Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
The University of Utah Athletics
Quotes from Larry Krystkowiak's Weekly Press Conference
2/9/2015 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 9, 2015
On Stanford:
They're a physical ball club with four guys scoring double figures in conference play. They have a lot of different weapons with the wings and Anthony Brown. They run a triangle offense with a lot of movement and spacing. They're a veteran ball club that's been together for a while. They're a great team and Coach Dawkins has done a nice job. They really the move the ball around on offense and we can't focus on just one guy defensively.
On his team's offensive success:
We have a willingness to share the basketball. Our players have learned to pass up a good shot for a great shot. They're really buying in and it's fun to be a part of. It's selflessness, not selfishness. We don't seem to take bad shots. One of my big pet peeves is taking poor shots. When we grade out after games we aren't taking many bad shots. We usually wait to get a guy open. We practice half-an-hour or so on shooting drills. My assistants reminded me we need to shoot more in practice. When you're struggling it's an easy thing to overlook. Building it into our practice plan has also been beneficial.
On Jakob's status:
He took a majority of the week off. He did some pretty substantial damage to his ankle but he's getting his conditioning back. He took some time for his ligaments to heal. Trevor gave us encouraging news when he said Jakob told him that it didn't hurt him anymore against Colorado. Having him back gives us more of a punch rebounding and defensively.
On what he'd like to fix with his offense:
We have a couple phases to our offense. We can't usually get it cranked up or play a fast tempo on the road. We need to get better at sprinting out and executing in transition. We might take some quick shots but we talk about taking the first good chance. You want to score early, but not be predictable. The longer the defense has to guard usually works to our benefit with a good, open shot
On his team's selflessness:
We do have a selfless mentality. We mention it all the time. It's not that you think less about yourself, it's that you think of yourself less. It's something we preach and it has the same impact a if you were to have a selfish team. Things can get pretty dysfunctional if you go the other way. This is a good way to play. We spread the ball around and everyone is happy. The defensive mentality is trickling into the offensive end. I believe in karma so I think that you get out what you put in.
On being seen as a favorite among teams in the Pac-12:
I'm not a firm believer in an upset or a favorite. That mentality is dangerous. I stay in the moment. We tell our guys to play for today and not to get complacent. I'm proud of our guys. You watch practice and you don't think they've accomplished anything. It's like our team that won six games. Everyone is dialed in and wants to improve. We didn't guard well or play with an edge against UCLA. We were a little sluggish and I think we corrected things with two straight road wins. We want to accomplish what's in front of our face and that's Thursday's game.
On returning home:
After three road games, it's important to state there's no magic when you come home. Now it's an off-the-charts atmosphere right now for our home games, but Stanford competes and plays really well on the road. I'd be lying if I said I'm not glad to be home but we have to overcome the challenge and get ready for a strong Stanford team.
On social media:
I think there are a lot of positives. I found it interesting last year because we have a tight-knit group. If you aren't getting positive results and providing feedback, you see the phones light up and people are seeking out opinions of how they played. I shut my account down in November when we met before the season. I wanted to provide more feedback to our players and show allegiance to our guys who shut it down. It hurts when you're young and think you have allies, then something goes wrong and there's a lot of venom spewed at them. Heck, it's tough for 50-year olds also. We try and keep the communication within our group and a lot of guys have stayed off social media. We pat them on the back when they need it and in turn, we also kick them in the rump. Hopefully they're listening to us more. We are down to about 30 days until the tournament rolls around. Goals are in reach and we don't have enough time or energy to focus on things outside our circle. We don't have any rules but we have reprimanded some players in the past for social media. We don't have a big rule book. We trust our guys to not make mistakes.
On Kyle Kuzma:
Kyle had a really nice week of practice and I pay close attention - Brandon was similar to the same situation as a freshman, coming to practice with an edge to him - some guys have bad body language and pout and want to transfer. I see it with my sons and daughters I see it with AAU. A mentality of "I'll take my ball and go to another team" with all the choices out there. We talked about a month ago and he has brought his lunch box every day. He faced adversity and responded very well. He goes and get rebounds as you saw against Colorado in limited minutes. He did his job and has gone about things the right way. You come to practice and earn minutes, you get rewarded.
On Jordan Loveridge:
He's a big small forward now, not a small poet forward. He gets nasty in practice so I challenge him to not pick on Kuzma and Dakarai. Go do it against Colorado. I didn't see that edge in the tape from last year and he came out with an edge on Saturday. We out-rebounded them substantially, at their place. We rebounded well as a team. This point of year physicality goes out the window. Less hand checks get called, there's more bumping. You get into postseason play and you see good officials swallow the whistle.
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