Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
RJC - IJC
Final score:
RJC 52-36 IJC
We had beaten last season's runners up IJC in a pre-season friendly before and were confident of topping the group and playing a good, last 1st round game. We started this game better than the previous 3, with high intensity defense working well for us at the start. However, our conversion rate continued to disappoint and we found ourselves with a slim 9-point lead at the end of the first-half. Several unexpected and silly errors leading to turnovers and free baskets also let us down.
IJC threatened a few times in the 3rd quarter when their #8 managed to score with ease, coupled with us making some more stupid mistakes. We finally took charge and achieved some defensive success on the full court defense towards the end of the 3rd. We converted better in the 4th quarter and finally beat them by 16 points.
In general, not a game we want to remember but we will definitely work on our mistakes and play better defense. We also want to overcome fatigue together as a team and be more united, and have more confidence in our press.
The end of the 1st round marks the preparation for the 2nd. We have drawn group champions Victoria Junior College (who beat Temasek Junior College by 1), group runners-up Nanyang Junior College and Anderson Junior College. We have gotten a considerably good draw, but the 2nd round won't be easy. We'll be back, better and hungrier.
RJC 52-36 IJC
We had beaten last season's runners up IJC in a pre-season friendly before and were confident of topping the group and playing a good, last 1st round game. We started this game better than the previous 3, with high intensity defense working well for us at the start. However, our conversion rate continued to disappoint and we found ourselves with a slim 9-point lead at the end of the first-half. Several unexpected and silly errors leading to turnovers and free baskets also let us down.
IJC threatened a few times in the 3rd quarter when their #8 managed to score with ease, coupled with us making some more stupid mistakes. We finally took charge and achieved some defensive success on the full court defense towards the end of the 3rd. We converted better in the 4th quarter and finally beat them by 16 points.
In general, not a game we want to remember but we will definitely work on our mistakes and play better defense. We also want to overcome fatigue together as a team and be more united, and have more confidence in our press.
The end of the 1st round marks the preparation for the 2nd. We have drawn group champions Victoria Junior College (who beat Temasek Junior College by 1), group runners-up Nanyang Junior College and Anderson Junior College. We have gotten a considerably good draw, but the 2nd round won't be easy. We'll be back, better and hungrier.
RJC -TPJC
Final Score:
RJC 56-32 TPJC
Like our second game, we started this game badly being 4-0 down too. (Gerrard Lai started RJC's scoring with a Tim Duncan under-the-basket fake right spin left and score) We were having trouble finding the basket and had a number of defensive lapses as well. We adjusted on our 2-2-1 press which we worked on during the previous training and finally started pulling away gradually.
We shot better from the charity stripe for this game but sub 40% shooting from beyond did us in as we struggled to find any momentum to try and beat an opponent by more than 30 points for the first time this season.
Overall, our new and improved 2-2-1 benefited us in many ways. TPJC was turning over a lot, though we were not sure if it was because of our pressure (we hope so) or because of their string of bad passes. The scoreline indicates a convincing victory but the team definitely hungers to kill off oppositions with more efficiency.
Our last game will be against Innova Junior College, the runners-up in last year's championships. The game will decide the group champions.
RJC 56-32 TPJC
Like our second game, we started this game badly being 4-0 down too. (Gerrard Lai started RJC's scoring with a Tim Duncan under-the-basket fake right spin left and score) We were having trouble finding the basket and had a number of defensive lapses as well. We adjusted on our 2-2-1 press which we worked on during the previous training and finally started pulling away gradually.
We shot better from the charity stripe for this game but sub 40% shooting from beyond did us in as we struggled to find any momentum to try and beat an opponent by more than 30 points for the first time this season.
Overall, our new and improved 2-2-1 benefited us in many ways. TPJC was turning over a lot, though we were not sure if it was because of our pressure (we hope so) or because of their string of bad passes. The scoreline indicates a convincing victory but the team definitely hungers to kill off oppositions with more efficiency.
Our last game will be against Innova Junior College, the runners-up in last year's championships. The game will decide the group champions.
Monday, April 21, 2008
RJC - MJC
Final Score:
RJC 49 - 26 MJC
Compared to our first game, this one started on a sluggish note. We were having trouble finding the basket and had a number of defensive lapses as well, which soon led us to be down 10 - 15. Fortunately, by the second quarter, we were able to step up our defensive intensity by a notch and a string of baskets soon got us back into rhythm.
As for our half court offensive, we were unfortunately stunted by a low field goal percentage and even worse free throw shooting. Just like in the game against SAJC, our points again came mostly from layups and breakaway steals off our defensive press.
Overall, the scorelines indicate a convincing victory. However, we are determined to do even better in the next 2 games leading up to the second round!
Next game will be against TPJC @ SBC Court 2 on 23rd April Wednesday, 2.10pm.
