Syracuse Player Quotes
Syracuse vs. Drexel
December 19, 2006
Carrier Dome-Syracuse, N.Y.
Senior forward Demetris Nichols
On feeling winded in the second half:
“No, I don’t feel it. I’m in pretty good shape.”
Thoughts on losing the game:
“They did a great job of protecting the ball. You know, we had this game. We gave it away. I thought we gave it away.”
On the streak he has been on:
“I mean, it’s a lot of hard work. It’s a long season. It’s hard work and that’s all I’ve got to say, it’s just hard work.”
Junior guard Josh Wright
On somebody stepping up:
“Everybody on the team has to step up, it’s not a who or what, everybody needs to step up. It’s not like we’re not getting good shots, we just are not making them.”
On Terrence Roberts’ absence in the second half:
“He’s a big part of our team. We need him. It showed on the boards in the second half. I think him not being there gave those guys more confidence going up. He’s a big loss.”
Freshman guard Paul Harris
On the team being too reliant on Demetris Nichols:
“Honestly, you could be right, because a lot of plays down the stretch we have designed for him. He’s our go-to-guy, but at the same time we need to step up and be that second go-to-guy. We already know that Demetris is our first one.”
On Terrence Roberts’ absence:
“It hurt a lot. He’s a big force down there. We need him for rebounds, blocked shots, and buckets down low. We’ve still got to dig it out as a team. If we get smaller, that’s alright.”
On Drexel taking the lead:
“It all happened so fast. I looked up and we were down. I couldn’t believe it. We couldn’t get any rhythm. We didn’t play with the same intensity that we played with in the first half in the second half.”
On how he feels entering January:
“We lost, but I’m not going to be down, the BIG EAST didn’t start yet. We’ve still got two more games then the BIG EAST. We should be ready.”
On first 12 games being what he expected they would be:
“I knew they’d be physical and I expected us to hopefully be undefeated, but we lost a couple games.”
