The scout says

“I think the biggest thing is their tenacity on offense and on defense. No one talks about these guys. Metu is an NBA four-man and Melton is really good. He and Jordan (McLaughlin) are so overlooked. They both play the point. Melton has really great size, he can shoot and defend and rebounds the hell out of the ball. He’s very good. They change defenses and they don’t turn it over. They’ll use a 2-2-1 press that backs into a 2-3 zone and it’s very good. (USC assistants) Jason Hart and Tony Bland went to Syracuse, and they have some Syracuse principles in it. The forwards in the wing area are up high, and they’re really aggressive on the ball. (Their type of defense) will be according to how we handle it. If we can handle the zone, they’ll play it less. If we can’t, they’ll play it more.” — UA assistant coach Book Richardson, who scouted the Trojans.  

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