LA Times · Jan 31, 2017
Bruins take time to get refocused after back-to-back losses
UCLA guard Lonzo Ball stands with a look of frustration during a loss against USC at the Galen Center on Jan. 25. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Long after the final turnover and forced three-pointer that led to UCLA’s second consecutive defeat, there was the word play. It might have been even more telling about what plagued the Bruins.
Phrases such as “unselfish” and “sharing the ball” that had become staples among players and coaches over the season’s first two months were replaced by “split ways” and “stood around” in the wake of a players-only meeting that followed UCLA’s 84-76 loss to USC last week.