Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamarais a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach of the Syracuse University men's basketball team. A former guard for the Orange, he never missed a start in his career which lasted from 2002 to 2006. He also helped lead the team to a title in 2003...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 August 1983
feels half junior ways year
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.
basketball coming enjoying game good hard people playing together
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.
best change needed shot
I said yesterday's shot was the best under the circumstances. I'd have to change that to today's. We needed it.
battle fight guess guys toughest won year
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.
came early knew ourselves pressure ready shots
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.
good needed team
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.
win
You know, it was our time. We wanted to come down here and try to win it.
battle fighting needed shot situation trying
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.
edge extra given guys opportunity smaller
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.
cool fans great university
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.
felt shoot shooting shot took
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.
coming dream home local opportunity players rarely special
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.
ball difficult doubt great played
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.
decide
At least we know what we have to do. That's the first step, to go down there and decide to do it.