Five minutes with Farmar

Sorry I haven't been around much, I had to cover Lakers practice for the Daily News. I was able, though, to take advantage of the opportunity for you guys:

Here's what Jordan Farmar had to say about his alma mater this year:

On the UCLA team:
"I don't know much about the team right now. I know a couple of the younger guys - Malcolm Lee, Jerime Anderson, Mike Moser - and they're supposed to have some good young kids. I just know they're going to be alright because there going to play good defense and be well coached. That's where a lot of things happen in college basketball."

On what it's like to be a young team:
"My freshman year we had no seniors, my sophomore year Cedric Bozeman came back as a fifth year. It's possible. If you have good players who can play and follow through on what the team is trying to accomplish, it's all possible."

On his advice to UCLA:
"Just try to get better every day. Don't look at the big picture. We all know what the overall goal is. But if you try to do the best you can every day, it all piles up."

On playing for the Bruins:
"Being there puts the pressure on you and forces you to step up to the plate. You put that jersey on, you have those four letters across your chest, you don't want to let that tradition down. That prestigious university deserves to be at a certain level, especially on the basketball court."