Raffles Institution vs Pei Cai Secondary (32-38)
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
7--------7-------10-------8-------RI
17-------7--------4-------10------Pei Cai
Our 1st quarter woes finally killed us as we dug a deep hole in the first quarter against Pei Cai and were never really able to come back. This is the third game in a row where we have trailed by a large number in the first quarter and although we were able to get away with it the previous two times, we could not do it against Pei Cai as they were considerably stronger than any other opponent that we had faced. We fought hard from the 3rd quarter all the way until midway through the fourth where we were able to overcome our deficit and take a 2 point lead. However, that lead was quickly gone as we were unable to contain them on the defensive end of the floor. This was what killed us. We cannot dig ourselves a big hole and expect us to always come out from it. We were chasing the whole game and this wore us out. Our defense let us down as we allowed many layups for the opponents instead of forcing them to take late in the shot clock perimeter shots that have a lower chance of getting in. We missed quite a bit of layups today and although there might have been contact, we still should find a way to sink the basket as we do not always find ourselves so close to the rim. We definitely have to communicate on the defensive end of the floor better as we continually tried to switch our defensive assignments among ourselves and this resulted in many plays where we would find one guy wide open under the basket. Overall we didn't play that bad as we could contain their key players, giving #8 and #13 4 fouls each and limiting the number of shots that #9 the sharpshooter took. This was a valuable learning experience. Although we are all very disappointed with ourselves and know that we could be sitting at home right now with the win, we must not let this one loss affect our performance in the next game against Peirce where we have an advantage, but definitely cannot take any chances. What is done is done. Even if we are to face Catholic High in the semis, as coach said C Div is very unpredictable. If we are telling ourselves that we would lose even before the match starts, we would lose the game. We have just have to play hard and with confidence in every game. No team is unbeatable for sure in C Div. Hopefully we are able to overcome our first quarter woes in the next game and find the confidence that we have all been lacking.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
C Div South Zone Round 2 Game 2
Raffles Institution vs Serangoon Gardens (43-33)
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
6-------13------17-------7-------Raffles Institution
7-------10-------5-------11-------Serangoon Gardens.
In this game against Serangoon Gardens, we got off to a very bad start once again trailing 7-0 in the opening minutes of the first quarter. We were eventually outscored in the first even after a 6-0 run of our own, 7-6. In the 2nd quarter, it continued to be a back and forth game as the score was still close at halftime, with RI only up by 2. Finally in the third, we were able to pull away for good, withstanding some late runs by the opponents in the fourth. We were able to somewhat contain the drives and bunny-hops by their key player #8 as he was only allowed to bunny-hop in once in the entire game, ending up in him falling down and a foul called on us. He did not dare to come in after that and some of the credit definitely goes to our improved 2-3 zone defense with help on both sides. By right we should have won this game by a convincing scoreline, but we constantly allowed our opponents to rush in for offensive rebounds. We also were unable to convert on easy baskets near the hoop which might have made a difference in the scoreline. A great deal of the opponents points came from fast breaks by the opponents, most of them scored by their key player #8 as he went coast to coast numerous times for an easy layup. Even when their other key player #9 was not on the court after suffering an injury to his leg in the first, we were unable to effectively pull away against #8 only. If #9 had not gotten injured in the first, the outcome of the game might not be like this. This shows that we definitely have a lot of room for improvement if we have our eyes on being the south zone champions. This game was very uncharacteristic of us, and hopefully in the next key game against Pei Cai Secondary, we would be able to play much better.
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
6-------13------17-------7-------Raffles Institution
7-------10-------5-------11-------Serangoon Gardens.
In this game against Serangoon Gardens, we got off to a very bad start once again trailing 7-0 in the opening minutes of the first quarter. We were eventually outscored in the first even after a 6-0 run of our own, 7-6. In the 2nd quarter, it continued to be a back and forth game as the score was still close at halftime, with RI only up by 2. Finally in the third, we were able to pull away for good, withstanding some late runs by the opponents in the fourth. We were able to somewhat contain the drives and bunny-hops by their key player #8 as he was only allowed to bunny-hop in once in the entire game, ending up in him falling down and a foul called on us. He did not dare to come in after that and some of the credit definitely goes to our improved 2-3 zone defense with help on both sides. By right we should have won this game by a convincing scoreline, but we constantly allowed our opponents to rush in for offensive rebounds. We also were unable to convert on easy baskets near the hoop which might have made a difference in the scoreline. A great deal of the opponents points came from fast breaks by the opponents, most of them scored by their key player #8 as he went coast to coast numerous times for an easy layup. Even when their other key player #9 was not on the court after suffering an injury to his leg in the first, we were unable to effectively pull away against #8 only. If #9 had not gotten injured in the first, the outcome of the game might not be like this. This shows that we definitely have a lot of room for improvement if we have our eyes on being the south zone champions. This game was very uncharacteristic of us, and hopefully in the next key game against Pei Cai Secondary, we would be able to play much better.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Raffles Institution vs St Joseph's Institution (International)
Raffles Institution vs St Joseph's Institution (International) 72-14 (First Round)
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
16------18------20------18-----Raffles Institution
4--------4--------6-------0-----SJII
For this game against SJII, we came out and played strong, not allowing our opponents to score double digits in any quarter while we scored more than 15 points in each quarter. The main story of this game was about the slippery floor as it had just rained and there were a lot of complains. However, we should not use this as an excuse. We were constantly slow to keep up with our opponents driving to the basket or going for fast breaks and ended up in them drawing the foul on us. On the bright side however, we were able to use our size to our advantage and constantly get the ball down low to our posts so that they can go for easy baskets. We also crashed the boards well, allowing very few second chance buckets for our opponents. This game was well fought and hard played, but this is not a game where we were able to see where we stand and we must continue to work hard so that we will be able to face skilled and better opponents when we get deeper into the competition.
