On what he saw from Josiah-Jordan James tonight:
“I think Josiah is the calming force for these younger guys. That’s why I think he has matured really well in terms of doing that. He’s still trying to learn some things as a forward, but he gives us a fourth really good ball-handler out there. But again you think about when you are in his presence he is talking to the young guys a lot while the game is going on and trying to get them to understand what is happening and what we need them to do. There are certain sets we call where they are not as comfortable as they should be right now, but the fact is I see Josiah really starting to put together a game where he is being effective in a lot of different ways to impact the game.”
On the offensive potential of the four-guard lineup:
“It all depends on matchups. Tonight is a team that you maybe could do that with a little bit, because they seemed like they were playing guards—and even their post is a very quick player. I think there’s games when we can do it. We’ve gone through a lot, and as guys continue to grow and develop, we get to do different things. Then, can we guard? Can we guard with a small lineup when they start isolating in the post and things like that?”
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