NEW YORK — With Kelsey Plum struggling at the start of her career, San Antonio Stars assistant coach Latrell Trammell took a hands-on approach to try to break the rookie out a slump.
Last month, right before the Stars played at Indiana, Trammell took out a purple pen and drew a plus sign and the word “positive” on Plum’s hand. She went out and scored 12 points that game — her high for the season to that point — and San Antonio won its first road game.
Trammell has done it every game since, too and just like that, the 5-foot-8 guard who set the NCAA career scoring record at Washington has blossomed.