Watch: David Singleton Talks Home Dominance UCLA-Stanford

What's gone into you guys being so good at Pauley?

It's just really defense. Defensively, on the defensive end, we defend our home court. You know, coach is always preaching that real teams, you know, you're not trying to lose at home, you can't do that. So we're really trying to implement that in our culture.

Are your deflection stats typically better at home or on the road?

Um, yeah, I don't know. We try to have – we have a target number, so don't know if we're better on the road or at home. I just know if it's at a certain number, we're more likely to win.

How much do you feed off the crowd's energy at Pauley?

I feed off it a lot. I really like the crowd, the energy in Pauley. It's an amazing feeling, you know, getting the crowd into it and trying to get the crowd going. You know, trying to make it like a basketball – I want teams to be scared of our crowd almost, you know?

Looking to go 4-0 in the last four home games of your career?

I mean, yeah, I would hope that we could go 4-0 in our last four. Hopefully, we win all our games in the regular season. But, you know, we just gotta take it one game at a time.

What did you see from Stanford against Arizona? How are they playing differently than when you last played them?

I think they stepped up their defense, you know, Stanford. And their offense, obviously, is amazing, you know? But I really think they stepped up their defense, you know? It's really a different team from when we played them.

What have you liked about playing with Amari?

He's been an amazing guy. Amari, you know, his basketball IQ, his knowledge and his athleticism, he's a really great player. And it's fun to teach him and hear what he has to say, his thoughts on everything. I have to tell him sometimes, 'Yo, some people might not be as advanced as you on some plays here and there,' And I just tell him to slow down. But he's a great player, he's gonna be an even better player.

How can you tell that Amari has a high basketball IQ?

You know, he just makes certain plays that freshmen don't usually make. And on top of that, playing with him over the year, I can see his IQ grow. I had to teach him, 'I know in high school it's this, but college is this,' and he really adapted quickly, so I think that's one of the signs of a good basketball IQ.

How did it feel to get the win in Eugene after several years of not being able to do that?

It felt pretty good. You know, a win's a win, but winning up there, you know, that was a goal of not me, but the team too, so it was a pretty good win.

You were there for the last one (2019)?

Yeah, I was there for the last one, I was part of that last one, yeah.

Does what Stanford did to Arizona help you refocus and realize that it's not the team you beat handily earlier in the year?

I wouldn't say refocus because we don't take any team lightly. We're not taking – just because we beat them doesn't mean we're unbeatable. We don't come into games like that. You know, we have to put in not our best effort – a winning effort – and we have to do that again at home. We're not taking this for granted, lightly or anything like that. We take each opponent with the same attitude every time we step on the court.

How did your pregame dance with Jaime come about?

It kinda just happened, over the games it became like a ritual or a tradition, you know, for every game. I feel like it's just a reminder that, like, we work so hard in practice, taking care of our bodies, and now it's like, you know, we have to remind ourselves to have fun with it. You know, it can't just be – basketball is, at the end of the day, it's a sport, it's supposed to be fun. I understand like winning, you have more fun when you win, but we were gonna do that regardless. You know, it's our last year together, so we're just trying to have fun and we know what it takes to win, so.

Was it your idea or his?

It was like a cohesive idea. Like, I feel like it was both of ours cause we do that off the court a lot, so I was like – and it just happened, so yeah.

When did you start doing it?

Definitely this year, but probably like four games in.

As an expert, how's Jaime's 3-point shooting form looking right now?

It's looking pretty good right now. I just tell him, you know, just slow down. Like, I promise you, slow down, it's going in. Like his form is really getting – puts the ball under his hand and then guides – it looks good, I just tell him slow down and it's going in.

How do you limit your turnovers and how do you make sure you're helping other guys hold onto it?

You know, coach says we can't win with turnovers, so you gotta put shots up, we have too many offensive weapons. So we can't get shots up, we can't win. So I try to, you know, just slow down. Like you shouldn't have, like – because obviously, you're gonna have turnovers in a game, but you can't have, like, three turnovers back-to-back-to-back or unnecessary or stupid turnovers, anything like that. So we try to have that standard every game.