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
16------18------20------18-----Raffles Institution
4--------4--------6-------0-----SJII
For this game against SJII, we came out and played strong, not allowing our opponents to score double digits in any quarter while we scored more than 15 points in each quarter. The main story of this game was about the slippery floor as it had just rained and there were a lot of complains. However, we should not use this as an excuse. We were constantly slow to keep up with our opponents driving to the basket or going for fast breaks and ended up in them drawing the foul on us. On the bright side however, we were able to use our size to our advantage and constantly get the ball down low to our posts so that they can go for easy baskets. We also crashed the boards well, allowing very few second chance buckets for our opponents. This game was well fought and hard played, but this is not a game where we were able to see where we stand and we must continue to work hard so that we will be able to face skilled and better opponents when we get deeper into the competition.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Raffles Institution vs St. Andrew's Secondary
Raffles Institution vs St. Andrew's Secondary (62-31)
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
13------11------15------29-------Raffles Institution
11-------5-------5--------9-------St. Andrew's Secondary
We started off really poorly in this game against St. Andrew's, allowing them to go on an 8-0 run to start the game in the first quarter. This was largely due to the fact that we were not confident in ourselves at the start of the game. However in the later part of the first, we were able to catch up and go on a run of our own, claiming the lead. The most serious problem with our performance in this game was our fouling. We constantly reached in to try to steal the ball and did not slide with them enough to beat them to the spot, resulting in us being called for blocking and reach-in fouls. This got us into the penalty really early in the quarter, and if we do this against stronger teams, it would definitely cost us the game. Also, the defense at the help side has to remember to always help out on the ball man, or else without help, there will be a clear way to the basket for the opponents. Despite our sloppy start, we played and fought hard for the rest of the way, building on our lead with every quarter that went by. Unlike the previous game against Guang Yang where we became complacent in the second half, we fought even harder, holding them to single digits in both the 3rd and the 4th and this allowed us to reach the target set by our coach of scoring 60 points. It is a good thing that we were able to hit the target set by our coaches and hopefully give us momentum into the next 3 games.
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
13------11------15------29-------Raffles Institution
11-------5-------5--------9-------St. Andrew's Secondary
We started off really poorly in this game against St. Andrew's, allowing them to go on an 8-0 run to start the game in the first quarter. This was largely due to the fact that we were not confident in ourselves at the start of the game. However in the later part of the first, we were able to catch up and go on a run of our own, claiming the lead. The most serious problem with our performance in this game was our fouling. We constantly reached in to try to steal the ball and did not slide with them enough to beat them to the spot, resulting in us being called for blocking and reach-in fouls. This got us into the penalty really early in the quarter, and if we do this against stronger teams, it would definitely cost us the game. Also, the defense at the help side has to remember to always help out on the ball man, or else without help, there will be a clear way to the basket for the opponents. Despite our sloppy start, we played and fought hard for the rest of the way, building on our lead with every quarter that went by. Unlike the previous game against Guang Yang where we became complacent in the second half, we fought even harder, holding them to single digits in both the 3rd and the 4th and this allowed us to reach the target set by our coach of scoring 60 points. It is a good thing that we were able to hit the target set by our coaches and hopefully give us momentum into the next 3 games.
Raffles Institution vs Guang Yang Secondary
Raffles Institution vs Guang Yang Secondary (53-35)
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
12------17------12------12-------Raffles
6--------8-------10------11-------Guang Yang
Guang Yang was our last opponent for round one and both schools were fighting for the top place in the group. Although both teams would get into the second round anyway, we still took the game very seriously. However, most of us were nervous as we knew that Guang Yang would definitely be better than the previous three schools that we had met and as a result, we did not play properly and had unnecessary turnovers. The score in the 1st quarter was thus quite close at 12-6. However in the second quarter, we were all warmed up and started to pull away, creating a 15 point separation between ourselves and Guang Yang and held the lead throughout the rest of the way. Though we won, it was worth noting that in the 3rd and 4th quarters, we only managed to outscore them by 2 points and 1 point respectively. This was disappointing as our school is known for fighting all the way to the end and never giving up. We seemed to relax a little during the 2nd half which should not be the case. We did well on our perimeter shooting for this game as well as we were able to score 5 three pointers, which was the most we have ever scored in one game in the first round. This game helped us gain some confidence on our perimeter shooting. It was a good game, but we are now entering the second round where things would not be as easy and we cannot afford to be complacent.
