Syracuse Player Quotes - Buffalo
Syracuse Men’s Basketball
Syracuse vs. Buffalo
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
Frank Howard, Sr., G
What was the mentality in the locker room after the game?
“This one hurts. This is the second time we’ve been in this situation. It is what it is. It’s like we got punched in the mouth. How do you feel after you go out and get punched in the mouth?”
How do you change the mindset on offense?
“I don’t want to put it just on the offense. The defense is where we’re losing the games. I think that’s where our offense goes wrong, is when we give up a lot on defense. In the first half, they missed some shots. We don’t consider those stops. We don’t consider missed shots stops.”
What do you attribute the fading down the stretch to?
“That’s on us. That’s on me and Tyus. Especially on us because we guard and lead this team. We have to be better down the stretch and take over games. It doesn’t mean scoring 100 points, but it means taking over the game on both ends. We’re not doing that and that’s trickling down to everyone else. That’s what happens when you lose.”
Tyus Battle, Jr., G
How did Buffalo's defense take the team out of its flow?
“They were just denying me the whole time, playing over the top of me. I have to do a better job getting the man off of me, getting the ball, and making something happen.”
What’s the mentality of the team right now?
“None of us like losing. It’s just a loss. We just have to put it behind us and get ready for the next game.”
Why has the team struggled in the second half?
“Today we just let up too many corner threes, too many wing threes. Their players got going a little bit and we just weren’t scoring enough.”
Elijah Hughes, R-Jr., F
What went wrong towards the end of the game?
“Buffalo was able to transition quicker than us allowing them to get more open shots and allowing them to win the game at the end”.
What has been the struggle on the offensive side of the ball?
“We’re still trying to figure it out offensively. We need more movement and back door cutting so our offense can be more efficient."
Oshae Brissett, So., F
These past two games -- what has been the struggle?
“Nobody has been playing the way we should, especially towards the end of the games. Our team is usually good at closing out games but these past two games we’ve had trouble closing out when we needed too”.
Do you feel the team can improve the way the team practices?
“We just have to listen to coach. He knows what to do and just work harder than we have. No more time to waste. The season is in our hands now”.
Do you feel there is more talent on this team than what’s being shown on the court?
“Of course. Coach even said that we’re a top 10 team, we're just not playing like it right now. We have to show that were a top 10 team. We can’t just keep saying it.”
Syracuse vs. Buffalo
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
Frank Howard, Sr., G
What was the mentality in the locker room after the game?
“This one hurts. This is the second time we’ve been in this situation. It is what it is. It’s like we got punched in the mouth. How do you feel after you go out and get punched in the mouth?”
How do you change the mindset on offense?
“I don’t want to put it just on the offense. The defense is where we’re losing the games. I think that’s where our offense goes wrong, is when we give up a lot on defense. In the first half, they missed some shots. We don’t consider those stops. We don’t consider missed shots stops.”
What do you attribute the fading down the stretch to?
“That’s on us. That’s on me and Tyus. Especially on us because we guard and lead this team. We have to be better down the stretch and take over games. It doesn’t mean scoring 100 points, but it means taking over the game on both ends. We’re not doing that and that’s trickling down to everyone else. That’s what happens when you lose.”
Tyus Battle, Jr., G
How did Buffalo's defense take the team out of its flow?
“They were just denying me the whole time, playing over the top of me. I have to do a better job getting the man off of me, getting the ball, and making something happen.”
What’s the mentality of the team right now?
“None of us like losing. It’s just a loss. We just have to put it behind us and get ready for the next game.”
Why has the team struggled in the second half?
“Today we just let up too many corner threes, too many wing threes. Their players got going a little bit and we just weren’t scoring enough.”
Elijah Hughes, R-Jr., F
What went wrong towards the end of the game?
“Buffalo was able to transition quicker than us allowing them to get more open shots and allowing them to win the game at the end”.
What has been the struggle on the offensive side of the ball?
“We’re still trying to figure it out offensively. We need more movement and back door cutting so our offense can be more efficient."
Oshae Brissett, So., F
These past two games -- what has been the struggle?
“Nobody has been playing the way we should, especially towards the end of the games. Our team is usually good at closing out games but these past two games we’ve had trouble closing out when we needed too”.
Do you feel the team can improve the way the team practices?
“We just have to listen to coach. He knows what to do and just work harder than we have. No more time to waste. The season is in our hands now”.
Do you feel there is more talent on this team than what’s being shown on the court?
“Of course. Coach even said that we’re a top 10 team, we're just not playing like it right now. We have to show that were a top 10 team. We can’t just keep saying it.”
