SU Player Quotes vs. Hofstra
SU Player Quotes
Syracuse vs. Hofstra
December 22, 2006
Carrier Dome-Syracuse, N.Y.
Junior guardJosh Wright
On the great free throw shooting:
“We shoot free throws everyday at practice. We know were not going to make everyone we take, but we have to go up there and knock them down. Our big guys are shooting them well, so the guards have to shoot them well too for a good balance.
On the confidence of the team:
“It’s great going into Christmas with a win. We definitely didn’t want to go on break with a loss. I think everyone played well tonight, and everybody contributed, and we are getting better as a team.”
Senior forward Demetris Nichols
On the team’s performance:
“We have eight days off so it lets people get their confidence up, and we should come back to practice with a lot of energy and get ready for the BIG EAST play”
On the importance of getting Eric Devendorf back to himself on the court:
“Well, he’s the second leading scorer on the team. We need him, just like we need everyone else, but it was good to see him have a good game tonight, and he should be fine and ready for the BIG EAST.”
On missing the 20th consecutive foul shot:
Reporter: “Do you know who missed the twentieth?”
Nichols: “Probably me, I’m pretty pissed about that now that you pointed it out.”
On having an inside advantage and knowing they were going to shoot three’s:
“It’s a big factor going in knowing they are going to put up a lot of three’s. We would trap them, and push off the rebound into transition trying to get easy buckets.”
Senior forward Matt Gorman
On a good team win:
“It’s nice, but the thing is there were still a lot of mistakes and turnovers, but it was another step forward to where we want to be.”
On if they needed the break
“It is always good to go home for a couple days, see the family and come back fresh. We have St. Bonaventure then Pitt, and everyone is going to be ready for that game.
On not dwelling on the Drexel loss:
“Well you can’t dwell. You have to keep moving on. You can’t hold your head down after a loss like that, you just have to get a win, and tonight we got it. We got the BIG EAST coming up, so we need to get everyone playing well and that’s important.”
