RI 41 - 59 Paya Lebar CSC

Our first game in the Milo Cup. Definitely not the best start with the disappointing lost.

For those who do not know, Milo Cup has a few uncommon rules:

• Firstly, zone defense is strictly prohibited.
• Secondly, teams may not defend beyond the half court line after they score a basket. Meaning that they are only allowed to play a half-court man to man but not a full-court press.
• Lastly, only 6 players can play in the first and second quarter respectively. Meaning that a player who has played in the first quarter may not play in the second quarter. This rule is not applicable in the second half.

The implementation of the second rule was a real bane to us because we wanted to play a full-court press throughout the entire game. However, even when we were playing our full court press, we were not aggressive enough.

Furthermore, our help defense was extremely slow allowing man passes to be made to the centre.

Lastly, we were too weak on both the offensive and defensive boards. We did not box out, allowing the opponents to stroll to the paint and get the rebounds.

Definitely hope for an improvement in the 2nd and 3rd game or we may just be kicked out in the first round of the Milo Cup Tournament.

Scoring by quarter

1st Quarter-- RI 4 Paya Lebar 15

2nd Quarter-- RI 12 Paya Lebar 20

3rd Quarter-- RI 12 Paya Lebar 14

4th Quarter-- RI 13 Paya Lebar 10