[Spiny_Norman]

USC is just really good right now. They have all of the pieces to do well in the NCAA tournament assuming that Watkins is healthy. Even without Watkins, they have Forbes who is an experienced, skilled 6 foot guard and presents the same match-up problems as Watkins. They have Padilla, a sharp shooting 3 point specialist who shot 45% from 3 this season. They have rebounding beasts Marshall and Davis to get the missed shots and put them back. And you can see how they have jelled and improved over the course of the season. Frankly they look like a better team than Stanford right now. Stanford looks about the same as they did early to mid-season. USC has improved and passed them. It especially stings that they are doing this with transfers from Harvard, Columbia and Penn.

[Spiny_Norman]

USC is just really good right now. They have all of the pieces to do well in the NCAA tournament assuming that Watkins is healthy. Even without Watkins, they have Forbes who is an experienced, skilled 6 foot guard and presents the same match-up problems as Watkins. They have Padilla, a sharp shooting 3 point specialist who shot 45% from 3 this season. They have rebounding beasts Marshall and Davis to get the missed shots and put them back. And you can see how they have jelled and improved over the course of the season. Frankly they look like a better team than Stanford right now. Stanford looks about the same as they did early to mid-season. USC has improved and passed them. It especially stings that they are doing this with transfers from Harvard, Columbia and Penn.