While losing at Oregon is no sin, the way the Wildcats lost is the kind of thing that can stick around in the back of your mind. In a 85-58 loss to the Ducks, UA allowed Oregon to shoot 65.2 percent, turned the ball over 13 times and struggled to shoot well (29.4 percent from 3-point range).
Since then, UA had two close wins over Stanford and Cal before appearing stronger against lesser competition (but with travel) in Washington last weekend.
This weekend should be more revealing. UA won't likely have much margin for error against USC and UCLA.
“Both teams are very confident with their guard play, they score easily, and they play at fast tempos,” Miller said. “In some ways they are similar in terms of their style. UCLA is just such an incredible offensive team. The way they score is — just, you don’t see many teams like them — and USC is very good."
