories is USC in the top 50 ( really top 70) in offense stats
With a better offense USC WOULD WIN THIS YEARS PAC 12 The Roster is deep and individually talented enough to win the Pac 12.
BTW ARIZONA RAN 3 OUT OF BOUNDS PLAYS WHICH SCORED EASY BASKETS. There may have been more. USC could barely get the ball in bounds and resorted to a high risk lob(s) to E Mobley which almost got intercepted each time. It only got the ball in play because of his size and ability. This happened 3 or 4 times and has been the play for many seasons. If this was not an example of sub par x and o coaching..............
All this being said, this is the time to win the Pac 12. USC is in first, plays Oregon in a few hours and UCLA, the only other teams with a real chance to win the conference, has Oregon and Stanford at home , UCLA down the street and has only 2 road games remaining, one against second division Utah, although tough at home
Cross your fingers
At present, no teams are on the top 25 in the Pac 12 except USC.
A number of the USC wins have been against teams with depleted rosters. UCLA, Stanford, ASU , to name a few. USC has only one player out ( Anderson)
USC has played the "relatively easier" part of the Pac 12 with the remaining games against the top half of the standings coming up. Arizona ( Loss), Oregon, Stanford, UCLA ( Road), Utah/Colorado on the road.
The Defense has been good and is responsible for a number wins.
So how does USC Rank on Offense with the NCAA? BTW The Tournament is 64 teams
Scoring Offense 77th
Assist to TO Ratio 94th
Assists. 104th. Poor offense execution
FG% 49th
FT % 313th This has been beaten to death, but it does win and lose games
Offense RB. 34th
Defense RB. 42th Not an Offensive Category ( Tallest team in the NCAA)
TO Margin 204th Poor Ball handling
Scoring Margin 29th
3 PT % 77th
3 PT made 170th
In very few categories is USC in the top 50 ( really top 70) in offense stats
With a better offense USC WOULD WIN THIS YEARS PAC 12 The Roster is deep and individually talented enough to win the Pac 12.
BTW ARIZONA RAN 3 OUT OF BOUNDS PLAYS WHICH SCORED EASY BASKETS. There may have been more. USC could barely get the ball in bounds and resorted to a high risk lob(s) to E Mobley which almost got intercepted each time. It only got the ball in play because of his size and ability. This happened 3 or 4 times and has been the play for many seasons. If this was not an example of sub par x and o coaching..............
All this being said, this is the time to win the Pac 12. USC is in first, plays Oregon in a few hours and UCLA, the only other teams with a real chance to win the conference, has Oregon and Stanford at home , UCLA down the street and has only 2 road games remaining, one against second division Utah, although tough at home
Cross your fingers
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