Student-Athlete Quotes
Syracuse vs. Notre Dame
February 4, 2013
Student-Athlete Quotes
Carrier Dome – Syracuse, N.Y.
C.J. Fair, Junior, Forward
Big game by you tonight, double-double. Rebounding was really strong for you. Can you talk about it?
“Last game, I didn’t rebound that well. This game I knew in order for us to win, we had to rebound well and I just wanted to have my mind set on rebounding and trying to get every rebound that I could.
On offense, I was just sticking with my shot. Some of them were falling – some of them were not. My last three were falling so that kind of got me over the hump.”
Talk about your overall team defense tonight. Seemingly every shot was contested.
“I think this was one of the best defensive games we played this year. We were covering all of the shooters and we weren’t letting Jack (Cooley) get any easy looks inside. And that’s all you can ask for against Notre Dame.”
Can you talk about Jerami [Grant]?
“Jerami [Grant] is becoming a great player. He wasn’t getting any consistent minutes in the beginning, but now he is and he’s taken advantage of it and he’s doing well.”
Rakeem Christmas, Sophomore, Forward
Did you put in a little more effort to find him, [Jack Cooley]?
“Yeah we we’re trying to put more bodies on him and keep him down so he doesn’t get the rebound.”
Tell me about the jump shot you hit with the shot clock winding down. Did you see the clock?
“No I just heard Michael [Carter-Williams], C.J. [Fair], Jerami [Grant] and then the rest of the bench say shoot. I knew the shot clock must have been down so I just hit the shot.”
When coach Boeheim was talking to you after the game with the stat sheet, what did he say to you?
“Shoot more. If you’re open, take the shot. Rebound more and play bigger around the post.”
Jerami Grant, Freshman, Forward
You’re learning how tough this league is even with the two straight losses. Getting back in the win column and getting back in control must feel good for you.
“Yeah it definitely feels good to get a win after our last two losses. It was a great game for us. It definitely brought our confidence up.”
How do you feel you did in the battle of the brothers tonight?
“I feel like I did fine. I probably won it. We won the game, so that’s all that matters.”
Talk about what it’s like to go from playing sparingly to now playing 40 minutes a game?
“It’s definitely a transition I had to get used to. Playing 40 minutes for two games straight is definitely tiring but I feel like Ryan [Cabiles, SU strength and conditioning coach] does a great job in practice making me run and keep my conditioning up so I felt good out there.”
February 4, 2013
Student-Athlete Quotes
Carrier Dome – Syracuse, N.Y.
C.J. Fair, Junior, Forward
Big game by you tonight, double-double. Rebounding was really strong for you. Can you talk about it?
“Last game, I didn’t rebound that well. This game I knew in order for us to win, we had to rebound well and I just wanted to have my mind set on rebounding and trying to get every rebound that I could.
On offense, I was just sticking with my shot. Some of them were falling – some of them were not. My last three were falling so that kind of got me over the hump.”
Talk about your overall team defense tonight. Seemingly every shot was contested.
“I think this was one of the best defensive games we played this year. We were covering all of the shooters and we weren’t letting Jack (Cooley) get any easy looks inside. And that’s all you can ask for against Notre Dame.”
Can you talk about Jerami [Grant]?
“Jerami [Grant] is becoming a great player. He wasn’t getting any consistent minutes in the beginning, but now he is and he’s taken advantage of it and he’s doing well.”
Rakeem Christmas, Sophomore, Forward
Did you put in a little more effort to find him, [Jack Cooley]?
“Yeah we we’re trying to put more bodies on him and keep him down so he doesn’t get the rebound.”
Tell me about the jump shot you hit with the shot clock winding down. Did you see the clock?
“No I just heard Michael [Carter-Williams], C.J. [Fair], Jerami [Grant] and then the rest of the bench say shoot. I knew the shot clock must have been down so I just hit the shot.”
When coach Boeheim was talking to you after the game with the stat sheet, what did he say to you?
“Shoot more. If you’re open, take the shot. Rebound more and play bigger around the post.”
Jerami Grant, Freshman, Forward
You’re learning how tough this league is even with the two straight losses. Getting back in the win column and getting back in control must feel good for you.
“Yeah it definitely feels good to get a win after our last two losses. It was a great game for us. It definitely brought our confidence up.”
How do you feel you did in the battle of the brothers tonight?
“I feel like I did fine. I probably won it. We won the game, so that’s all that matters.”
Talk about what it’s like to go from playing sparingly to now playing 40 minutes a game?
“It’s definitely a transition I had to get used to. Playing 40 minutes for two games straight is definitely tiring but I feel like Ryan [Cabiles, SU strength and conditioning coach] does a great job in practice making me run and keep my conditioning up so I felt good out there.”
