Sorry for the late post. Been crazy busy today, all week. Went to church and Costco after the game, been working since I got home around 3 pm. Fried brains. But I still remember this morning's game.
Playing "small ball" against a very tall team (three 6-footers) has worked for us before. Just needed to play a little bit smarter and pass a little bit better.
GOOD
>> Transition/fastbreak was solid, good push.
>> Ball movement was solid against their zone and man defenses.
>> Shot selection was OK. Not bad, not great. Against really tall teams and with no shot clock, it's always better to move the ball and get an open shot rather than take a shot with a hand in our faces.
>> Fullcourt and halfcourt pressure, when we used it, was very solid.
>> We had a 16-11 lead early even though we didn't box out consistently.
>> Shooting was fairly good until the final 8 minutes. It was 36-35 with 8 minutes left.
NOT SO GOOD
>> Again, too many bad decisions on fastbreak 2-on-1 and 3-on-1 situations. Passes too late. Passes forced. Not using fakes quite enough. Not getting easy points. That ended up hurting us.
>> The turnovers and misses on 2-on-1 and 3-on-1 breaks, the lack of box-outs on first, second, third shots by the Sharks all started to turn the game into their favor.
>> Last 8 minutes, we needed more ball movement and less quick shots. Even if we pass three or four times, that's just 10-15 seconds and a wide-open shot.
All in all, we played OK. It was a B or B- performance. The hustle was there, but the lack of box-outs was obvious. And the forced shots, hard shots late in the game showed that some of us are not playing as smart as we should be. This was a winnable game, so hopefully we LEARN and use the lessons to beat the Sharks in the playoffs.
We really, really need to practice together whenever possible. Our chemistry is off sometimes. Timing on passes and decision-making comes with playing together at practice.
Lineup: Little Josh, Chaz, Jayden, Jance, Ryan, Colin, Felcris, Micah, Javan.
Next: Monday, 5:00 pm - Practice at Makiki Park.
Wednesday, 5:00 pm - Practice at Makiki Park.
Thursday - MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Friday, 5:00 pm - Practice at Makiki Park.
Saturday, 5:00 pm - Practice at Makiki Park.
Sunday, 8:00 am - Stretching/warmups at Aiea gym. 9:00 am - H1 Thunder vs. Court Kings East (13U).
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