Every team has strengths and weaknesses, but rarely are they one in the same.

Pitt men’s basketball is an exception to the rule.

The Panthers rank fourth in the nation in assists, thanks to a strong all-around team which emphasizes sharing the ball.

The Panthers deploy a 10-man rotation, one of few teams to give that many players quality minutes.

In Pitt’s most impressive victory of the season — a 65-55 win over Syracuse on Feb. 2 — all 10 players lit up the scoreboard and Tray Woodall was the only Panther to crack double figures with a team-high 13 points.

Opposing squads can’t key on one player, as seven different players have led Pitt in scoring during a single game.

Woodall leads the team with 10.9 points per game, while Talib Zanna and Lamar Patterson are both averaging 10.1 and no one averages more than nine field-goal attempts per contest.

Although the balance can work to coach Jamie Dixon’s advantage, it also reveals one of the Panthers’ biggest problems: They don’t have a player worthy of extra defensive attention.

Pitt has shown how good it can be, reeling off seven wins in eight games from Jan. 16 to Feb. 9, and its only blemish was a hard-fought, tightly-contested loss on the road against a very good Louisville squad.

The Panthers showed how bad they can be on Monday during a strange 51-42 loss to Notre Dame, in which the Irish started the game shooting 1-for-19 from the floor and trailed 19-3.

When it was all said and done, Pitt somehow managed to shoot for a worse percentage than the visitors despite Notre Dame’s horrendous start.

That’s the problem with having no standout scorer. Once the Panthers fall into a rut, there’s no one there to pull them out. Pitt can’t count on anyone to carry the team when the offense is out of sync.

Perhaps some expected highly-touted freshman Steven Adams to play that role this year, but there have certainly been some growing pains — most notably on the offensive end — for the New Zealand native. The 7-footer has talent, but his post game isn’t nearly polished enough to be a go-to guy and is surprisingly one of the few who have not led the team in scoring in a single game.

Although Adams hasn’t provided the instant impact some anticipated, he is still a solid NBA prospect, but probably won’t jump to the pros next season.

Considering the transition he just made from halfway across the world, I can’t blame the kid if he turns down a paycheck to settle in for another year with a great coach and potentially improve his draft stock.

That’s good news for Pitt.

Maybe next year he will complement his stout defensive presence with an array of offensive moves on the block and evolve into the star many expected to see.

For now, he’s not there yet.

Still, Adams has helped the Panthers become a quality team worthy of an NCAA Tournament bid.

But when the top squads in the country emerge during March Madness, the Panthers’ fate appears evident.

Pitt isn’t quite there yet, either.