Los Angeles – He took to the bench for another straight game, the frustration of Broni James clearly in his facial stone and dysfunction of his shoulders, pulled without any hesitation at the first sign of a mistake.
He swipe on a late drive in the first half by Utah Guard Devon Smith, a type of ship Disagreeing with a foul call echoed in a light galain center running in court. Coach Andy Enfield barks and waved him, not harassed the referee to argue a fruitless case, instead sent it to the bench. James played all seven minutes in this first half; He was drowned only one and a half minutes earlier.
This has been a strange and great season for James, which has been forced to start its college basketball career in recovery from health fear, with a one-minute ban bouncing for the role of a semi-mentor man for the starting point guard of the USC. Every step further is found with a progressive step, which is often indicated by an enfield hook. That per game also goes through about five open shots and sometimes dishonesty when he is in favor of his hands on defense. Last Saturday, against Stanford, he made a dishonesty in the second half, and Enfield sent Kobe Johnson to the scorer table. James pointed to Johnson – For me? , And his trick hanged from the floor, hanging a towel on his face on the bench.
“He made some defensive mistakes in the first half,” Enfield said after a 68-64 win over Utah on Thursday. “In the second half, he learned from him, we talked to him on Hafatime, and he was very good in the second half.”
it was. When James are fully engaged and shake their legs, PAC -12 has some better circumstances. After entering the second half against Utah in a few minutes, he was beautifully filled with intervals, the off-the-Bench scrapness that would make him a simple fan, if not for the weight of expectations in his last name.
Amidst a late push, he caught a catch beyond the 3-point line, facing Gab Madsen, senior guard of Utah-but slipped. Madsen immediately drove, with a lack of pressure. Leaving James somehow recovered, returned to go in front of Madsen’s drive, then swipe down at the right time for a tremendous theft. Clean, this time. He r
“He was struggling with his shooting,” Enfield said about James, who is shooting 36% from the ground for the season. “And we want him to shoot open shots, but as you saw tonight, he can influence victory in various ways.”
And then, with a few minutes to play 66–58 in front of the USC, Enfield again pulled James to Junior Wing Cobe Johnson’s favor.
Utah immediately went to 6-0 runs.
Enfield returned James in less than a minute to play as part of a small balls, and the USC shut down the victory. But this step pointed to a big subject which has become strong for USC this season. On the first or second sign of a mistake, Enfield has often yanking young players such as James, Arinton Page or Oziah Sellers – the later not played against Utah – in favor of veterans, a sensible step but one that affects the rhythm several times. Enfield returned to Johnson as a starter against Utah; Junior is still a reliable defender, but has shot 34.6% and 23.7% from behind the arch since the beginning of December.
The best version of James clearly unlocks another level to protect the circumference of the USC and flows aggressively. Their use will be a major story through the rest of the season, as the USC is expected to score a run through the PAC -12 tournament.
“I think he is better every week, I do,” assistant coach Chris Capco said about James in late January. “I think her stamina, she looks strong on the floor every week. I think she has a better understanding of both our games, our systems, our defense, both sides of the floor every week. And honestly, her attitude has been terrible, man.”
USC (10-15 overall, 4-10 PAC-12) vs. Colorado (16-9, 7-7)
When: Saturday, 7 pm
Where: Crazy Center
TV/Radio: ESPN 2/790 AM