Our 3rd 4th game was played at the courts of SAS, starting at around 7. We decided to implement talking into a serious part of warm-up, counting all the made baskets, calling for ball, and calling 4 the player whom we were passing to. This was to ensure tat we didn't make the same mistakes like in the previous match.
When the match started, both teams were nervous, making unforced turnovers. However, our team didn't box out and allowed WRS to get way too many rebounds. Our communication was somewhat improved, relative to the previous match. In the game, however, we had several points of which we had some miscommunications, allowing some open lay-ups from the other team. We ended the quarter trailing by a narrow margin.
In the 2nd and 3rd quarters, we picked up the pace and our confidence grew. We played better, although still making a couple of mistakes. During these periods, we changed into a 3-2 zone, which the other team found how to break. However, the other started to fling wild 3s. Although they missed quite a few, we did not box out and allowed their centers to grab offensive rebounds and put them back it.
At the start of the 4th quarter, we played our best through the game. Although we started it trailing, we soon managed to get our grip and controlled the flow of the game. In the last 2 mins, we managed to do our 5 (press) very well, and forced several key turnovers that we converted into easy lay-ups and points. This managed to allow us to have a double digit lead when we ended the match.
Also, the following were named as all-stars of the ISIBL tournament:
-Justin Chua
-Jordaan Goh
-Brendan Sim
-Ding Jian Han
Effectively, we had 4 out of 5 of our starting lineup as all-stars!!
And so concludes our ISIBL campaign!
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
RI 65 – 67 DHS
The semi-final match was scheduled to be played at FengShan CC, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the venue was changed to Dunman High courts. The game started at 4.45pm, of 11 March 2008.
The RI team started very badly, leaking on defence and forcing shots. At the end of the 1st quarter, the team was trailing 36-28. However, we fought hard, pressing full court and forcing several key turnovers, getting the deficit trimmed to 48-41 at the end of the 2nd quarter.
By the end of the third, we were leading by four points. However, as we went into the last quarter, the Dunman team showed their fighting spirit and forced a 2 point lead late in the final quarter.
By then, our point guard had fouled out. In the end, we could not overcome the 2 point deficit and lost 67-65.
During the game, we made several unforced turnovers that we should have avoided. After our debrief, we concluded that our defence was still not strong enough. Some of us were slacking during our press, and thus allowed the other team to score easy baskets. Also, we didn't box out hard enough and allowed their tall centre to get too many rebounds. In addition, we did not play good help side defence. Our communication was also lacking. Communication as in not calling who u were taking, and also not calling for ball when you were ahead. Lastly, our pre-game preparation was not very good. Some of us were not very prepared for the match due to the last-minute change in venue and also a degree of complacency.
The MVP for the RI squad is Jordaan Goh, who scored 26 pts.
The 3rd, 4th placing match will be played at SAS on Friday at 7pm. Pls come down to support the team.
RI 63-40 WRS
The game was played at the RI courts on 29 February. The match was scheduled to start at 5.30, but due to delays, the match could only be started at 5.45pm.
Both teams started well in the game, trading baskets early on. However, the pressure from the RI team’s defence soon broke down the other team, forcing turnovers and sparking fast breaks. This enabled the team to have a pull-out lead of 18-6 after the first quarter.
Throughout the rest of the match, the team pulled away steadily, albeit making a few mistakes on defence, we still managed to have a lead of 31-18 lead. In the final two quarters, we played steadily, finally winning the match 63-40.
At the end of the game, through our debrief, we concluded that some of our errors in the game was:
-Miscommunication on defence
-Rushing shots
The MVPs of the game are:
RI:
-Brendan Sim
-Justin Chua
WRS:
-No. 6
Our next match will be the semi-finals against Dunman High on 11 March, 4pm. It would be a tough match as the team have several key players out with sickness, however, we'll do our match to secure a finals berth. The game will be played at a sheltered outdoor CC near Bedok MRT.
Also, sincere apologises for posting this entry so late.
The RI team started very badly, leaking on defence and forcing shots. At the end of the 1st quarter, the team was trailing 36-28. However, we fought hard, pressing full court and forcing several key turnovers, getting the deficit trimmed to 48-41 at the end of the 2nd quarter.
By the end of the third, we were leading by four points. However, as we went into the last quarter, the Dunman team showed their fighting spirit and forced a 2 point lead late in the final quarter.
By then, our point guard had fouled out. In the end, we could not overcome the 2 point deficit and lost 67-65.