RJC 49 - 26 MJC
Compared to our first game, this one started on a sluggish note. We were having trouble finding the basket and had a number of defensive lapses as well, which soon led us to be down 10 - 15. Fortunately, by the second quarter, we were able to step up our defensive intensity by a notch and a string of baskets soon got us back into rhythm.
As for our half court offensive, we were unfortunately stunted by a low field goal percentage and even worse free throw shooting. Just like in the game against SAJC, our points again came mostly from layups and breakaway steals off our defensive press.
Overall, the scorelines indicate a convincing victory. However, we are determined to do even better in the next 2 games leading up to the second round!
Next game will be against TPJC @ SBC Court 2 on 23rd April Wednesday, 2.10pm.
Monday, April 14, 2008
RJC - SAJC
Final Score:
RJC 51-35 SAJC
And so after months of training and DREAMing, our A Division campaign has finally started on a positive note with a victory over the Saints. With memories of last year's painful loss to IJC in the opening match still fresh in our minds (at least for the J2s), we made sure we were ready to put up a good fight today.
After an immediate lay up by Zheng Feng within seconds of the first quarter, our team went on to build up a steady lead that SAJC would eventually find too much to overcome.
Most of our team's points were from fast breaks off the 2-2-1 press, mostly because today's outside shooting was minimal. However, coach's comment was that our 2-2-1 defense was far below the high standards that he's seen us perform at before, so we'll be sure to work on polishing that up in future games. Other things to improve on include our 1-4 offensive set plays as well as FREE THROWS (12 misses out of around 16 attempts today!).
Overall, despite the errors and opening match jitters, it was still a decent game with the entire bench getting playtime and match experience. As they say, a win is still a win.
1 game down, 8 more to go on our road to Toa Payoh Sports Hall and glory.
Next up we'll be facing MJC @ SBC Court 1 on Wednesday, 3.20pm.
(P.s. On a side note, the Girls' team also won their opening match against YJC 56-23 today!)
RJC 51-35 SAJC
And so after months of training and DREAMing, our A Division campaign has finally started on a positive note with a victory over the Saints. With memories of last year's painful loss to IJC in the opening match still fresh in our minds (at least for the J2s), we made sure we were ready to put up a good fight today.
After an immediate lay up by Zheng Feng within seconds of the first quarter, our team went on to build up a steady lead that SAJC would eventually find too much to overcome.
Most of our team's points were from fast breaks off the 2-2-1 press, mostly because today's outside shooting was minimal. However, coach's comment was that our 2-2-1 defense was far below the high standards that he's seen us perform at before, so we'll be sure to work on polishing that up in future games. Other things to improve on include our 1-4 offensive set plays as well as FREE THROWS (12 misses out of around 16 attempts today!).
Overall, despite the errors and opening match jitters, it was still a decent game with the entire bench getting playtime and match experience. As they say, a win is still a win.
1 game down, 8 more to go on our road to Toa Payoh Sports Hall and glory.
Next up we'll be facing MJC @ SBC Court 1 on Wednesday, 3.20pm.
(P.s. On a side note, the Girls' team also won their opening match against YJC 56-23 today!)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
RI-Chung Cheng High (Yishun)
This was the last match of our B Division campaign, and we aimed to end it off in a high note.
Our goals were to:
1) Win
2) Play as a team throughout all 4 quarters
3) Have Fun
Well, we had a slow start to the match, defending poorly against the transition basket, with the opposing #9 breaking away to do many free layups. The first quarter ended 8-17 in their favour.
But we bounced back in the second quarter with some accurate shooting, including Weixuan's foul in three-pointer! We went on a 17-5 roll, ending the half at 25-22.
Things looked bright, but we suddenly seemed to run out of steam in the third quarter, letting #9 get his way again, and we were down 33-32 at the end of the third.
Somehow we didn't realise that the clock was running down in the fourth and didn't press the opposition, and lost the game 45-50 in the end.
It's the end of our season, but we'll be back next year.
On a side note, Ryan and Weixuan combined for a total of 7 three-pointers!
Our goals were to:
1) Win
2) Play as a team throughout all 4 quarters
3) Have Fun
Well, we had a slow start to the match, defending poorly against the transition basket, with the opposing #9 breaking away to do many free layups. The first quarter ended 8-17 in their favour.
But we bounced back in the second quarter with some accurate shooting, including Weixuan's foul in three-pointer! We went on a 17-5 roll, ending the half at 25-22.
Things looked bright, but we suddenly seemed to run out of steam in the third quarter, letting #9 get his way again, and we were down 33-32 at the end of the third.
Somehow we didn't realise that the clock was running down in the fourth and didn't press the opposition, and lost the game 45-50 in the end.
It's the end of our season, but we'll be back next year.
On a side note, Ryan and Weixuan combined for a total of 7 three-pointers!
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