Oregon State Post-Game Quotes
December 05, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 5, 2010
Oregon State at Colorado
December 4, 2010
Coors Events Center
Boulder, Colo.
Head Coach Craig Robinson
On the game ...
"A couple of things, bad playing number one and I think the altitude really affected the guys. We had one kid who got altitude sickness but that isn't an excuse because we started out well when we were executing, but from then I want to take a look at the tape and see what happened. I suspect it was the offensive rebounds in the first half. We would stop them, they would take the shot and then get the offensive rebound. That kept Colorado alive. Then there were also the turnovers. I think that is what happened."
On the play of Colorado ...
"Well Colorado has two pros. I don't know, but I am going by what I read and those two guys are playing to be draft picks. Their whole team is good and they were making shots. They shot 58 percent from the field, that is pretty good and we are a pretty good defending team. Let's face it, most of our best players are freshmen and sophomores. It's tough for them to come into a situation like this, their first sort of real Pac-10-type road game."
On Calvin Haynes coming off the bench ...
"Our seniors are trying so hard to provide leadership for the younger guys and I think they are putting too much pressure on themselves. I thought just the change of scenery might help."
On Eric Moreland's injury ...
"I am not sure but he hurt his shoulder, but I think he is going to be okay though."
On which player had altitude sickness ...
"Ahmad Starks, a freshman. He started and then wasn't feeling well and we could see him dragging. When he came out we knew there was something wrong."
On anything Colorado did to surprise the Beavers ...
"No, they did everything we thought they were going to and they did what they do well. They get the ball to their best guys and let them make plays, which is a terrific game plan if you can have that. I thought [Knutson] who made all the shots was just fantastic making all of those plays. We knew of him and we knew he was going to be a guy we had to watch. When they have two really good guys, you have to worry about, it's my strategy to stop those guys from getting their averages and hope the other guys cannot beat you, but they beat us."
On the impact of the loss ...
"They are all tough losses. You don't want to lose any games, but it's early. We have a young team and we are a program that has been on the bottom and we are working our way up. There are going to be some fits and starts, but it's my job to get these guys back on their feet and I am sure we will be able to do that. A bad loss, but I think all losses are bad. It depends how well we bounce back from it."
