From today's hoops conference

On Humboldt State:
"We're still having a problem defending the dribble. There were a number of times where we were getting beat off dribble penetration. That's an important thing, especially when you go into a Fullerton game where they have a bunch of athletes who can break you down of the dribble."

On offensive rebounding:
"There were nine minutes where we didn't have a player with an offensive rebound in the first half. We've got to get the guys who are supposed to be on the glass to get on them better. Second half, Malcolm did a good job on the glass. But it's not going to be often where we use him in that capacity."

On Nikola Dragovic
"He's 6-for-23 so obviously he hasn't shot it well. I think his defense had something to be desired in the second game. He's got to definitely play better for us to have some success. We're asking him to do something we didn't ask him to do at all last year, and that's play the three, but it's a necessity for us. It's just unfortunate that Honeycutt started the game before and now he's off for three weeks or a month."

On Reeves Nelson:
"I thought Reeves Nelson had a good half in the first half. He has the ability to be a consistent rebounder as he has in practice every day. I just want those freshmen to come in and play good defense and let the offense come to them naturally."

On Brendan Lane:
"He only had five practices, and the last practice I thought he'd be out on Monday. I think he's practiced six out of the 19. He's catching up in terms of conditioning. His ankle is getting better. The one thing about Brendan I like his he has a good feel from the game. As he gets bigger and stronger, he's going to be more and more effective."