Syracuse Player Quotes -- December, 4, 2004
Men’s Basketball Player Quotes
SU v. Colgate
Saturday, December 4, 2004
Senior guard/forward Josh Pace
On the play of Colgate:
“They played a great game. They came out in the first half and stuck with us. It was a good game.”
On the play of sophomore forward Terrence Roberts:
“Terrence stepped his game up. We expect that out of him and all the other people coming off the bench. Terrence really helped us tonight. Without him there’s no telling what would have happened at the end of the game.”
On what to expect against Oklahoma State:
“They’re a top team. We know that they are going to be very aggressive and do whatever it takes to win the game, but we’re going to do the same.”
Sophomore forward Terrence Roberts
On how he can help the team win:
“I always feel like I can come in and give the team a spark on both defense and offense. I felt like I had bad games against St. Bonaventure and Sienna so I wanted to come out and stay focused. I got extended minutes tonight so I could do the little things and make the most of it.”
On the upcoming game against Oklahoma State:
“It’s going to be a lot more intense. It’s a big-time game on ESPN. I expect the team to come out with a different kind of attitude. I know we’ll come out very energetic. We’ll practice hard tomorrow and be ready to go on Tuesday night.”
On how this game helped the team:
“This was a great game for us. Colgate coming out and playing as hard as they did will definitely help get us ready for Oklahoma State.”
Senior forward Hakim Warrick
On returning to Madison Square Garden after winning the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic there a few weeks ago:
“You have to feel good about playing Madison Square Garden again. The game against Oklahoma State is going to be on a big stage against a top-ten team. I think this game can help us get ready.”
On Oklahoma State:
“We know that they’re going to come out and play aggressive. They have a very similar team from when we played against them in the NCAA tournament two years ago. They have good guards. Oklahoma State is going to play physical with us, so we have to be ready to go out there and play physical right back.”
