We addressed the top stories, players and coaches at the midpoint of the conference season.
Welcome to the Hotline’s assessment of Pac-12 basketball at the midway point of the conference season …a bleak outlook for Selection Sunday
. Arizona and UCLA are the lone locks while a handful of teams are on various sides of the bubble. This could be a two-bid league, folks, unless Arizona State, Utah, USC, Oregon or Colorado — or a combination therein — gets hot down the stretch. Meanwhile, both the Big Ten and Big 12 are on pace for at least eight bids.Only three teams rank in the top-50 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency , according to the respected analytics site: No. 11 Arizona, No. UCLA and No. 44 Oregon.
No player disrupts the game with his defense as consistently as Clark, who is superb in man-to-man situations, averages seven rebounds per game and leads the conference in steals with 2.7 per game. We can think of at least one Pac-12 secondary that could use his coverage skills.Bruins guard Amari Bailey would have been the choice if not for his ongoing absence resulting from a foot injury.
The former Kentucky starter has been as productive as anticipated for the Huskies, averaging 17.3 points and 7.2 rebounds for a team lacking in quality support options. Opponents know Brooks is the No. 1 option and have still struggled to stop him.
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