Syracuse Player Quotes
Georgia Tech at Syracuse
Dec. 21, 2002
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
Senior Kueth Duany
On the team’s shooting performance:
“It was an offensive barrage. It just showed how many weapons we have.”
On Syracuse’s defensive success:
“When our defense gets us going like that, we are a dangerous team. That’s when we are at our best – when our defense is active. That’s what I have been saying to these young guys all along.”
On his overall performance:
“I just try to be active - defensively and offensively - just being on the glass. That’s what got me going. I got some good looks at the basket and just knocked them down.”
Freshman Carmelo Anthony
On the play of classmate Gerry McNamara:
“He stepped up big at the point guard. He’s a two-guard, so for him to do that and step up as a point guard and pass the ball and shoot like he did, that’s big.”
On the mental aspect of shooting:
“The basket looks really good when everything’s going in, but when everything misses, the basket looks small.”
On the Orangemen’s defensive performance:
“We played really well defensively. A lot of teams didn’t think that our defense would be good. We showed that we can be good defensively.”
On the home court advantage the fans provide:
“When we came running out, it was like, ‘wow.’ For them to be on our side like that and to have good fans like that is good for us.”
Freshman Gerry McNamara:
On the emotions involved in his game:
“I feed off my emotions. When I get hot is when I play my best. I’ll do anything to get myself motivated. You hit a shot, you yell, you scream, you get the guys fired up. That’s how we do it.”
On the margin of victory:
“I’m very surprised. Georgia Tech is a really good team. They proved it last year when Syracuse played them.”
