UW Dawg Pound - Washington Huskies Basketball: Trojans visiting Hec EdAll I Blogged Was Purplehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/51197/uw-fav.png2013-03-06T23:18:01-08:00http://www.uwdawgpound.com/rss/stream/38377392013-03-06T23:18:01-08:002013-03-06T23:18:01-08:00Huskies keep slim Tourney hopes alive, beat USC
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<p>Washington kept the game close, then ultimately pulled away against the Trojans.</p> <p>Quick recap tonight, because I have a life, unlike you guys who just sit at your computers waiting for me to write stuff. Get a life! It is entertaining and not wholly dependent on me writing articles!</p>
<p>USC is a fun team to watch play. They are athletic, can shoot, and look to get the ball up and down the court quickly. There is a reason their points per game went up dramatically with their coaching change. Kevin O'Neill likes a slow-paced, methodical offense. Bob Cantu likes to get shots up before the defense can set itself.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124631/jt-terrell">JT Terrell</a> is the perfect embodiment of a Cantu player. He can shoot, he can get to the rim, and he has heats up like a microwave. He hits two shots and is instantly hot. Terrell scored 16 for USC tonight, with half of his points coming from the free throw line. He was able to get to the rim in transition and in the half-court, and was fouled frequently. He also hit a pair of threes, one coming in transition. <span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Terrell cooled down in the second half, scoring only six after a 12-point first half. </span></p>
<p>The point-making for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/washington-huskies">Washington Huskies</a> was provided from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53718/scott-suggs">Scott Suggs</a>, who has been producing recently, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.uwdawgpound.com/2013/3/4/4062036/scott-suggs-uw-huskies-basketball-lorenzo-romar-washington" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">turning it on late in his senior season.</a> Suggs continued his hot streak with 18 points tonight, including two threes. He was lethal from inside the arc, hitting all six of his shots from inside. He was impossible to guard in isolation, hitting several mid-range pull-up jumpers to score for the Huskies late in the shot clock.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/usc-trojans">USC Trojans</a> held the lead for the majority of the first half, typically with the lead hovering around two to five points, as they were never able to take control of the game. Every time it seemed the Trojan lead might grow, someone on Washington scored to keep momentum from being seized. Whether it was <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100909/abdul-gaddy">Abdul Gaddy</a>, Suggs or even Aziz N'Diaye, someone was always able to make a bucket for Washington.</p>
<p>Scoring his career high for Washington was Jernard Jarreau. Jarreau has been viewed as a guy with a high ceiling who needs some seasoning. He showed both sides of that today. Jarreau has a good mid-range jumper that he hit early, but couldn't get another to fall. Whenever he was closed out on by the 7-2 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124192/omar-oraby">Omar Oraby</a> he struggled to knock down the shot, but he was able to get fouled, and was a perfect 8-8 from the charity stripe, which accounted for the majority of his points.</p>
<p>Shots didn't fall for either squad, with USC shooting the better percentage at 37.5%, or not very good. Washington tends to get into a lot of ugly games, a way to make up for a lack of shot-making. They force the other team into a grind-it-out game, typically not Romar's style. C.J. Wilcox, Gaddy, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146453/andrew-andrews">Andrew Andrews</a> and N'Diaye all struggled from the floor. Andrews hit a late three to seal the game, and Wilcox had a bit of a rhythm early and hit key free throws late, but for the most part, Washington struggled to hit shots.</p>
<p>For USC, Jio Fontain injured his wrist and played through it, obviously hampered by the injury to his right hand. Byron Wesley and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52669/eric-wise">Eric Wise</a> also both struggled to get going, shooting a combined 5-20 for 14 points.</p>
<p>The biggest reason USC kept themselves in the game was the stellar play of center DeWayne Dedmon. Dedmon tied Suggs for a game-high 18 points on 9-11 shooting. His offense was mostly dunks, oftentimes of the putback variety. N'Diaye would over-help on another post or a driving Trojan, and Dedmon would be there to clean up the miss. He didn't miss many spots on the offensive glass when he was on the floor. Dedmon was limited to 23 minutes however thanks to foul trouble, which may have cost USC the game. Oraby is a capable backup, but Dedmon was brutally efficient on the boards, and USC needed the offensive boost that he game them.</p>
<p>Saturday the Huskies finish up their regular season by hosting UCLA. The game is at 11 AM PST on CBS. Be in front of the T.V. or turn into Steve Levy! It is very difficult to come up with a word that rhymes with T.V.</p>
