I just got done statting our game with the Sharks, found that I was several points short for both teams. Strange. I looked back at the footage carefully and found that the first 4 1/2 minutes of the second half were unrecorded. Our video guy is usually reliable, so I don't know what happened. Probably a simple error since he had no experience with shooting video until our first game and he's been quite good regardless of age. (He's a 12-year-old kid.)
So, unless someone else has video, I'm stuck. The stats I do have indicate no big surprises. We had a bounty of turnovers. We didn't shoot well. We hardly got to the free-throw line. Meanwhile, the Sharks didn't shoot so well, either, but they turned it over less than we did.
Even with all the errors, it still came down to defensive execution and we let this one slip away. Hopefully, we'll get another shot at the Sharks. They're a smart team — just a little bit smarter than we were on Sunday.
My incomplete stats (25 1/2 out of the 30 minutes) show Keanu with 11 points, seven boards, four steals and four turnovers. Blake had five points and one board. Nobody else had more than a basket.
Looking back, we showed far better ball movement later in the game, but at times we didn't recognize which side we had overloaded and didn't take advantage of the numbers. I'd also like to see us hit the low post more frequently. Blake got the line on his one time in the low post. He fought hard for position and was rewarded. Mike was open on the low post twice, but didn't get the ball.
It's key for anyone on the low post to get position (pin your opponent), get leverage (get your hips low) and call for the ball with one or two hands extended (high, low or out). Body language is HUGE when you're in the post. If you have alligator arms down there, your teammates won't feed you the ball. You have to WANT it to get it.
Later, Mike wanted it, got the feed and scored a big basket that tied the game late in the game. That's what we need more of.
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