During the game, we made several unforced turnovers that we should have avoided. After our debrief, we concluded that our defence was still not strong enough. Some of us were slacking during our press, and thus allowed the other team to score easy baskets. Also, we didn't box out hard enough and allowed their tall centre to get too many rebounds. In addition, we did not play good help side defence. Our communication was also lacking. Communication as in not calling who u were taking, and also not calling for ball when you were ahead. Lastly, our pre-game preparation was not very good. Some of us were not very prepared for the match due to the last-minute change in venue and also a degree of complacency.
The MVP for the RI squad is Jordaan Goh, who scored 26 pts.
The 3rd, 4th placing match will be played at SAS on Friday at 7pm. Pls come down to support the team.
RI 63-40 WRS
The game was played at the RI courts on 29 February. The match was scheduled to start at 5.30, but due to delays, the match could only be started at 5.45pm.
Both teams started well in the game, trading baskets early on. However, the pressure from the RI team’s defence soon broke down the other team, forcing turnovers and sparking fast breaks. This enabled the team to have a pull-out lead of 18-6 after the first quarter.
Throughout the rest of the match, the team pulled away steadily, albeit making a few mistakes on defence, we still managed to have a lead of 31-18 lead. In the final two quarters, we played steadily, finally winning the match 63-40.
At the end of the game, through our debrief, we concluded that some of our errors in the game was:
-Miscommunication on defence
-Rushing shots
The MVPs of the game are:
RI:
-Brendan Sim
-Justin Chua
WRS:
-No. 6
Our next match will be the semi-finals against Dunman High on 11 March, 4pm. It would be a tough match as the team have several key players out with sickness, however, we'll do our match to secure a finals berth. The game will be played at a sheltered outdoor CC near Bedok MRT.
Also, sincere apologises for posting this entry so late.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
RI 80-25 AIS
The game was played at the indoor courts of AIS on Tuesday, February 26, with the game starting at 5.00pm.
The team started relatively well, as compared to the previous game. We pressed 5 for the 1st half, playing good defence and forcing plently of turnovers from the other team. We converted most of the turnovers into easy fast breaks and lay-ups, which made up a lot of our points. However, we also threw away quite a few baskets through miss-passes, miss-catches and missed lay-ups.
In the 2nd half, we changed to a half court defence. Then, coach started the play, of which the wing was to either take the 3 or play the post. However, the outside players were unable to play this, scoring only 10 pts in the 3rd quarter. In the final quarter, we had many more fast break opportunites and won the game 80-25.
The MVPs are:
Raffles Institution:
Muhammad bin Mohd Mustaffa
Ding Jian Han
Australian International School:
Thomas Andersen
The team started relatively well, as compared to the previous game. We pressed 5 for the 1st half, playing good defence and forcing plently of turnovers from the other team. We converted most of the turnovers into easy fast breaks and lay-ups, which made up a lot of our points. However, we also threw away quite a few baskets through miss-passes, miss-catches and missed lay-ups.
In the 2nd half, we changed to a half court defence. Then, coach started the play, of which the wing was to either take the 3 or play the post. However, the outside players were unable to play this, scoring only 10 pts in the 3rd quarter. In the final quarter, we had many more fast break opportunites and won the game 80-25.
The MVPs are:
Raffles Institution:
Muhammad bin Mohd Mustaffa
Ding Jian Han
Australian International School:
Thomas Andersen
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Ri 67-42 Dunman High
The game was played at the courts of Raffles Institution on Monday, 18 Feb. The game started at 5.30pm.
We played very badly at the start of the game, citing reasons such as being nervous and lethargic. We made silly mistakes on both ends of the courts, allowing the other team to score easy points. Also, the lack of communication allowed their centre, Brandon, to score 9 points in the first quarter. We did not rotate fast enough, nor did we play good help side defence. However, he could have scored more had he not travelled so much during the quarter (and subsequently the game).
Slowly, we regained our focus and our play got much more intense than before, limiting Dunman to 2 points in the 2nd quarter, while scoring 28 points, to get a 38-14 lead. We piled on the pressure throughout the game forcing turnovers and scoring from fast breaks. However, in the 2nd half, we fouled recklessly, commiting 6 and 5 team fouls in the 3rd and 4th quarter respectively. Also, our dearest superstar forward, and captain, Jordaan, fouled out for the 2nd consecutive game.
In the end, we won 67-42, although the gap could have been bigger. After the game, we have decided to have mental prep b4 every game 2 get ourselves mentally prepared for every match. This could help us play much better in the future.
