Syracuse Player Quotes
Syracuse vs. Villanova
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Carrier Dome /Syracuse, N.Y.
Scoop Jardine, So., Guard
On how it felt to win the game:
“It is a wonderful feeling, but we still have a lot of season to go. Anyone can be beaten so we just need to be humble and move forward.”
“It is a wonderful feeling, but we still have a lot of season to go. Anyone can be beaten so we just need to be humble and move forward.”
On the energy from the crowd:
“I give a lot of credit to our fans. We were pumped up. Everyone has been talking about this Villanova game for so long. It feels great to go in there an beat them by almost 20 points. I feel like the happiest man in the world right now. This was especially important because the win was against Villanova. You have no idea how big that is for me and Rick [Jackson]. We only play them once and we really did it right.”
“I give a lot of credit to our fans. We were pumped up. Everyone has been talking about this Villanova game for so long. It feels great to go in there an beat them by almost 20 points. I feel like the happiest man in the world right now. This was especially important because the win was against Villanova. You have no idea how big that is for me and Rick [Jackson]. We only play them once and we really did it right.”
On talking to Rick Jackson about the importance of this game:
“I told Rick ‘this is really big for us’. We just stood there and looked around the Dome for a moment and saw how everyone was going crazy. It was great because we were just in an article in our newspaper back home and I know everyone back home was watching the game and supporting us.”
“I told Rick ‘this is really big for us’. We just stood there and looked around the Dome for a moment and saw how everyone was going crazy. It was great because we were just in an article in our newspaper back home and I know everyone back home was watching the game and supporting us.”
Arinze Onuaku, Sr., Center
On the team having 23 offensive rebounds:
“They told us Pitt beat ‘Nova because they had 23 offensive rebounds. From the beginning, Rick [Jackson] and I told each other that we need to go out there and dominate the offensive board sand that is what we tried to do.”
“They told us Pitt beat ‘Nova because they had 23 offensive rebounds. From the beginning, Rick [Jackson] and I told each other that we need to go out there and dominate the offensive board sand that is what we tried to do.”
On the overall balance:
“This team is great at working together. We have had great chemistry all year and just try and find the open guy. We don’t have any selfish guys on this team and if we make some easy passes we get easy buckets and that’s how it works.”
“This team is great at working together. We have had great chemistry all year and just try and find the open guy. We don’t have any selfish guys on this team and if we make some easy passes we get easy buckets and that’s how it works.”
On the pressure of playing in front of the largest on-campus basketball crowd ever:
“Your ears start hurting when it gets so loud, but it shakes the other team up. The fans really helped us out today and we really thank them for that.”
“Your ears start hurting when it gets so loud, but it shakes the other team up. The fans really helped us out today and we really thank them for that.”
Rick Jackson, Jr. Forward
On being from Philadelphia and playing against a Philadelphia team:
“It is always a lot of fun. I really wanted to get that win because I know when I go home I’m going to hear about things like that. It’s the only game that people really remember when I go home so it feels really good to get this win.”
“It is always a lot of fun. I really wanted to get that win because I know when I go home I’m going to hear about things like that. It’s the only game that people really remember when I go home so it feels really good to get this win.”
On his conversation with Scoop Jardine prior to the game:
“We just talked about how much we wanted to get this win. We have a lot of family and friends here and we didn’t want everyone to come up here to see us lose. It feels really good to get this win.”
“We just talked about how much we wanted to get this win. We have a lot of family and friends here and we didn’t want everyone to come up here to see us lose. It feels really good to get this win.”
