He's had some inconsistency as a freshman, but he'll get better. During practice this week for UCLA, Farmer was lagging behind on a couple of running drills. Coach is not going to stand for you not to run the times you're supposed to run. You're a starter now and you have to be responsible. Farmer took it in stride.
Farmer takes everything in stride.
Mich. He said his father Earl wasn't around and his mother, Sharon Jackson, had to take a job in Las Vegas in Farmer's freshman year in high school. But basketball kept Farmer from drifting into trouble. In his junior year at Northwestern High he averaged 18 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Then there was a roadblock. While playing in a 1999 AAU summer game in Washington, Farmer and teammate Kelvin Torbert jumped to block a shot.