Cuonzo Martin Postgame Quotes

Cuonzo Martin Postgame Quotes

Opening Comment:
You have to play hard in the first half. You have to play as a team in the first half. We didn't play as a team in the first half – a lot of one-on-one plays, a lot of one-dribble pull-ups. We didn't have good ball movement or good body movement. So I thought we did a poor job really playing as a team in the first half on both sides of the (court). We picked it up in the second half, played a lot better. We still had some breakdowns in the second half. You shoot over 50 percent from the field – 65 in the second half – and you lose the game, it just makes our guys understand the importance of defending from start to finish.

I thought the guys did a better job in the second half battling. But you have to get off to a good start. I didn't think we got off to a good start at Oregon either. So we have to do a better job with ball movement, body movement, getting the ball inside, good spacing, dribble penetration. And we've got to really limit our turnovers, too.

On Cal's turnovers:
You have to take care of the ball. You have to take what the defense gives you. You can't force things. You have to take what they give. There's a fine line between being aggressive. You can't be careless with the ball.

What is your message to the team?
You have to defend, rebounds and play hard – the things I say all the time. Defend, rebound and play as hard as you can play all the time. Offensively, share the ball. Play as a team and not turn it over.

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