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Kansas State Player Quotes
Dec 11, 2003 | Men's Basketball
SENIOR GUARD TIM ELLIS
On the game...
“We just fought hard. That team is really good. They hung in there the whole time, but we found a way to win and that’s what counts.”
On the first half...
“They were showing some different defenses. They were showing some zones and some man. They really were mixing it up well. We just needed to adjust to that and I think we took care of it at halftime.”
JUNIOR FORWARD JEREMIAH MASSEY
On the transition from Junior College basketball to Division I...
“Guys play a lot more physical here. They work a lot harder. You have to work just as hard if not more to stay up.”
On
“We wanted to beat these guys better than we did, but we couldn’t get it done. They talked a lot. Before the game, during the game and even when it was over. It was okay. I fed off of that and it worked tonight.”
On the upcoming break...
“It’s not really a great time to take a break from things. We’ve got a lot of work to do. I don’t think we’re ready to play a Big XII game yet. We’ve got too much to do before then.”
SENIOR GUARD JARRETT HART
On his play during the game...
“Tonight I was off a little bit. Jeremiah (Massey) came in and picked us up. Coach told me to keep shooting the ball, but my shot wasn’t falling like usual.”
On helping the team when his shot wasn’t falling...
“I just think about doing other things for the team. I’ll penetrate a little more and try to find more of an open look at the basket. I just play hard. We’re here to win, and that’s what we did tonight.”
On Jeremiah Massey’s execution during the game...
“He was strong tonight. We came together as a team, but Jeremiah (Massey) was huge for us. He was in the right place at the right time all night. He was a part of every possession. It’s going to be someone different every night, but tonight it was him.”