It's
been a while since I've posted here but I was browsing through the RJ batch
'13's group messages and found our old messages for getting supporters:
(2012)
Against HCI in the Semi-finals:
Hi everyone, the guys basketball team has made it to the semi-finals of the nationals, but has unfortunately came in second in their group. We'll be playing arch-rivals HCI on Friday at 1.30pm at Singapore Basketball Centre, which is a short walk from Paya Lebar MRT.
Hi everyone, the guys basketball team has made it to the semi-finals of the nationals, but has unfortunately came in second in their group. We'll be playing arch-rivals HCI on Friday at 1.30pm at Singapore Basketball Centre, which is a short walk from Paya Lebar MRT.
It's
going to be a tough fight (tougher than the finals, if we get there) with our
team's injuries and plethora of individual talent HCI possesses. Nevertheless,
we will not concede defeat without a fight in our attempt to upset the
defending champions, who has yet to win a game by less than 40 points this
season. (anything >10 is a blowout)
So, if
you know any of the players or can't catch the NBA playoffs, this would be a
perfect opportunity to catch some action. We saw that the crowd support made a
huge difference in the girl soccer finals and hope the school can once again
rally to be a sixth man on our side of the court.
P.S:
You all can stay for the girls semis against SRJC as well at 3pm!
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(2013)
Against AJC in 2nd round:
Hi
everyone, the Boys Basketball team will be playing rivals AJC (last year's
finalists) on Wednesday at 3:30 at the Basketball Association of Singapore. It
will be a BIG game as we have previously lost to the team by a substantial
margin in a pre-season friendly (in our defense, we played the game right after
our GP paper), but our much improved arsenal of tactics and trenchant style of
play shall attempt to avenge our previous defeat.
This
is a MUST WIN game and a defeat would signify a clash against the titans of HCI
and their plethora of national team players and dunkers, which we hope to avoid
until the finals, where it would be a more interesting spectacle for the
supporters as we attempt to delegitimize them on the grandest stage of all.
Thus,
we would really need everyone's support as we go to war and prepare to stake
our lives against AJC and desist their attempt to return to the finals, as we
make the case for ours. Whether it's a friend you're supporting or an ardent
basketball lover, the palpable intensity of the game will be too much to let
by, and we promise not to disappoint in our efforts.
If you
would like to make your way down to the event venue and witness greatness,
please follow the instructions from this link! http://gothere.sg/maps…
We
hope to enter the game buttressed by our dearest friends and schoolmates, and
your presence will inspire us and allow us to take our game to another level.
See you there!
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Against Dunman High in 2nd round:
After
a long grind it out match against AJC that involved many bated breaths,
adrenaline rushes and never-seen-before technical fouls, our boys team
unfortunately fell to AJC 47-52.
However,
not all hope is lost and we shall not remained bowed, as we look to hang on to
clinch a spot in the semi-finals against Dunman High, also victims of AJC. Both
teams remain bloodthirsty in their attempt to cement and engrave their worth in
this year's basketball medals, and as we leave nothing to chance, neither would
Dunman.
Once
again, we turn our heads to the school as we leave everything on the court to
avoid a disgraceful elimination in the second round for the first time since...
time immemorial. For those of you who were kind and fortunate enough to turn
for the AJC game, we know that you saw us fighting for our lives, playing for
the name in front of our jerseys, as well as the numbing excitement a
basketball game entails.
If you
and your friends would like to make your way down tomorrow, it is at the
Basketball Association of Singapore near Paya Lebar, next to Geylang East
Swimming Complex. It will be at 330, so come on down, especially if your school
ends before that!
If it
comes down to a guts game we shall be unfaltering.
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Against HCI in Semi-finals:
Dream:
Winning starts with a compelling vision. It is a seed that’s planted in your mind, and it grows every single day, with you
feeding it with your desires, your hopes and dreams, insecurities and fears,
passion and hate. Some people live in a dream world, and some face reality; and
then there are those who turn one into the other.
Team:
It’s not a collective group of individuals or talented
players; it’s a connection that transcends and
unites, a duty and responsibility, that my actions are inextricably tied to
yours, and so are the results. The companions that have battled beside you and
tasted sweet victory and bitter defeat together, the ones that have so much to
give that the absence of just one of them will make you feel like you’ve lost a part of your soul.
Fight:
Every player can imagine himself/herself winning it; they close their eyes and
unbelievable things happen. Then they wake up and realize, the dream is no longer
enough. They want MORE. When the grind gets going and times get tough, our
effort will be relentless. We’ll give our opponents 40
minutes of hell, until the buzzer sounds, until it’s all said and done.
Win:
When dream, team, fight, have been realized, nothing will stand in our way. In
victory or in defeat, we will be champions, victorious in our own right.
The
thrilling match against Dunman High saw us trailing by 8, only to come back
with a 16-0 run and hold the opponents scoreless for the last 8 minutes to win
43-33. Now, we brace ourselves for the showdown against the monolithic entity
known as HCI. After 7 years of supremacy and reign as the heralded champions,
tomorrow marks the day where we shall impose our will and dethrone these former
kings. Many might doubt us for that presumptuous premise, but 6 years in
Raffles Basketball has taught us to exceed expectations, to play above our
potential. This is what we live for, what we count on, and tomorrow we shall
set this spirit at our highest.
There’s a bus for supporters (one way) to Paya Lebar tomorrow at 1:15
so if your school ends before that, please make your way down and give us your
all. There’ll be the girls semi-finals vs Nanyang
at 1:30, and the guys semi-finals at 2:30. We hope for everyone to be down and
be the sixth man on the court, spurring the team on as we stake everything to
emerge victorious.
For
those of you who came down for the previous games, we thank you for your
support, and that tomorrow, no matter how it plays out, remember this:
Count
on Gryphons Basketball.
Count
on DTFW.
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Against AJC (again) for 3rd/4th placing:
3rd/4th
placing game. Monday, 2:30pm @ BAS.
No
more cryptic messages, no more mercurial exhortations or esoteric allusions. No
more motivational posts.
Be
there, or be square.
All
supporters are welcomed.
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