Cal Basketball at Washington Preview

Can the Bears stay hot as the stretch run of Pac-12 play continues?Ah, Lorenzo Romar. Agent of chaos. Recruiter of endless 6'8'' dudes who are crazy athletic. Longest tenured Pac-12 coach by some margin. Perpetual loser of head scratching non-conference games. Hello old friend.

Washington is chaos for two reasons. The first reason is tempo. They play the 5th fasted adjusted tempo in the nation, and it means that games are never over. USC led the Huskies by 22 and lost. Colorado led the Huskies by 17, yet only won by a point.

The second reason would seem to be mere randomness. Washington plays close games. Four UW conference games have gone to overtime. Five other games have been decided by 5…