Skeptics are certain to look at USF's latest eyesore of a defeat -- a 67-58 loss Thursday at Delaware -- and insist the season is headed for the abyss.
The really skeptical will say no way, it missed the abyss and clanged off the rim.
While the Bulls' 2-6 start has a collection of culprits (inconsistent rebounding, shoddy perimeter defense, a banged-up rotation), the most prominent remains the glaring absence of an outside scoring threat.
Following another woeful effort from 3-point range (5-for-23) against the Blue Hens, USF enters Saturday afternoon's game at undefeated South Carolina ranked 343rd of 346 Division I teams in 3-point percentage (33-for-136, 24.