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<p>Wednesday at 8:30 the Pac-12 Network will be hosting the matchup between the Washington Huskies and USC Trojans. We will take a look at the Men of Troy.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/usc-trojans" class="sbn-auto-link">USC Trojans</a> are on a two-game winning streak. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/washington-huskies" class="sbn-auto-link">Washington Huskies</a> are on a two-game winning streak. Southern California is 10-6 at home. UW is 10-6 at home. Both teams are in relatively similar situations records-wise coming into their clash in Hec Edmundson Pavilion, with the Trojans having a better conference record and the Dawgs having a better overall winning percentage.</p>
<p>Leading USC in the interim after the firing of Kevin O'Neill is Bob Cantu, he has improved upon the 6-26 record of last season to playing .500 ball. Cantu does it by leading a fast-paced offense, second in the conference to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/ucla-bruins" class="sbn-auto-link">UCLA Bruins</a> even when including early in the conference season, where O'Neill was head coach. While the offense is fast-paced, it isn't particularly effective, ranking just below average in both efficiency and points per possession. This is the exact opposite from last season, when the Trojans walked the ball up the court at any possible opportunity, having the slowest pace in the conference by a large margin.</p>
<p>Running the breakneck-paced offense is senior point guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52265/jio-fontan" class="sbn-auto-link">Jio Fontan</a>. Fontan assists on almost one-third of Trojan baskets when he is on the floor, which is second in the Pac-12. He is also top-10 in assist-to-turnover ratio, probably the most important statistic for a point guard. His ratio of 1.7:1 is better than any Washington player, with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100909/abdul-gaddy" class="sbn-auto-link">Abdul Gaddy</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146453/andrew-andrews" class="sbn-auto-link">Andrew Andrews</a> both logging a 1.4:1 ratio.</p>
<p>As a whole, USC turns the ball over on a fifth of their possessions, which is the same as Washington. The largest offender in this is Fontan, but with how often the ball is in his hands, and how many shots he creates for others it is more than acceptable for the Trojans. Both Washington and USC trail only the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oregon-ducks" class="sbn-auto-link">Oregon Ducks</a> to lead in turnover rate, which is a bad thing. You don't want to be a leader in turnover rate. Call centers for large companies have high turnover rates because the jobs suck. Getting yelled at every day for eight hours can wear on a person, and thus the job of getting yelled at has a high turnover rate, imagine that.</p>
<p>Defensively, USC protects the rim better than any other team in the conference, blocking more shots than anyone else, which is helped by the fact that they have an extremely slow pace, allowing them to set up their defense. The bigger factor is personnel, obviously. the interior defense is anchored by a pair of 7 footers. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124192/omar-oraby" class="sbn-auto-link">Omar Oraby</a> is a 7-2 junior who sends back a lot of shots. He and his paint-mate <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/144193/dewayne-dedmon" class="sbn-auto-link">Dewayne Dedmon</a> rank as the second and third-best shot blockers to <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123172/jordan-bachynski" class="sbn-auto-link">Jordan Bachynski</a> of Arizona State.</p>
<p>Neither of the two big men are large scoring threats, as the scoring load is shouldered by four other players. The leading scorer for USC is senior forward <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52669/eric-wise" class="sbn-auto-link">Eric Wise</a>. Wise played three seasons as an Anteater at UC Irvine before sitting out last season to transfer to USC for his final collegiate season. Wise is a threat on the boards as well as scoring, and has the potential to dominate the glass, as he averaged over eight rebounds per game in his final season at UCI. He is a sharpshooter, hitting over 40% from deep, despite shooting under 70% from the free throw line.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124631/jt-terrell">JT Terrell</a> is the inefficient chucker of the group, throwing up more shots than anyone on the team despite not hitting a particularly high percentage. As is the case with any of these "chuckers," if he gets hot, look out. He has the ability to burn you badly. Terrell doesn't do anything else on the stat sheet particularly well, but he does get shots up, that he does.</p>
<p>The aforementioned Fontan is one of the main scorers for USC as well, and the last of the leading scorers is do-it-all sophomore guard Byron Wesley. Wesley is a strong rebounder for a 6-5 guard, and is also a strong playmaker from the 2-guard slot. There is nothing that Wesley struggles at particularly, and is someone that will be all over the court all game long.</p>
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