On one hand, a slower week ahead of the regular-season finale means the reeling Colorado men’s basketball team has fewer opportunities to work themselves out of the funk that has marred their play during the stretch run.
Yet the Buffaloes had ample opportunity to make a run at the Pac-12 Conference championship, as well as cementing a spot in the league’s top four, which comes with a first round bye for the conference tournament next week in Las Vegas. Those opportunities are gone. So if there is a silver lining to having an entire work week to prepare for the regular-season finale on Saturday at Utah (12:30 p.