SC NOTEBOOK: TROJANS AIR OUT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Staff Writer PULLMAN Pullman. 1 Former town, since 1889 part of Chicago, Ill. It was founded in 1880 by George M. Pullman as a model community for workers of his sleeping-car company; all property was company owned, and administration policies were paternalistic. , Wash. - USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. players held a team meeting Friday to address an uncharacteristic un·char·ac·ter·is·tic adj. Unusual or atypical: an uncharacteristic display of anger. un display of on-court arguing during Thursday's 30-point loss to Washington. Freshman guard Nick Young complained that players were blaming each other during the game instead of focusing on winning. Young was among the players who spoke during Friday's meeting. ``We sat down and tried to work it out,'' Young said. ``We got some stuff off our chest and got stuff into the open. I said, 'we need to be a team instead of blaming each other.''' USC interim coach Jim Saia Jim Saia is a men's head basketball coach. Coaching Career Saia is currently head basketball coach at Fresno Pacific University. Prior to that he was the interim head coach at the USC between 2004 and 2005. said the problems weren't serious. ``Those things can get exaggerated,'' he said. ``There's nothing going on. Guys said a few things, and I settled it. When you lose like this, all problems seem to come out. ``Anytime you lose, there's frustration. We're OK.'' Guard Lodrick Stewart Lodrick Stewart is a basketball player. He has a twin brother, Roderick, who plays basketball at the University of Kansas. Pro career Stewart graduated from USC in 2007 and will prepare to enter the 2007 NBA Draft. His agent is Jerome Kersey. , who chastised chas·tise tr.v. chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es 1. To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish. 2. To criticize severely; rebuke. 3. Archaic To purify. Young during one play against Washington, said things became more frustrating for him because the Seattle native is playing in front of his family this weekend. ``It's hard to stay positive, especially for me playing at home,'' Stewart said. ``Losing's not fun.'' Young said he felt positive heading into today's game at Washington State. ``I think we can turn things around now,'' he said. ``I struggled the last time we played Washington State, but I wasn't used to their slowdown game. Now we know what they do.'' --No defense: Saia said the Trojans' defense is the primary reason USC (9-12, 2-8) is in last place in the Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members . Washington shot a season-high 60 percent against the Trojans, and opponents are shooting 47 percent this season, which places USC last in field-goal defense. ``We just can't get stops down the stretch,'' Saia said. ``It's not one person, it's the whole team.'' --Keep shooting: Saia said he intended to use point guard Dwayne Shackleford again today, that he wasn't turned off by the fact Shackleford missed his first six shots before hitting two 3-pointers at the end of the game. ``He's been rusty,'' Saia said. ``It wasn't fair to him.'' Shackleford has played in just eight games this season because of injuries. --Senior salute: Of USC's six struggling seniors, Saia cited forward Jeff McMillan as someone who has played well recently. McMillan has averaged 7.8 points and 7.0 rebounds in Pac-10 games. ``Jeff's doing the best he can,'' Saia said. ``We get one guy going, and then we don't get another guy. That's been the problem.'' Forward Rory O'Neil has had a quiet season. He scored five points against Washington and is averaging just 6.3 points in conference games. O'Neil hasn't scored in double figures since Jan. 2 against Oregon State. --No Craven: Akthough he's on the trip, guard Errick Craven will not play. Craven has a bone bruise in his ankle and will be reevaluated next week. Scott Wolf, (818) 713-3607 scott.wolf(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: JIM SAIA USC interim coach said ``there's nothing going on'' in terms of in-house bickering bick·er intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers 1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue. 2. . |
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