Can you make a case for this conference to be more than a three-tournament-team league?

Miller: Oregon is going to have to do some work this weekend against the L.A. teams.

I think right now it’s certainly three teams with USC, UCLA, and Arizona.

I think Utah might have an outside shot as well. I think Arizona State if they turn it on at the end of the season, might also get in. They’ve got to get Quad 1 wins to get into the conversation.

I think Oregon is pretty close.

Which coaches are really under pressure down the stretch and really need to secure their positions for the 2023-24 season?

Miller: I think it’s certainly Mike Hopkins at Washington and Mark Fox at California.

With Cal and Mark Fox in Berkeley, I think it might be a done deal, it might be his last season in Berkeley because the recruiting hasn’t been where it needed to be over the past few seasons.

You have a school like Cal, with world-class academics in the Bay Area, you should be able to recruit 5-star talent to that roster and he hasn’t really been able to do it.

Otherwise, out in Seattle, it’s Mike Hopkins.

You know that zone defense, I actually like the way that it’s set up, though it does give up a lot of rebounds, particularly offensive rebounds.

I’m a believer in the system, but I don’t think he’s recruited well enough over the past few years to warrant staying in Seattle much longer.

It might not be this season, but I don’t think he’s going to get an extension and I think it would be smart for them to go in a different direction.”

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Dane Miller on Pac-12 Radio with Adam Rittenberg & Sean O’Connell