Syracuse Player Quotes
LeMoyne at Syracuse University
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
Senior Hakim Warrick
On the team’s points in the paint and rebounds:
“We definitely did a great job. We have a lot of athletes and big bodies down there. We did a good job attacking the glass, offensively and defensively.”
On the team’s overall performance:
“We definitely did a great job, but I think we gave up too many open jump shots. If LeMoyne would have hit some of those shots, it would have been a much closer game, so that’s something we definitely have to work on.”
Freshman Josh Wright
On playing his first game:
“I just wanted to come out and get a feel for the game, get a feel for the court and the environment. That was my main objective—to come out and get a feel for everything.”
On his performance:
“I just played within myself and helped my teammates out tonight.”
On if he felt any added pressure playing for Orange, being from Utica:
“Honestly, I really didn’t even think about it like that. It’s just another game for me.”
Junior Gerry McNamara
On his confidence level in tight situations:
“You have to be confident in everything. That is what makes you a team, and that is what makes you successful. I believe that anyone on our team can hit the shot. Personally, I’d want to take it, but anyone can make the shot when it comes down to it.”
On LeMoyne’s point guard, Trent Morgan:
“He’s a guy you have to respect. It’s good to face a guy like that because we’re going to see a lot of them.”
On Coach Boeheim’s use of the younger players:
“He’s getting those guys used to playing with everyone. It wasn’t just the first five guys. It was the first five, then the second five, then mix the first five in with the second five.”
