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Syracuse Player Quotes
Nike Elite at Syracuse (exhibition)
Nov. 4, 2002
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
Freshman forward Carmelo Anthony
On the team's performance:
"We still have some things we need to work on, but overall I think we played well."
On his debut at the Carrier Dome:
"Coming out, I felt relaxed. I've been in this type of atmosphere before, playing in front of all the fans, so I was relaxed."
On his offensive play:
"I hit my first couple of shots so after that I was feeling pretty good. I kept on shooting because they were dropping."
Sophomore forward Hakim Warrick
On the play of Carmelo Anthony:
"If they want to keep on playing him man-to-man, then he's going to keep putting up those types of numbers. When they start doubling and tripling him, that's when it is going to open up for the other guys like myself, Kueth and Josh."
On the Carrier Dome crowd:
"You could see with every shot they got a little hyper. Everybody was up on their feet when Carmelo would get out on the break. It is exciting, and it makes you want to go out and play even more."
On the team's youth:
"The talent is there, but right now we're young so we're just putting it together. You can see it out there. We scored 90-something points and did a pretty good job defensively at times. We just need to keep putting it together and practicing certain things."
On the team's overall play:
"It was a pretty good offensive performance. We did a good job in some stretches on defense, especially coming out in the second half."
On his block and two dunks to start the game:
"It was pretty exciting. My heart was pumping. It might've been pumping a little too much because I got a little tired right there. I had to slow down. It was exciting to start the season that way."
