Non-conference is over, the Pac-10 awaits

Oregon State defeated Seattle U 59-50 last night. Listening on the radio, it wasn't a pretty wing like the win over Howard was, but a win is a win.

During the radio broadcast, the commentator made the comment that OSU had the 16th highest field goal percentage in the nation coming into the game. That stat blew me away. Looking at some of the statistics from last seasons team, and none of them were good.

• Adjusted Offensive Efficiency ('08 squad)  - 94.4 points/100 possessions, 264th in the nation
  
• Adjusted Offensive Efficiency ('09 squad through Dec 28th) 102.9 points/100 possessions, 125th in the nation
• True Shooting Percentage ('08 squad) - 41.5%, 337th in the nation out of 341 teams. The only poorer shooting teams were North Carolina Central, Rice, NJ Institute of Technology and Maryland Eastern Shore
• True Shooting Percentage ('09 squad) - 55.6%, 9th in the nation

Needless to say (although I have said it before), these are good signs. Now, the true test begins. The Pac-10 will show how far this team has come from last season and how far they have yet to go before they are able to consistently challenge for the upper half of the Pac-10.