Although I considered Ghana to be this year's weakest opponent, an away game again proved to be much more difficult than expected. We won, but the difference of 18 points was not superb
(82093).
While the roster of Ghana is not remarkable, they had good results this season, with two wins against Senegal and Georgia. A lot of this seems due to the higher attitude. Actually they seem to be on an autopilot, playing constantly with normal attitude, inside isolation and 3-2 zone tactics, but after just two games I estimated the double prediction is not worth the risk, since merely getting a win was the main priority.
Anyhow, the win was still convincing, and was solidified already in the second quarter.
Kristian Forsbratt was offensively the best player in our roster, scoring 42 points while also providing 9 assists. Generally our outside players contributed to most of our scoring, and only 26 out of 132 points were achieved from players on PF and C positions (with
Kalle Håkansson scoring more than half of them - 14)
Next week we face Mexico, a well respected BB country, where small things like GS and tactics will matter even more. It is a home game, so our aim is naturally to win. If we do, we can even raise our hopes from merely qualifying to the playoffs, to actually getting to the later rounds, since a better score than just 5-3 will be on the table. If not, then we are back to hoping for a bare playoff qualification.
Last edited by Deschamps at 11/11/2025 7:07:43 AM