We have done a lot of work on our defence, adjusted and tried to inject intensity and aggression. We play primarily zone as with the smaller, relatively inexperienced lineup we have it is tough to matchup well. The zones we have employed have generally worked quite well, however no defence is perfect. I believe we have certainly added a lot to the variations we utilise, and we generally do a good job against much larger and in many cases more talented opponents. However we did not work well together on Saturday night and the Cougars exploited that to consistently open holes.
Our offense was acceptable, we still had the occasional lapse but generally speaking we continued running the floor, attacking the basket and being aggressive. We shot 44% from the field and 40% from the three point line, both good numbers for us this year. The issue lies fairly at the defensive end.
Upsides:
- We still forced 21 turnovers from a team that averages 18 (second lowest in the league)
- We shot 44%fg/40%3pt and generally executed well in our offense
- Solid games from :
John Taylor – 19pts, 14rbd, 7ast
Jon Moon – 27pts (47%fg, 50%3pt), 11asts (a pleasing return to form)
Downsides:
- Allowing an opponent to shoot 57% from the field
- 62% - you figure out what for
- We actually won the rebounds…why is this a downside? I have a feeling this is largely due to the lack of rebounds available for Cockburn offensively, as they were all going in…
10 of the 14 SBL teams are involved in double headers this weekend, busy times. Next in line is another tough double header with Saturday night vs the Wolves at Joondalup, and Sunday vs the Giants at Morley.
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