Jordan Farmar plans to ‘keep game tight’ during upcoming season with Lakers

Returning Lakers sophomore Jordan Farmar is stepping into the 2007-08 season with the attitude of a champion. After continuing work on his defensive skills and improving his shot to make it more efficient, the 6′2″, 180-pound guard said he is prepared to go into training camp and start taking in what his role will be this season, he said in an interview with NBA media. Farmar,  a former UCLA basketball star, had an impressive first professional basketball season, averaging 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game during playoffs, according to the Lakers’ official statistics on the team’s Web site. The guard has been waiting for the chance to play professional basketball since he was barely old enough to walk and he’s ready to make the sport his life, he said.
“This is my job and I have a certain window of opportunity to play professional basketball. So it’s pretty much an all year-round thing for me,” Farmar said. “I started playing basketball when I was 4 years old and my dad was a professional athlete, he played professional baseball, and I knew from the moment that I started playing basketball that this is what I wanted to do.”

The transition from college to professional basketball has been a big one but Farmar has risen to the challenge and seems to be coping well, he said, admitting that he is unsure of any specific plan Phil Jackson and the coaching staff might have for him yet, but is willing to take on anything they throw at him. “In college you’re the man, you have a lot of time to go out there and do what you do, but here, in order to be on the court, you have to produce in a short amount of time. And that comes with efficiency, working hard and keeping your game tight, cutting out all the wasted motion.” His goals for the season are, “Just to come in and contribute, to help the organization any way I can, doing whatever the coaching staff and the front office want me to do. Just play my role.”

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