Jan. 10, 2004

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Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson Quotes

"They are a very good and tough team. They have very good balance, and they have a bench that they can go to in order to get their starters time to rest. They are very sound defensively, and they have a very experienced team. They ran their offense like they wanted to, and they made every cut at full speed, which made them hard to guard."

"To shoot as miserably as we did in the first half, we still managed to do a good job on the offensive boards. But, you can't shoot 19 percent in the first half and expect to be in the game. Our defense had a lot to do with our poor shooting, which seemed to affect everyone's confidence."

"Even though he did not shoot all that well, I thought that Chris Hernandez was Stanford's most valuable player on the floor. He is a very smart player, and he showed his ability to handle the ball, get through pressure, penetrate and dish. He did a very nice job."

"We only had 10 assists, but that is because we can't get assists if we do not finish the play and put the ball in the hole. We have to make sure that we put away all of those lay-ins that we missed. We just did not do a good job of finishing plays."

"We had a hard time shooting the ball over (Josh) Childress, and his size definitely bothered Salim (Stoudamire) and gave him problems throughout the whole game."

"Mustafa (Shakur) is a tremendous competitor, and he was the guy who was knocking down shots for us down the stretch."

"We are in the same boat that we were in a year ago. We have to take care of business, and we can't count on anyone else to beat Stanford. They are just too experienced and too well coached. They are solid at every position, and they have a bench that gives them time to keep their guys fresh."

Arizona Player Quotes

Junior Center Channing Frye:
"They (Stanford) did the little things it takes to win. Our shots weren't falling for us. We just weren't shooting the ball well. Things just didn't go our way."

"They do things to a tee. They were very fundamental and didn't make mistakes. This was no tougher than any other game."

"I think that I need to be more aggressive. I think I could have done more on the defensive end."

Freshman Guard Mustafa Shakur:
"(Stanford) did a good job on Channing (Frye). Those were shots that he normally makes against any other team. They were probably toughest on the inside. We had a tough time getting our big men involved."

"We need to learn to play as a team every game. At times, we played well, and at other times, we didn't."

"I just tried to give my team some energy. It's hard to come back when they are shooting so well. We did a poor job. We have to focus; every person needs to practice and focus."

"We got some good looks at times, but they didn't go down."

Sophomore Forward Andre Iguodala:
"We missed a lot of easy buckets. I'm not frustrated at all. There's a reason that we lost this game. We'll practice this next week, and we'll be fine."

"Our defense was okay. Offensively, we needed to make harder cuts. We didn't play that bad. They (Stanford) played a well-executed basketball game."

"Shots that we normally make, we were missing. We took quick shots. That's our Achilles' heel."

"The only person that surprised me was their point guard, (Chris) Hernandez. He was quick."

"We lost the game, but we'll move on."