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From: Sandy

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Date: 9/30/2024 3:22:26 PM
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We lost the 1st game against Denmark 91-111: (76713)

The difference in attitude partly explains the result.
I tried a 2-3 zone to limit the powerful Danish big men, but it didn't really work.
Tbh I hesitated to predict an inside offense.
The final gap would have been smaller, but it probably wouldn't have turned defeat into victory.

MOTM: Stephen Buffery with 23 points (9-17), 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The next opponent will be Nigeria.

Last edited by Sandy at 10/1/2024 10:39:07 AM

From: Sandy

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We beat Nigeria yesterday 117-93: (76778)

Man of the match: Muileki Simelaine who scored 29 points (12-17), grabbed 11 rebounds and made 3 assists.

Next stop: the Bahamas.

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Last night, we beat the Bahamas at the buzzer 119-116: (76794).
The difference in attitude explains this very close result.
The Bahamians were on fire from the 3-point line (12-24).

Man of the match: Muileki Simelaine, with 37 points (15-28) and 10 rebounds.

Special mention: Umi Mugabe, who scored the 3-pointer at the buzzer!
Umi also became the most capped player in the South African NT (187).

The next game against the Czech Republic promises to be a tough one.

Last edited by Sandy at 10/15/2024 11:39:35 AM

From: Sandy

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Date: 10/22/2024 12:30:53 AM
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No surprises last night with a 30-point loss to the Czechs: (76854).

While we have only one player whose salary exceeds 200K, all the opposing players are above this symbolic bar. One of their players even has an astronomical salary of 320K.

Man of the match: Muileki Simelaine with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists in 34 minutes.

We'll meet the Philippines next Monday, an opponent not as strong as the Czech Republic, but with a roster far superior to ours.

From: Sandy

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We were soundly beaten 60-114 by the Philippines yesterday: (76887)
We'll need to bounce back next Monday against Ghana!

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We easily beat Ghana 116-67 today, while saving our enthusiasm: (76926).

Man of the match: Ayize Mukomana with 17 points (6-11), 21 rebounds and 3 blocks in 40 minutes.

The results aren't too bad so far: 3W / 3L.

Next Monday, we'll face Malaysia, who won 2 of their 6 games.

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Good job! Good performance from Mukomana!

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We lost 69-100 to Malaysia: (76953)
This team is stronger than its world ranking (#50) suggests.
Our LP offense was locked down by the opposing 2-3 zone, and our 3-2 zone undermined by their LP.
Malaysia also put more into this game than us.
Man of the match: Stephen Buffery with 21 points (9-16), 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
We'll finish with a game against Japan.

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Nice win 97-83 over Japan tonight: (77004)
MOTM: Muileki Simelaine who scored 30 points (13-20) and grabbed 13 rebounds.

We finish this consolation tournament with a record of 4W-4L. That's not too bad.
We would have needed one more win to reach the next round, but I think we had a good run.

Reminder of results:
L 91-111 vs. Denmark
W 117-93 vs. Nigeria
W 119-116 vs. Bahamas
L 87-117 vs. Czech Republic
L 60-114 vs. Philippines
W 116-67 vs. Ghana
L 69-100 vs. Malaysia
W 97-83 vs. Japan

There will be a few scrimmages until the end of the season.

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The friendly tour kicked off with a 116-95 W over India: (77321)
Stephen Buffery was man of the match with 16 points (8-11), 6 rebounds and 5 assists.