In the final section of Coach Ben Howland talks about the Pac 10 and their strong play thus far in the season and how that could benefit the league as a whole when the NCAA tournament rolls around on March. This concludes BruinBlitz.com's coverage of Coach Howland's presser on Tuesday.

It is December and you can get better in some areas…

Howland: "Absolutely."

Is the team understanding the team concept and everything?

Howland: "Of team defense?"

They are switching well and everything…

Howland: "Yeah and we are sharing the ball pretty well offensively, making the extra pass.

"Part of this being ranked No. 1 there is so much that gets talked about with that is we still realize that is December and we have a long way to go."

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