Oregon Ducks Basketball Coach Dana Altman Addresses Slow Starts

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00:00Is there something you can pinpoint to that just a slow start on either end of the court for the last couple games?

00:05We didn't slow start today. No, no. I mean, we went out and pressed. I mean, we jumped, we got out.

00:10It has been that way. So we chained some things up and started in a press just to try to prevent that.

00:17But I'm not sure exactly what the score was out of the block, but I mean, we, what's that?

00:2318-4.

00:2418-4. You know, we got out good today, but I thought our press has helped us there.

00:29And we were a lot more aggressive, got some deflections.

00:34The rebounding, getting out-rebounded by Stephen F. Austin, what did you see on the boards today?

00:40And how did we improve?

00:42Well, they, we knew they were a good rebounding team. They were plus eight.

00:45And again, 15 offensive rebounds a game is a high number.

00:50We just got to get more physical. You know, I think we're big enough. I think we're athletic enough.

00:55Our blockout rate's not what it needs to be. We chart that every game.

01:00And, you know, our goal is 70. You know, we'd like to get 70 or better.

01:04And we're not anywhere near close to it.

01:06So we're just going to have to get a lot more physical on the boards with our blockouts.

01:11Everybody's got to think of themselves as a rebounder.

01:14And we're just going to have to do a much better job.

01:19Great teams.