The Sun Devils dominated the Colorado Buffaloes in their previous game. I mean, completely routed them. Five of the Sun Devils had double-figures in points and Romello White had an amazing performance with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Now rewind back to last week. Utah had a 29-6 run in the second half that propelled them to beat ASU 10 points after being down by 17. Now that begs the question, is there any consistency with the Sun Devils this year?

At a short glance, the answer is no.

You can't expect a team that'll lose a game to an unranked opponent twice in a row but have beaten the number-one team in the country weeks earlier. That just points to the fact that Kansas made many mistakes and ASU capitalized on them as they should. That's not to disparage the win over Kansas, the Sun Devils never quit and focus got them through that game as Kansas became sloppy towards the end, but how do you judge a team like that? They have heart, drive, and talent, but it seems like every other game from the past month has been plagued with sub-par shooting accuracies and rushed performances, but none of that matters now.

Now we're in conference play. There is currently no Pac-12 team ranked in the Ap Top 25 and there have been rumors running that ASU could be one of few teams in the Pac-12 to get a March Madness bid and I'm not talking playing in the runner-up "First-Four" game like they did last year against Syracuse to get into a bracket, I'm talking the real deal.

It may seem sketchy at the moment for ASU, and Pac-12 basketball in general, but keep in mind the season is just starting. So my answer to the question, "Will the Sun Devils be a dominant Pac-12 team?" is yes they will. They've created too much hype around them to not be recognized, which is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it gives players confidence in themselves and the fanbase backing them and for future basketball players who want a shot at making history. It's a curse because everyone behind you is out to get you.