Post#3 » by ecuhus1981 » Tue Nov 9, 2021 8:46 pm
Yes, we need to take care of business in this game.
No matter if they jump out to an early lead... they are flying high and feeling good so far this season. All due respect, they don't yet know that they aren't very good. They're a young team without the institutional knowledge of the doldrums of a long losing streak. Ignorance is bliss, and it's danger for opponents.
No matter if they dominate us on the glass... they have young, spry, elite athletes. I won't get wrapped around the axle about losing the battle of the boards to them like I would with other teams. They'll give us the game in other ways.
No matter if they get their crowd going wild with transition buckets and awesome dunks... the one bad road habit I see on our team is a tendency to let "momentum" crush our confidence. We just need to hunker down when they go on runs, instead of playing into their hands by hoisting panicky retaliation shot attempts.
The Blue Collar Boys club is going to need to lace up their boots, strap on their hard hat, and get to work. Hustle plays, loose balls, hard screens, drawing charges, getting deflections, these will win us the game handily, so we don't have to sweat out a photo finish. Kevin and James just need to be relentless driving to the cup, and take care of the ball. Shooters gotta shoot. Let's go.
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