The MVP candidates are:
RI:
-Ding Jian Han
-Brendan Sim Chong Ying
Dunman High:
-Brandon Lim
We played very badly at the start of the game, citing reasons such as being nervous and lethargic. We made silly mistakes on both ends of the courts, allowing the other team to score easy points. Also, the lack of communication allowed their centre, Brandon, to score 9 points in the first quarter. We did not rotate fast enough, nor did we play good help side defence. However, he could have scored more had he not travelled so much during the quarter (and subsequently the game).
Slowly, we regained our focus and our play got much more intense than before, limiting Dunman to 2 points in the 2nd quarter, while scoring 28 points, to get a 38-14 lead. We piled on the pressure throughout the game forcing turnovers and scoring from fast breaks. However, in the 2nd half, we fouled recklessly, commiting 6 and 5 team fouls in the 3rd and 4th quarter respectively. Also, our dearest superstar forward, and captain, Jordaan, fouled out for the 2nd consecutive game.
In the end, we won 67-42, although the gap could have been bigger. After the game, we have decided to have mental prep b4 every game 2 get ourselves mentally prepared for every match. This could help us play much better in the future.
The MVP candidates are:
RI:
-Ding Jian Han
-Brendan Sim Chong Ying
Dunman High:
-Brandon Lim
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
RI 52-SAS 61
The game was played at the indoor courts of the Singapore American School on Friday, 1 February. The game started at 5.30pm.
The team started out very badly, not communicating on defence. Althought we were almost a head shorter than most of them, we were still accepted to box out and do our best to keep them off the boards. However, albeit boxing out diligently, the star center from SAS: Alex Schindele, still managed to grab the ball from above us and finishing from close range.
Although they had a height advantage, it was us who dug the hole for ourselves by missing a series of easy lay ups and under baskets. Also, we forced alot of shots, and in the end trailing 17-7 after the first quarter. Also, Lawerence was injured early in the first quarter and forced to sit out of the game, whereas Jordaan got himself into foul trouble. During the quarter break, coach talked about playing good defence, and we did in the second quarter, pressing well, forcing turnovers and fighting back for a slim 25-24 lead at the end of the first half.
The rest of the game was very close, with us having a slim 4 points lead entering the last quarter. However, Jordaan was elbowed in the eye and went onto the bench. SAS took advantage of this, scoring many unanswered points to get a four point lead. When Jordaan finally got back in, he commited his fourth foul of the match. Despite that, Jordaan put on an inspiring performance, stealing the ball and finishing many times. However, SAS were eventually too strong for us, and we lost 61-52.
From this game, we learnt the importance of boxing out and finishing from close range, as these proved to be the undoing of the team.
The MVP candidates are:
RI:Jordaan Goh
Justin Chua
SAS:
Trent Fish
Alex Schindele
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
RI 69-53 PHS
The game was played at Raffles Institution basketball courts on Monday, 28 January.
The match was scheduled to start at 4.45, but with delays to the referees, who eventually didn’t make it to the game, the game started at 5.30.
The match started out shakily, with a lack of communication on defence, and a lot of forced shots on offence, we ended the quarter down 19-12.
After the break, we upped our gear, with more pressurizing defence, and we soon fought our way back into the game, ending the half trailing by 25-24. In the 2nd half, we pushed our defence into a higher level, ending the 3rd quarter up 37-49. In the last quarter, we slowly increased the lead and ended the game 53-69.
And that was the start to our ISIBL campaign!!
Also to add: the mvp candidates:
RI:
Jordaan Goh
Justin Chua
Brendan Sim
Presbyterian High:
Nicholas Chee
Ng Jun Jie
Andrew Wong
The match was scheduled to start at 4.45, but with delays to the referees, who eventually didn’t make it to the game, the game started at 5.30.
The match started out shakily, with a lack of communication on defence, and a lot of forced shots on offence, we ended the quarter down 19-12.
After the break, we upped our gear, with more pressurizing defence, and we soon fought our way back into the game, ending the half trailing by 25-24. In the 2nd half, we pushed our defence into a higher level, ending the 3rd quarter up 37-49. In the last quarter, we slowly increased the lead and ended the game 53-69.
And that was the start to our ISIBL campaign!!
Also to add: the mvp candidates:
RI:
Jordaan Goh
Justin Chua
Brendan Sim
Presbyterian High:
Nicholas Chee
Ng Jun Jie
Andrew Wong
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