Andy Cross / The Denver Post)
It was, by far, the most complete 40-minute effort by the Colorado men's basketball team this season. Yet despite a thorough 73-51 win against Oregon Saturday night that saw the Buffaloes lead rather comfortably from start to finish, something nevertheless was lacking.
Once again, the Buffs' 3-point marksmanship was off the mark. Way off.
"Boy, when we start shooting the ball from three like we're capable," CU head coach Tad Boyle lamented after routing Oregon, "this will be a scary team when we put it all together."
The Buffs still have more than one dismantling of Oregon to prove they have enough in the tank to win more frequently during the second half of the Pac-12 Conference schedule, which begins Wednesday night at UCLA (7 p.