They fell over a period of 30 seconds in Pulman, a completely systematic failure that expressed the crunch-time identity of a USC basketball team, with never one.
With two minutes in a spectacular attempt against the state of Washington, after being a leader against a growing program for most of Thursday night, Isaiah Kolier and Cobe Johnson and Bogie Ellis thrown the ball around the perimeter with all the intensity of a YMCA Rec-League run. It seemed that there was no aggressive plan, Joshua Morgan attempted to seal the 6 -foot -3 guard Miles Rice outside the center, when the rice faced the post, flew quickly. And with the curved of the shot clock, Ellis saw a dagger in the eyes of a weak-side corner, a nearby duck floated that was easily picked up by Jaylen Wales of Kaagar.
It became irreparablely worse. As the state of Washington slows the speed in the transition and matched the USC, Morgan picked up the rice, well beyond the 3-point line. Johnson came, gave speed to switch him. Morgan was not seen listening. And by the time the USC center realized what was happening and the rice run for the rice had already removed a pass for an uncertainly wide wells on the wing for a nail-in-koffin 3-pointer.
The USC season, head coach Andy Enfield said that before the previous weekend win over UCLA, has refreshed its “hatred”. It has come especially in cruel fashion. The USC is 11–17 in total and 5–12 in PAC-12 plays; Trojan is 10 points or less and more than 0–3 decisions are 4–10. His program, Enfield has repeatedly said, such close games are not used to lose.
Enfield said last week, “We have lost many ways this year.” “But, it reminds us all, the margin of error at this level is so small. And you have to defend the highest level to give you a chance to create march madness and advance. ,
By mid -February, sobring for the USC had realized that his late regular -season games were actually “stepping stones” for the PAC -12 tournament, as DJ Rodman said last week.
Rhodman said, “We are playing for that PAC -12 tournament,” and these sports leading are ready for PAC -12 tournament. ,
Problem: USC has taken some real steps.
Trojan looked like a separate team, a difficult team, in the victory of rivalry against UCLA in the last weekend, an attempt on a physicality and glass took Bruce coach Mick Chronin into such disappointment that journalists could rarely question in a long tangent. The USC, physically, is a separate team, Enfield indicates in almost every media session that it is a relief that it is an entire team that is practicing after reducing the injuries of the Midson.
But they have often been unable to execute the crunch time with or in or without crunch time. Missed free throw (the program now sits at 68% from the foul line a year). Turnover. Defensive breakdown.
Despite their records, the USC has been competitive with PAC -12 programs over the last several months, from UCLA to Oregan to Colorado; If the Trojan position in the form of 11th seed at the conference stands with pat to play three games, it is completely possible that they are the semi -finals of the conference tournament to avoid Washington State and Arizona. But somewhat favorable way for the final in Vegas does not matter if the ugly flaws of the USC keep back in the crunch time.
USC (11-17 total, 5-12 PAC-12) in Washington (16-13, 8-10)
When: Saturday, 1 pm
Where: HEC Edmondson Pavilion, Seattle, Wash.
TV/Radio: CBS (CH. 2)/790 AM