Syracuse Player Quotes
Carrier Dome, Syracuse NY
January 31, 2004
Freshman Louie McCroskey
On playing Connecticut on Monday:
“Hopefully we can take some confidence going into our game against Connecticut. It’s going to be a tough environment and a tough team. They’re going to be ready to play so we’re just going to have to match it and be ready to play.”
Junior Hakim Warrick
On the physical play of Virginia Tech:
“It made me work for everything but I think my teammates did a good job of coming to the ball and hitting shots.”
On the importance of Demetris Nichols taking shots:
“I definitely look for him, especially early to get him in, get involved, give him some confidence and really get him going.”
On not having Billy Edelin as point guard:
“It’s different. He’s just a leader right there and he hits a lot of big shots for us and just missing that is really tough on us but I think Louie (McCroskey) and Demetris (Nichols) did a really good job coming in there, their first game, and they really helped us out.”
On playing Connecticut on Monday:
“You definitely look forward to going in and playing with a team like Connecticut. It’s one of the games we’ve circled since day one and it’s going to be a big Monday on a big stage and we’re going to have to run the court.”
Junior Josh Pace
On teammate Jeremy McNeil:
“Jeremy stepped up tremendously. He hasn’t been playing as well or getting much playing time the last couple of games but he kept his head up and he had a good game and I think without him, we’d have a tough game so hopefully he’ll be ready for Connecticut come Monday.”
On the absence of Billy Edelin on the court:
“I think it was tough to play without him because we kind of had to get another chemistry going being that he handles the ball most of the time but I think we had a good game today and Gerry (McNamara) handled the pressure as point guard.”
On needing the Virginia Tech win:
“We needed to win and going into the Connecticut game, you don’t want to go into the game with three losses under your belt so hopefully we can go in there Monday and give them a good game.”
