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  • #1

    Tonight's game is as big as the Oregon game was...

    The Oregon win was big to put them a game behind us in the loss column and to gain a tiebreaker over them. But it wasn't a Quad 1 win. Maybe it will end up one, but it isn't one now.

    Colorado would be a Quad 1 win. If I've learned anything from the committee over the last few years, it's that they value this above all. The year ASU got in ahead of us was a joke. We were ahead of them in just about every metric. But they had a couple of wins over elite teams in November and we did not.

    As you get closer to the top of the bracket, quality wins is what the committee wants to see so that they know you can compete. If we want to get to the 3 line and possibly above, this is a must win game.

    Also, winning the Pac-12 outright has gotta be the goal. I think if we win three of the last four including the UCLA game, that will get it done for sure. I think Oregon will drop at least one of their last five. My guess is UCLA loses one on this trip and probably at Oregon. Winning tonight really puts us in a good spot. We'll be favored in all of the last three games. If we win tonight, then the path is...

    1. A Utah team that has lost three straight and has been undermanned without Jones and Jantunen
    2. A Stanford team that has been inconsistent and has struggled on the road.
    3. A UCLA team that has been very good at Pauley but has serious match-up issues with us down low and athletically.

    If we win tonight, I could see us running the table. It would definitely be a confidence boost.

    Here's the Haslametrics preview of the game.

    https://haslametrics.com/preview.php...tid2=99&neut=0
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  • #2
    Isaiah Mobley was productive in the first matchup, so will be a huge boost if he can play tonight at a high level. Evan did not have a good game against Colorado and Goodwin has been really struggling, so will be critical for Evan to come out determined and will USC to victory likely locking up the Pac-12 player of the year award, at least in front of Wright.

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    • ddontworyboutit
      #2.1
      ddontworyboutit commented
      02-25-2021, 01:24 PM
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      Isaiah and Evan both have to have big games tonight, but I think what people forget is that we did not have Anderson when we played them. Anderson has a huge impact on the defensive end and we weren't able to have that defensive advantage when he was out. Now that he is back in, hopefully, we can prevent wright from scoring too many points. He may be the factor that wins us this game.
  • #3
    I completely agree. A win over Colorado on the road will set the tone for the rest of the season and even into the PAC-12 and NCAA tournament. I think that this is our most important game of the season, ahead of Oregon and UCLA. Think about it, if we lose this game, how will we be able to go in confidently against Colorado in the PAC-12 tourney (assuming we play them)? How will we expect to go confidently against any team in the NCAA tournament? A win would be the greatest morale boost for the team. It is all or nothing at this point.

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    • #4
      This game is one of the two Q1 games remaining from our schedule. A win tonight will be a huge boost to our NCAA Tourney resume.
      Let's ride the momentum from the dominant win over Oregon to crush Buffs again. Fight on!

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      • #5
        One quick point of clarification: 3-1 with a win over UCLA definitely gets the regular season. Let’s get one game closer to that goal tonight!

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        • #6
          We are different team. EA is back in the rotation. Eaddy and Evan are much better than when we met them in December. I don't want to see a smile from Tad Boyle. We will win by more than 10 points. Fight On !!!

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          • #7
            Originally posted by PxPxTrojan View Post
            One quick point of clarification: 3-1 with a win over UCLA definitely gets the regular season. Let’s get one game closer to that goal tonight!
            Not an outright conference title. It would still be considered a tie even though we win the tiebreaker.

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            • #8
              Originally posted by TVofTroy View Post

              Not an outright conference title. It would still be considered a tie even though we win the tiebreaker.
              You don't win it outright If you 2-0 the team ur tied with?

              ​​​​​Lame.

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              • biggitysc
                #8.1
                biggitysc commented
                02-25-2021, 03:50 PM
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                I mean it makes logical sense that it's an outright title but this is the Pac-12 we are talking about.
            • #9
              Wait, we play 1 more game than the bRuins...so we can't tie them. We're 13-3 with 4 games to go, they are 12-3 with 4 games to go.

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              • #10
                Originally posted by biggitysc View Post
                Wait, we play 1 more game than the bRuins...so we can't tie them. We're 13-3 with 4 games to go, they are 12-3 with 4 games to go.
                I dont understand that either - did the bruins miss a game somewhere?

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                • biggitysc
                  #10.1
                  biggitysc commented
                  02-25-2021, 05:41 PM
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                  They were supposed to play Oregon twice.
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