PAA 15U playoffs, Koko Head gym
Another gutty effort by our 6 Thunder. Lacked depth, height and experience compared to Crush, a team of 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 guys. But we were right there for three-fourths of the game.
They manned us and we executed so well, used almost every play in the book, driving strong to the basket, cutting strong. It was a winnable game even though we were mostly 12, 13 and 14. Sierra was our only 15-year-old today.
But Crush switched to a zone with the game still close at 20-19 midway through the second half and we went cold. Our execution in man offense was great (Sierra's backdoor pass to Colin was smooth), but our zone offense was not good at all, people not setting their screens or looking to shoot when the shot was there. All the little things take on a bigger effect against a team that's much, much taller, and before we knew it, we were down 10 points and struggling to get back in the game.
It's another learning experience for our younger guys. They're accustomed to beating taller teams. But we gave up too many easy layups (challenging their non-shooters too far from the basket) and didn't execute late in the game. Hopefully, we keep learning and getting smarter.
Didn't have a lot of our bigger guys — Kali‘a (football), Anu (football), Tani (football), Chris (football). Our Kalani 15U guys are busy with other things. So this was a nice opportunity for our 13s and 14s to step up, and they almost did it again. Proud of the guys for their hustle.
Ryan came off the bench. He hurt his ankle playing for his school team on Friday, but still played hard on both ends.
BIG MAHALO to Eric for shooting video today!
Lineup: Ryan Higashionna, Sierra Murobayashi, Jared Elwin, Felcris Jay Corpuz Ahadain, Josh M DE Jesus, Colin Micah Ramos.
Next: Sunday, 10:40 am - H1 Thunder vs. Lanakila (CAL 15U), McKinley gym. Stretching/warmups 9:40 am.
WE LUB THIS GAAAAME!!
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