It is said that the 3rd 4th placing match is one of the hardest match for players to find motivation for, but still we found motivation yet for this match. We came to the match slightly relaxed, we told ourselves to stick to our plans, to stick to the things we always do, to play our game.
And we did.
Jordaan started the game off with a bang, hitting the first 3 points of the game. He had an excellent game all around, not forcing rushed shots and the like, eventually finishing with 3 3-pointers. For the 1st quarter, we played well, getting fast-breaks, as well as grabbing rebounds on both ends of the court. In the 2nd quarter, Jurong fought back, and we slightly lost focus to allow them to claw back into the game.
In the last 2 quarters though, we managed to get a lead which we held on to till the end. We fought as a team, we hung on as a team, and we won as a team.
Dream.Team.Fight.Win.
Nationals THIRD
Coach
Playing the 3rd/4th game is hardest because it often is an anticlimax to the semi-finals and invites 2 disappointed teams to play for the consolation prize. You guys did well - it was obvious your motivation and drive was higher.
We could have won by more if not for the many turnovers in our backcourt. In a sense the end result was never in question. Kudos to Jurong for overachieving yet again. With limited weapons, JSS has done so well.
We ended up the exact position which we anticipated before start of season - on paper, you are the 3rd team. AHS and USS are clearly superior. Yet I think you can be very proud of yourself because we aimed (and worked) to overturn that order right from day 1. Nevermind the fact that we collapsed big time against AHS and faced an outstanding USS semi-final performance. It was not because of lack of effort. We just did not have the experience to compose ourselves mentally.
So it has been a good season. You did not let yourself down. You did not underachieve. You gave it all.
Well done!
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