SU Player Quotes vs. Colgate
SU Player Quotes
Syracuse vs. Colgate
Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y.
December 10, 2005
Eric Devendorf
On the tonight’s performance…
“Second half we came out fired up. Played great defense and held them to four points in 14 minutes. The defense in the second half was outstanding; we got deflections and steals that led to fast break points.”
On having a week off…
“It helped us tremendously because we came out in the second half with tons of energy and who knows what type of energy we would’ve come out with if we played last night.”
Gerry McNamara
On his contribution…
“It was good to get a win. I’m not worried about contributing. I’ve been apart of this offense for the last four years. I just waited patiently on the bench and I knew they would do great without me. We’re talented and can get by. So when I was in foul trouble early I wasn’t worried.”
On frustration of being in early foul trouble…
“You know, it happens to every player. Every player gets in trouble at some point, and tonight was my night, hopefully I don’t have very many of them.”
On defensive effort…
“We went 12 minutes and gave up four points or something crazy like that so we played as well as we can on the defensive end. We really have to play hard like that. If we can set a tone defensively early then offense will follow. Anytime you’re in a jam the defense has to be a constant.”
On playing Davidson next weekend…
“Well they are a tough team and we expect a tough game. We’ll do the same thing we did this week, work hard and get better.”
On whether the team is starting to play better together…
“I think we’re getting better. We’re starting to learn each others games and knowing where people are on the floor and where they should be.”
