Tune into a Pac-12 game these days and there’s a good chance the first thing you see will be a missed shot. Or a turnover. Or a wasted possession in some form or fashion.
Frankly, the offense in this conference is offensive.
That’s not simply our opinion — the metrics agree. At least, one well-respected metric agrees: Ken Pomeroy’s efficiency ratings.
The Hotline tallied the number of teams in each conference that rank among the top 50 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency, which measures points per 100 possessions against an average Division I defense.
Not surprisingly, the Pac-12 lags its power conference peers, and not by a little.
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