Ken Bone took a few minutes out of his busy week to meet with reporters both in person and via teleconference. Topics touched on include ...
- A potential lineup shakeup, which is still being considered. There was a long, drawn-out conversation about the things he thinks about when trying to decide to tinker, and also what changes they're still thinking about.
Most interesting to me? Bone threw out the idea of bringing DeAngelo Casto off the bench. I'm not sure if that has to do with any dissatisfaction with his play at the moment, or if they feel like they want more inside scoring punch off the bench.
- USC's tough defense.
- The leadership qualities of the guys on the team.
- How they're trying to figure out ways to get Klay Thompson off the floor for stretches so he can be more effective.
If you want a written take on the conference, check out Grippi's post at SportsLink.
As an added bonus, here's the audio from Bone's appearance on 950-AM KJR with Mike Gastineau and Dave Grosby yesterday from the King Holiday Hoopfest. It's a good conversation. I'll bet you can guess what he and Lorenzo Romar were talking about that he didn't want to talk about on the air ...