Gerry McNamara Quotations

My freshman year I was fortunate, I was lucky to be part of a great team like that and make a run at the right time. I'm not worried about what I did in the past. When I look back and my career is over, that's fine.

I was surprised. I thought they'd foul, and they didn't. I just tried to get a shot up there on the glass, and I put it up just right and it went down.

I feel great. Fantastic. It's a great feeling. We lost, and it was probably because of me.

I feel great about it. My last game that we lost, probably because of me.

It didn't matter how I was feeling. There was no question what was going to happen because I saw the scoreboard. It was time to play ... I feel great now. Tomorrow morning is the tough thing.

I said yesterday's shot was the best under the circumstances. I'd have to change that to today's. We needed it.

Playing a basketball game and just enjoying it. That's really what it's all about, people coming together and working hard for a good cause.

Well, we won it, so I guess I was pretty motivated. I think we all were. This is the toughest year I've played, and for these guys to battle and to come down here and fight and to do this is...it's one of the greatest.

We came out ready to play; it was kind of early so we knew that we had to get ourselves going. Fortunately, we made some shots early, put the pressure on them and got out to an early lead.

We needed to get out of Syracuse. We need to be road-tested. You get a good idea of where your team is at when you play on the road.

You know, it was our time. We wanted to come down here and try to win it.

Under the circumstances, this is the most important shot that I've hit. In the situation we're in, we're fighting and trying to battle for every game, we needed this one.

Today was overwhelming. I can't put it into words. I didn't expect it to be as emotional as it was. It was an overwhelming experience. I've had four great years. To say goodbye is difficult.

This was really something special for me getting the opportunity to come back and play before the local fans. Coming home is something most players dream about, but rarely get to experience.

Every shot I took felt great. I didn't shoot well from the floor, but I got to the free-throw line. If I'm not shooting well, that's what I have to do.

There's no doubt that defensively they play me better than anyone. They've played great on me. They've been there on every catch, they hedge me on ball screens. I've had a difficult time.

Seeing other people and the situations they're in, it makes you realize how blessed you are and how fortunate you are. It's important for us to help out.

The bottom line is, you have to win. You have to go down there with the same mentality as if you were a No. 1 seed or a No. 16 seed. We've had good seeds in the past. We had a good seed last year, and look where it got us. We have to go down there with the mentality that we still have a lot to prove. We still think we can hopefully make some noise in this tournament.

A lot of ice bath, a lot of treatment. I'm sure there's a lot of other people that have to do this. This is a long season. Back-to-back games, it's tough.

At least we know what we have to do. That's the first step, to go down there and decide to do it.

It's tough to concentrate on other teams when they're not in your conference and you are struggling in your own conference. We were having problems in our conference early on. When they beat Texas, we knew they were a good team. We are giving them their respect.

It's tough to come together defensively right away. That takes work. We threw the ball away too many times. But if you have good offensive players, you can get by.

It's given smaller guys more of an opportunity to shine. The big guys had an edge when there were only two-pointers. Now little guys have an extra edge too.

It's pretty cool for the university to do that. It's a great thing for my area. The Scranton fans have been great for Syracuse.

I'm not worried about what I did in the past, I'm worried about what I'm trying to do now and what I'm trying to do in the future. This is my last shot for a run at the title. Freshman year I was fortunate, I was lucky to be a part of a great team like that and to make a run at the right time. That's what we're trying to do.

I'm not worried about scoring points. I just want to win. We have to be a team that's around the top or at the top (of the conference).

In some ways it feels like I've been here half my life. Yet at the same time, it's only my junior year of college.

I just wanted to spread the floor and get to the rim. I got all the way in and put it up on the glass just right and thankfully, it went in.

In the beginning, I was so drained because I wanted to savor every moment. I didn't let her go because I didn't want to pick my head up. I couldn't deal with it.

I didn't have much left. I gave what I had.