The story of JuJu Watkins is only just beginning, and yet it has already produced so many special chapters at USC. Watkins is just a freshman, and yet she is doing things many veteran basketball players fail to do in long careers.
Many talented players score a lot. Far fewer players with great talent are able to consistently rebound, pass, steal the ball, and block shots. JuJu does all those things.
Many talented players thrive on offense but slack off on defense. The legends of the game don’t do that. JuJu Watkins does not.
Many highly skilled basketball players coast on their talent and blow off their coaches because they think they know better or can get away with not having to max out on every play and every possession. JuJu Watkins respects USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb and is a determined player who wants to win championships more than anything else. Watkins wants to sacrifice and pay the price ultimate victory requires.
On our new USC women’s basketball podcast, we talked about the JuJu Watkins-Lindsay Gottlieb player-coach relationship. We also looked at the many USC role players who came up big over the past weekend against Stanford and Cal.
Here’s the show below:
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