Watching USC beat UC Irvine by 23 points Saturday in the Galen Center, I thought the Trojans might be the best Pacific 10 Conference basketball team right now.
Watching the Trojans this evening, via ESPNU, take a 15-point into the second half of a game with Seton Hall in Puerto Rico and then lose, 63-61, I'm reconsidering that observation.
Coach Tim Floyd's team seemingly had everything in control but felt victim to a bit of complacency, as well as allowing themselves to get caught up in a raggedly, helter-skelter pace that definitely favored the Pirates.
So much for that semifinal game with NCAA runner-up Memphis Friday afternoon.
Freshman Demar DeRozan was no factor for the Trojans. USC is not going to get into the NCAA Tournament, much less have a chance to win the Pac 10, if DeRozan doesn't become an integral part of the Trojans' attack by the time conference play stars.
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