Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Tuesday To All

I was very busy with work yesterday so I had to push the wrap-up back a little bit.

First things first, I think I got the game film of our first game online. I uploaded it to megavideo yesterday and as of the instant that I am writing this blog it is still unavailable. Usually it takes a couple days for them to finalize everything. I will be sure to post the link when the video pops up.

Secondly, I taped our second game as well and am in the process of getting that on the internet. Big things poppin'.

Thirdly, we got the big W on Saturday. This was not unexpected as this whole week coach had been talking about how we need to beat this team by 30. Yes they were the last team in the league and we are tied for first but 30 is a pretty significant margin of victory no matter who you are playing.

We ended up winning by 19, 96-77. Still a convincing win none the less but many people were not happy with simply a 19 point victory. The more upsetting piece was how many points we gave up. For the best defensive team in the league (according to points against) 77 points is way too many.

My reasons why we gave up 77 points

1. Awkward Line-Ups

At times during the game I was the 5 (center position) on the floor. In essence this is a 5 guard team on the floor running a post dominated offense. Not to mention these players are not used to playing together and many playing in unusual positions.

2. Our HelpSide Defense was mediocre at best + we were getting beat off the dribble

First we were getting beat off the dribble and second our helpside was late or non existent. This means lots of easy buckets. Again this points back to Number 1 and chemsitry issues. Also, principles are not clearly defined on our defense which can cause confusion.

3. There was never any threat from the other team.

After the first 5 minutes of the game we already had a double digit lead and never looked back for the rest of the game. The game was comfortably under control the entire time.


Simple items that will be ironed out in our preparation for the top teams in December.

On a side note: The 2. Men's team I coach got a nice win on Saturday as well after one good half of basketball. They are also 5-0 and on top in the first position in their league. Consistency is the key for those guys in terms of effort and practice attendance.


Its boring but its my life
TJW

p.s. If you want to practice up on your German the newspaper article is HERE