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The Bruins (13-3) lead the Pac-12 with a 9-1 mark, but they’re living on the edge lately. Other than a 30-point rout of Washington State, they’ve had eight games decided by six points or less since Dec. 31. They’ve won seven.
“Our guys are locked in and they’re giving everything they have this year,” Bruins coach Mick Cronin said.
At 8-2, the second-place Trojans are off to their best start in league play since 2018, when they opened with the same record. They are 14-3 overall and have won nine of 10 since the program was shut down for nearly three weeks in December because of COVID-19 issues.
How much can you really take away from basketball played during a global pandemic? It’s a question scouts and GMs will be asking themselves on the road to the 2021 NBA Draft.
The virus has hung over season since it started with players and coaches getting sick and games getting canceled. The mental toll of the pandemic also can’t be discounted as thousands of people are still dying from the virus every day while we wait for the vaccines to be widely distributed.
As basketball has continued around the world, the top prospects for the next draft are starting to establish themselves. Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, USC big man Evan Mobley, and Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs are currently a step ahead of their peers, but the debut of Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga in the the G League bubble later this month will add further competition for the top spots around the No. 1 pick.