Kansas State Player Quotes
Dec 20, 2003 | Men's Basketball
SOPHOMORE FORWARD MARQUES HAYDEN
On the game...
“I’ve got to admit, we played pretty good today. It looked like we were aware on defensive end, and we moved the ball on offense pretty well. I think we did alright in everything except offensive rebounds for the other team.”
On practice this past week...
“We worked on a lot of things we have problems on, and sort of got our energy back. I think the break really helped us out a lot. We came out strong, and the guards did a better job of taking care of the ball in the frontcourt.
On the play of Cartier Martin...
“Cartier looked really good out there. There were a couple of times when he could have short-passed the ball instead of forcing it in there. But he’s starting to get a real feel for the game of basketball.
On the team’s second half play...
“I think we came out and jumped ahead in the second half. But the first half was a different story; it got the best of us. Coach told us that we would win this game on the defensive end; so we did.
SENIOR GUARD TIM ELLIS
On the second half play...
“We just wanted to come out in the second half with more intensity. We weren’t playing to our level, and we wanted to play above our level in the second half. Coach told us we weren’t playing hard enough, so we came out and played harder.”
On the team’s overall play...
“I wouldn’t say this is the best game, but it’s definitely a step forward. We’re just improving, and that’s what we’re looking for.”
On what improvement the team needs to make...
“We need to work on rebounding, playing better defense and minimizing our opponents’ points.”
On the importance of having multiple double-figure scorers...
“We’re just looking for a victory right now. It doesn’t really matter who scores the points. We just want to come out and take one game at a time.”
JUNIOR FORWARD JEREMIAH MASSEY
On his performance...
“I’ve always felt good about my game, so points really didn’t matter; as long as we got the win.”
On the second half...
“We came out and played aggressive. We started the game out real slow and sluggish, but the second half we came out a little more enthused.”
SENIOR GUARD JARRETT HART
On team chemistry...
“There’s something special about this team. Everybody on this team wants to win, and they prepare to win. That’s what we did. For nine days, we prepared to win. We played so hard against each other, there couldn’t have been an opponent who would outwork us.”
On improvements made in practice that week...
“We improved on rebounding, taking one possession at a time, having an offensive possession, then coming down and playing defense. We got a lot of stops today, and lately, we weren’t making those stops. I think we just executed on things Coach wanted us to execute.”