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
12------17------12------12-------Raffles
6--------8-------10------11-------Guang Yang
Guang Yang was our last opponent for round one and both schools were fighting for the top place in the group. Although both teams would get into the second round anyway, we still took the game very seriously. However, most of us were nervous as we knew that Guang Yang would definitely be better than the previous three schools that we had met and as a result, we did not play properly and had unnecessary turnovers. The score in the 1st quarter was thus quite close at 12-6. However in the second quarter, we were all warmed up and started to pull away, creating a 15 point separation between ourselves and Guang Yang and held the lead throughout the rest of the way. Though we won, it was worth noting that in the 3rd and 4th quarters, we only managed to outscore them by 2 points and 1 point respectively. This was disappointing as our school is known for fighting all the way to the end and never giving up. We seemed to relax a little during the 2nd half which should not be the case. We did well on our perimeter shooting for this game as well as we were able to score 5 three pointers, which was the most we have ever scored in one game in the first round. This game helped us gain some confidence on our perimeter shooting. It was a good game, but we are now entering the second round where things would not be as easy and we cannot afford to be complacent.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Raffles Institution vs Kuo Chuan Presbyterian
Raffles Institution vs Kuo Chuan Presbyterian (75-9)
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
15------22------15------23-----Raffles Institution
2--------0--------2-------5-----Kuo Chuan
This was a very one-sided game as well as we blew past Kuo Chuan. However, we were unable to reach the target set by our coaches to score 80 points before the game ended which was quite disappointing. We were called for a lot of fouls in this game as we were too aggressive on our defense, constantly hand-checking our opponents and creating unnecessary contact. This may cost us a lot of we do not learn as against better and stronger opponents, those fouls could put them in the bonus and give them free throws which may very well cost us the game. The first quarter was not very well played as we only scored 15 points which was not up to expectations. We have to do a better job of remembering to deny our man from getting the ball when our teammates are laboring, pressuring the ball man. If we do not deny our man from getting the ball, all the hard work put in by our teammate in pressuring the ball will go down the drain. Denying the ball can allow us to get deflections off the bad passes by the opponents when they are under pressure. Once again this game was not really able to give us an idea of how good or bad we are, and we should not be complacent as we continue to compete because our opponents would only get better and better.
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
15------22------15------23-----Raffles Institution
2--------0--------2-------5-----Kuo Chuan
This was a very one-sided game as well as we blew past Kuo Chuan. However, we were unable to reach the target set by our coaches to score 80 points before the game ended which was quite disappointing. We were called for a lot of fouls in this game as we were too aggressive on our defense, constantly hand-checking our opponents and creating unnecessary contact. This may cost us a lot of we do not learn as against better and stronger opponents, those fouls could put them in the bonus and give them free throws which may very well cost us the game. The first quarter was not very well played as we only scored 15 points which was not up to expectations. We have to do a better job of remembering to deny our man from getting the ball when our teammates are laboring, pressuring the ball man. If we do not deny our man from getting the ball, all the hard work put in by our teammate in pressuring the ball will go down the drain. Denying the ball can allow us to get deflections off the bad passes by the opponents when they are under pressure. Once again this game was not really able to give us an idea of how good or bad we are, and we should not be complacent as we continue to compete because our opponents would only get better and better.
Raffles Institution vs Bukit Merah Secondary School
Raffles Institution vs Bukit Merah Secondary (91-4)
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
30------25------15------21-----Raffles Institution
0--------2--------2-------0------Bukit Merah Secondary
This game against Bukit Merah was pretty one sided as we led throughout the whole game and never looked back. However, we have to work on our perimeter shooting as our percentage was really bad only making 2 three-point shots throughout the whole game in numerous attempts by different players. Our defense was well done in the first half, not allowing any shot attempts from the opponents and getting many deflections and steals. However, we have to learn how to pressure the ball better and not just stand there and watch as the first round does not have any shot clock. Thus if we do not pressure the ball handler, they will be able to take their time, look around for teammates and think about how to get by our defenders. Overall this game was well played, but does not prove anything as we were against a weaker team in our zone. This definitely does not mean that everything will be smooth sailing throughout the whole competition and we have to be ready to face tougher opponents.
Points by Quarter:
1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
30------25------15------21-----Raffles Institution
0--------2--------2-------0------Bukit Merah Secondary
This game against Bukit Merah was pretty one sided as we led throughout the whole game and never looked back. However, we have to work on our perimeter shooting as our percentage was really bad only making 2 three-point shots throughout the whole game in numerous attempts by different players. Our defense was well done in the first half, not allowing any shot attempts from the opponents and getting many deflections and steals. However, we have to learn how to pressure the ball better and not just stand there and watch as the first round does not have any shot clock. Thus if we do not pressure the ball handler, they will be able to take their time, look around for teammates and think about how to get by our defenders. Overall this game was well played, but does not prove anything as we were against a weaker team in our zone. This definitely does not mean that everything will be smooth sailing throughout the whole competition and we have to be ready to face tougher opponents.
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