USC Basketball: 3 reasons Trojans will be better than UCLA in 2020-21

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: Onyeka Okongwu #21 and Ethan Anderson #20 of the USC Trojans and Chris Smith #5 of the UCLA Bruins box out under the basket during the game at Galen Center on March 7, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 07: Jalen Hill #24 and Tyger Campbell #10 of the UCLA Bruins watch as a 3-point shot by Jonah Mathews #2 of the USC Trojans (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

2. USC Basketball’s better three-point shooting will win them games

Ever since its introduction into the game, the three-point shot has been seen as a great equalizer, and that shot is another reason I believe USC will have a better season than UCLA in 2020-21, their ability to knock down the long ball at a better clip than their counterparts at UCLA will win them some games.

Enfield has been at USC since the 2013-14 season and since 2015-16 his teams have all shot over 35% from three-point land over the course of a season, in fact, the 35% they shot this past season was the team’s lowest since that 2015-16 year when they shot 38.5%.

For Mick Cronin, the three-point shot has never been a big part of his arsenal. Over the past 14 seasons, his tenure at Cincinnati and last year at UCLA, only once has his team shot over 35% from beyond the arc, and that was his final year at Cincinnati.

Anderson is the best returning three-point shooter the Trojans have, but he attempted just 37 last season. White and Eaddy should also help in that department, with the latter being a career 37.8% shooter from distance in his career and White knocking down 39% of his attempts as a freshman.

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