17U: Thunder 57, Canadians 44

17U went to work today, playing fast and relentless against the Canadian team (Bev Facey) for a good stretch. When we needed to be patient, we did fairly well, getting some solid minutes from our second unit. But our bread and butter is our defensive intensity, speed and perimeter accuracy, and we got that today with the return of Haka and Tai, along with Bryson, Mick and Isaiah.

I wasn't sure how our rebounding would go against a tall team, especially with Mike gone (volleyball), but we did pretty decent on the boards because everybody played manly basketball and CRASHED the boards.

Hopefully, Isaiah's shoulder is better tomorrow as we finish the tourney against Hoops4Christ. So far, the 17U's been fun to watch. You guys are doing pretty solid out there, and we're still a long way from where we want to be. But we'll get there. 80 Or Bust this year...

Tuesday: 17U vs. Hoops4Christ, 5:00 pm. Warmups 4:00 pm, Aiea District Park Gym (outside court).