JOSH Cameron is “two months” behind where Worcester Wolves need him to be.

That was the view of head coach Paul James, who believes American Cameron has still got a lot to learn to become a British Basketball League star.

The 23-year-old arrived at the University of Worcester Arena in October with a reputation as a potent three-point scorer, and is believed to have had NBA scouts look at him during his time in America.

But, apart from impressive showings against Sheffield Sharks and Bristol Flyers, James said Cameron had yet to hit the heights expected of him following his move.

“To be honest I think it has been a difficult transition for him,” James said. “When he first came in he had an unbelievable game against Sheffield, so we thought, ‘That’s great’.

“But it has been a bit up and down since then.

“To be fair to him, there has been a lot of things he has had to learn.

“We are two months ahead of him in terms of plays and defensive philosophy, so he has got to take all that information on board and learn very quickly to be up to speed with everyone else.

“That has maybe taken a little longer than we had hoped, but he has shown glimpses of the player we want him to be and he has just got to keep on working hard and try his best to fit in.”

James admitted Cameron, who has previously been on the roster of Memphis Grizzlies’ summer league team, had been “frustrated” at the way things have gone so far at Wolves.

“When he first came in we were playing a certain way and then we had to slow things down a bit to try and incorporate him into our system, so he could understand the chemistry of it all,” he added.

“I thought he had a fantastic game against Bristol. He was our best player on the day but he needs to produce that kind of performance week in week out.”

Fellow American Malik Smith found the switch to the BBL difficult as he was released just three games into the season, but James refused to use this as an excuse for Cameron.

“If you are a smart and intelligent basketball player, you learn to adapt to whatever system,” he said.

“We have all had different coaches who want you to play in a certain system and if you are a smart player you listen to the coach and you try to do what they want you to do.

“It is a learning curve for him (Josh) and he just needs to understand that we have some very good players on the team and he is one part of that.

“But we are all working hard to be the best we can possibly be by April when the play-offs come around.”