Player Cornell Quotes
Syracuse Student-Athlete Quotes
Syracuse vs. Cornell
November 24, 2009
Carrier Dome – Syracuse, N.Y.
Brandon Triche, Fr., Guard
His game today
I think I made 3-pointers, finished on the fast-break, and made all my free throws. Usually I miss all my free throws. So I think this was one of my big games.
His ablility to get to the basket
“I think that one of the main focal points of my game was just being strong. I work out every day just to be that way. Just taking great shots and finishing my fast breaks got me going a little bit.
On this win being better than the two tournament games
“It’s just the motivation part. We knew coming into this game, there wasn’t going to be as many fans and it wasn’t going to be as packed, with everyone going back home for Thanksgiving. But, playing against them, they’re great shooters. They’re not guys who are going to get into you and be super-great athletes. It’s kind of like playing Cal, they had great shooters, you had to get inside and get back out. You had a tough time and the first half getting all two shooters closed up.
Kris Joseph, So., F
Figuring out Cornell’s strategy
“After we figured it out, we closed on their shooters. We always knew there was a guy, sending a guy to the corner, so our big man had to come out and help. But, that’s all there was. It was just figuring out what they were going to do and when they were going to do it.”
Coming off the big wins in New York
“We couldn’t win two big games and come here and lose to Cornell. We couldn’t let that happen. That was on our mind as well as just coming out and staying focused.
“We couldn’t win two big games and come here and lose to Cornell. We couldn’t let that happen. That was on our mind as well as just coming out and staying focused.
Scoop Jardine, RSo., G
Avoiding a letdown after NYC
“It was great. That was our main focus in practice. We wanted to come out and get a W and win because this was the hardest game, coming out after North Carolina, the game after.”
On Brandon Triche
“With Brandon, there’s more to come. He’s a great player and he’s going to do great things here at Syracuse. You all just saw a little piece of him today.
“With Brandon, there’s more to come. He’s a great player and he’s going to do great things here at Syracuse. You all just saw a little piece of him today.
On the game
“We kind of blew our assignments and didn’t get out to our shooters in the first half. When you play Cornell, they are going to make you play defense for 35 seconds. We kind of didn’t get out to the shooters in the first half and the second half we did.”
Playing defense against Cornell
“Every time we play Cornell, they don’t only have one shooter, they have four shooters on the wing so you have to worry about all four guys on the offense who shoot pretty good. So it was definitely one of the tough ones.”
Wes Johnson, Jr., F
On the flow of the game
On the flow of the game
“We didn’t locate the shooters that first half, but we made our adjustments in the second half and then had to locate them and play outside-in. Then we did a good job,”
Brandon’s role today
“He stepped up big. He had a lot of big shots and I think that’s why we tell him he’s not a freshman. He’s not playing like it.”
On the toughness of this game
“Coming off those two wins, we were kind of banged up and tired and it really showed us where our heart was at. We came together as a team and pulled this victory out.”
“Coming off those two wins, we were kind of banged up and tired and it really showed us where our heart was at. We came together as a team and pulled this victory out.”
On their strategy to beat Cornell
“It was really just a grind. We knew it was going to be a tough game for us. They’re a very good shooting team. We figured if we took away their threes and gave them more twos, we were going to win the game. I know that sounds crazy, but it worked.”
