Postgame Quotes - Stanford
01/21/17 | Men's Basketball
Chris Boucher, Senior Forward
On if it felt different being in the starting lineup...
"Not really; you definitely have more minutes and more time to get hot. You experience more of the game, but I felt like it didn't really change what I had to do. I still had to rebound, block shots and have a lot of energy."
On why this team is more prepared to play without Brooks than they were at the beginning of the season...
"I felt like everybody knows that if we lose one guy, we still got to play and everybody has to step up. We know that Dillon is a big part of our team, so when we lose somebody like that we know we've got to bring more to the table."
On keeping them to 33-percent shooting on the night...
"I thought we played a lot of D, we played good D. We knew who the shooter was, we had to double inside, I felt like defensively we did a good job."
Payton Pritchard, Sophomore Guard
On not playing with Dillon Brooks...
"It's going to hurt losing Dillon, he is our leader and best player and the best player in the country to me. So, we need to find other ways to make up for that, and Dillon is really tough and brings toughness so that's what we need to make up for."
On having at least three stretches of five minutes or more without Stanford making a field goal...
"We've got the best shot blockers in the country with Jordan, Chris and Kavell. Us guards really have to pressure them and take away easy threes and easy little 15-footers, so if we do that the rest will take care of itself."
On winning 16 in a row...
"We're not worried about any streak, we are worried about one game at a time and getting better each game. We just want to make a run in the Pac-12 tournament and the NCAA tournament."
Dana Altman, Head Coach
On the team's play today…
"I'm disappointed. We were sloppy. We missed our first three free throws – two of them front ends of one-and ones, and we just got a little careless with the 19 turnovers. There were some good things, we started the game really shooting the ball well and making plays for each other, then I thought we took some quick ones which took us out of our rhythm a little bit."
On playing without Dillon Brooks…
"I think offensively we started the game really well, our ball movement was pretty good, but in the second half the turnovers just took away what should've been a good performance for us. So it's not the step we wanted to take and I told the guys that it's January 21st and we still want to be going in the right direction and we didn't take a positive step today."
On the team's play defensively…
"At times our activity was pretty good. We gave them some looks late on a couple penetrations and wide open threes when our zone wasn't ready to go. But I thought for the most part defensively especially in the first half that our activity was pretty good."
Jerod Haase, Stanford Head Coach
On giving up 33 points off of three-pointers...
"I think it was a combination of great shooting on their part, and poor defense on ours. I really need to go back and watch the film, but initially that's what I saw out there."
On how Oregon compares to Arizona and UCLA...
"All three of those teams are such great talents. The individual talent is is off the chart with this Oregon team. When you are playing them you have to find ways collectively to punch back from that. You do that by playing with passion and fury defensively, and really just playing your heart out. If we could get the entire team to play with the effort that Marcus Allen played with today we would be a lot better. That is a cultural thing that we are still building."
On if it felt different being in the starting lineup...
"Not really; you definitely have more minutes and more time to get hot. You experience more of the game, but I felt like it didn't really change what I had to do. I still had to rebound, block shots and have a lot of energy."
On why this team is more prepared to play without Brooks than they were at the beginning of the season...
"I felt like everybody knows that if we lose one guy, we still got to play and everybody has to step up. We know that Dillon is a big part of our team, so when we lose somebody like that we know we've got to bring more to the table."
On keeping them to 33-percent shooting on the night...
"I thought we played a lot of D, we played good D. We knew who the shooter was, we had to double inside, I felt like defensively we did a good job."
Payton Pritchard, Sophomore Guard
On not playing with Dillon Brooks...
"It's going to hurt losing Dillon, he is our leader and best player and the best player in the country to me. So, we need to find other ways to make up for that, and Dillon is really tough and brings toughness so that's what we need to make up for."
On having at least three stretches of five minutes or more without Stanford making a field goal...
"We've got the best shot blockers in the country with Jordan, Chris and Kavell. Us guards really have to pressure them and take away easy threes and easy little 15-footers, so if we do that the rest will take care of itself."
On winning 16 in a row...
"We're not worried about any streak, we are worried about one game at a time and getting better each game. We just want to make a run in the Pac-12 tournament and the NCAA tournament."
Dana Altman, Head Coach
On the team's play today…
"I'm disappointed. We were sloppy. We missed our first three free throws – two of them front ends of one-and ones, and we just got a little careless with the 19 turnovers. There were some good things, we started the game really shooting the ball well and making plays for each other, then I thought we took some quick ones which took us out of our rhythm a little bit."
On playing without Dillon Brooks…
"I think offensively we started the game really well, our ball movement was pretty good, but in the second half the turnovers just took away what should've been a good performance for us. So it's not the step we wanted to take and I told the guys that it's January 21st and we still want to be going in the right direction and we didn't take a positive step today."
On the team's play defensively…
"At times our activity was pretty good. We gave them some looks late on a couple penetrations and wide open threes when our zone wasn't ready to go. But I thought for the most part defensively especially in the first half that our activity was pretty good."
Jerod Haase, Stanford Head Coach
On giving up 33 points off of three-pointers...
"I think it was a combination of great shooting on their part, and poor defense on ours. I really need to go back and watch the film, but initially that's what I saw out there."
On how Oregon compares to Arizona and UCLA...
"All three of those teams are such great talents. The individual talent is is off the chart with this Oregon team. When you are playing them you have to find ways collectively to punch back from that. You do that by playing with passion and fury defensively, and really just playing your heart out. If we could get the entire team to play with the effort that Marcus Allen played with today we would be a lot better. That is a cultural thing that we are still building."
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