The inflated scoreline doesn't mean anything about the match.
We started off shakily and precariously, sometimes making a few errors here and there. We were intent on stopping their fast wing players, though when we failed we made up by placing our posts in the zone, stopping them and making them force their shots. The second quarter and third quarter, the speed and intensity of our play was kept, and we broke their press play which led to easy baskets. However, we did not bao wo all our shots and we missed a couple of underbaskets, which at this stage of the competition should not happen.
Fourth quarter, we collapsed to a 1-1-3 and played it well, making turnovers and fast breaking a lot, which resulted in the 26-99 deficit.
On the court, when the opponent gets a steal and engages a fast break, rush back on defense, don't think "oh no, they're going to score one basket anyway, i'l just get ready for offense then." Basketball is a TEAM sport, if you're unwilling to WORK as a team, we will never WIN as a team.
Raffles Basketball FTW!
Never give up
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
C Division 2009 South Zone Round 2
(South Zone Round 2)
Venue: CCAB. Finals at Delta Sports Complex.
15th April 1145 hours- Holy Innocents vs RI
17th April 1145 hours- Gan Eng Seng vs RI
20th April 1300 hours- RI vs Catholic High
24th April 1145 hours- St Andrews vs RI
A relatively hard road in front of us, especially the Catholic High match.
For anyone who has time, please go down and support the team!
We will not falter.
Venue: CCAB. Finals at Delta Sports Complex.
15th April 1145 hours- Holy Innocents vs RI
17th April 1145 hours- Gan Eng Seng vs RI
20th April 1300 hours- RI vs Catholic High
24th April 1145 hours- St Andrews vs RI
A relatively hard road in front of us, especially the Catholic High match.
For anyone who has time, please go down and support the team!
We will not falter.
RI 104-16 ACS(I)
We knew we qualified for the second round already, and we mental prepped properly before the game, though there were some people fooling around. We went into the game prepared, and went off with a roaring start!
The first quarter, everyone was doing their job well, rebounding and outlet passes to the wings for good finishes, though once or twice in a while one of us would lose our man and let some easy shots. We made up for this with good rebounding and in the first quarter alone, the score 35-0.
In the second quarter, we changed our play a little and due to miscommunication, our opposition scored 6 points in a inside game, when the posts went out to cover for the wings, acs i wings fed down to the low post and finished, explaining for the 6 points scored. Third quarter, we did not help on defense, though on offense we ran many fast breaks and scored 22 points.
Fourth quarter, coach subbed the entire team out and 5 people went to play a defense we never played before. The defense gave many turnovers and in a short span of 2-3 minutes we ran 6 fast breaks, with daniel scoring a buzzer beater jump shot from the free throw line. The game ended 104 to 16 in our favour. Kudos to Alex's game high 26 points too.
With that, this concludes our first round. The second groupings are already out, and we have two other group champions in our grouping. We'll just have to train harder, and be back, stronger, faster, better than before.
Raffles Basketball FTW!
We could, we can, and we will.
The first quarter, everyone was doing their job well, rebounding and outlet passes to the wings for good finishes, though once or twice in a while one of us would lose our man and let some easy shots. We made up for this with good rebounding and in the first quarter alone, the score 35-0.
In the second quarter, we changed our play a little and due to miscommunication, our opposition scored 6 points in a inside game, when the posts went out to cover for the wings, acs i wings fed down to the low post and finished, explaining for the 6 points scored. Third quarter, we did not help on defense, though on offense we ran many fast breaks and scored 22 points.
Fourth quarter, coach subbed the entire team out and 5 people went to play a defense we never played before. The defense gave many turnovers and in a short span of 2-3 minutes we ran 6 fast breaks, with daniel scoring a buzzer beater jump shot from the free throw line. The game ended 104 to 16 in our favour. Kudos to Alex's game high 26 points too.
With that, this concludes our first round. The second groupings are already out, and we have two other group champions in our grouping. We'll just have to train harder, and be back, stronger, faster, better than before.
Raffles Basketball FTW!
We could, we can, and we will.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
RI 62-39 Pierce
Our toughest opponent in our first round was not to be taken lightly, but out mental preparation before the game was bad, and playing without our main point guard only made it worse.
Alex opened the scoring with a free throw, and everything was intense in the first quarter. Pierce changed their defensive strategy and it took us sometime to get adjusted to it, and only a couple of baskets in the last two minutes helped us lead at 12-6. In the meantime, chng had also gotten two fouls early.
The second quarter though, our scoring increase with a couple of good plays and drives in a half court offense, though our defense we were still not doing as well. We did not box out, we did not communicate effectively in the zone defense and we allowed them to drive and score some layups that just keep going in despite the angles. Third quarter things were even tighter, and things were not good for us, key players no 9 and no 10 were making good and fast drives.
In the fourth quarter, it was a totally different story. We started to communicate on defense, we were getting our momentum back and we launched a flurry of baskets and played much better. In the end, the game ended 62-39.
A victory against our strongest opponent in our first round exposed several mistakes and our lack of inexperience, time is short, and the teams are merciless. Everyone has to be prepared to play full-game and give a 110% focus and concentration into the matches.
Raffles Basketball FTW!
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE does not come before TEAM PERFORMANCE.
Alex opened the scoring with a free throw, and everything was intense in the first quarter. Pierce changed their defensive strategy and it took us sometime to get adjusted to it, and only a couple of baskets in the last two minutes helped us lead at 12-6. In the meantime, chng had also gotten two fouls early.
The second quarter though, our scoring increase with a couple of good plays and drives in a half court offense, though our defense we were still not doing as well. We did not box out, we did not communicate effectively in the zone defense and we allowed them to drive and score some layups that just keep going in despite the angles. Third quarter things were even tighter, and things were not good for us, key players no 9 and no 10 were making good and fast drives.
In the fourth quarter, it was a totally different story. We started to communicate on defense, we were getting our momentum back and we launched a flurry of baskets and played much better. In the end, the game ended 62-39.
A victory against our strongest opponent in our first round exposed several mistakes and our lack of inexperience, time is short, and the teams are merciless. Everyone has to be prepared to play full-game and give a 110% focus and concentration into the matches.
Raffles Basketball FTW!
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE does not come before TEAM PERFORMANCE.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
B DIV-> RI 43-58 PHS
Stand tall, stand proud.
It may be the end of the road, but how we played today defines us:
RI B DIV'09!
It may be the end of the road, but how we played today defines us:
RI B DIV'09!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
RI 74-47 Temasek
B Division
Nationals 1st Round
We started off fighting for our lives.
Steamrolled them in the first half, the press was extremely energetic.
Didn't extend our lead much in the second half, but this win, a big win, is more than just a win-it is hope.
Next game is do or die.
We will not disappoint
Nationals 1st Round
We started off fighting for our lives.
Steamrolled them in the first half, the press was extremely energetic.
Didn't extend our lead much in the second half, but this win, a big win, is more than just a win-it is hope.
Next game is do or die.
We will not disappoint
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