Quotes about how the Warriors are worn down by their road trip

About how the team is worn down from their road trip, Colt said:
"We were so worn down. You could tell by the hours we were sleeping. I had two nights where I slept over 10 hours." (HA)


About how the rain and breeze cooled things off a little, Colt said:
"Once the rain stopped, it was nice because it was cool. It actually turned into a pretty good practice." (HA)


About Rice's FieldTurf, Gerard said this about the field conditions in the rain:
"It wasn't muddy at all. Just a little wet. It was a nice practice." (HA)


About practicing from 8 to 10am yesterday, their first morning practice on the road trip, JJ said:
"We're trying to get them more on a Vegas-West Coast time. By Saturday, we'll be back on the regular schedule. Then we'll have to go back to Hawai'i and get screwed up again." (HA)

HA Note: "The change in times was not easy for some players. Roommates Viliami Nauahi, B.J. Fruean and John Fonoti, who arrived Tuesday afternoon from Honolulu, woke up late. Nauahi said the maintenance workers inadvertently unplugged the telephone and alarm clock when they added Fonoti's bed to the room."


About being late for practice, Nauahi said:
"We relied on our alarm clock." (HA)

HA Note: "The three tried to walk the mile to Rice Stadium when they noticed equipment manager Al Ginoza was driving a van in traffic. They hitched a ride. Offensive linemen Keith AhSoon and Laupepa Letuli also overslept." (HA)


About being late for practice, AhSoon said:
"I think this time difference messed with my mind. I woke up, and I thought something was wrong. I asked my roommate, Pepa, 'What time is it?' He said it was 8:30. We checked the schedule, then we started running. We went downstairs and grabbed our stuff. We just ran. I told him to wait for me, but he was gone. I just ran, too. I was running in flip-flops in the mud. People were looking at me. I didn't care. I was scared. When we got there, coach (Jones) was mad." (HA)

HA Note: "As punishment, each had to run eight gassers. One gasser is the equivalent of four 50-yard sprints."


About their punishment for being late, AhSoon said:
"That's 1,600 yards. I'm never going to be late again." (HA)


Not as upset after cooling down after practice, JJ said about the players who were late:
"They'll run, but it's not as serious as breaking curfew. They know what they're doing and some other guys got some reps because they were late." (HSB)