Dana Altman reveals where Oregon stands as a team

Dana Altman believes Oregon can reach a higher ceiling than they’ve shown thus far.

The Ducks currently sit at 16-13 on the season, fifth in the Pac-12 after amassing a conference record of 10-8. They snapped a three-game losing streak their last time out with a victory over Oregon State, and now Altman has his sights set on getting his team ready for the Pac-12 Tournament.

“We’ve just got to go home and keep putting things together. We’ve got to play really good against Cal. They got us last year at home. Then we have a tough one with Stanford,” started Altman. “We’ve got to get better. We’ve got to find a way to win a couple of games. We’ve got to get better. Learn from our mistakes. Rebound the ball. Handle it better. Execute better. We’ve been a really good shooting team from two, but haven’t show it well from three or the free throw line. Tonight we kind of turned that around. So if we get back to shooting those twos well and can hit a few threes like we did tonight, I think we’ll make a little run here.

“But we’ve just got to go home, get better and we know that Cal and Stanford will be hungry for wins, and we’re going to have to play.”

As Altman mentioned, Oregon will have to go through Cal and Stanford before the Pac-12 Tournament. The Ducks defeated the Golden Bears earlier this season, but fell to the Cardinal by seven on the road.

Oregon will be hoping for a big game out of big man N’Faly Dante, who’s currently averaging 13.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. If he’s on, the Ducks expect to be victorious.

Dana Altman’s squad could be a fun bunch to watch come March, especially if they’re rocking on all cylinders this week.