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Game 3 - Scotland 89 - 90 Nederland (81693)

A brave defeat by the narrowest of margins. Our defence kept pace with the Dutch Look Inside focused method of attack. We had a chance to win in the closing moments but ultimately came up just short.

Unfortunately it looks like a double incorrect GDP might have cost us the chance of an upset, this is a sore one for sure. We had a bit of good fortune during the game in that the Dutch sides best player got injured early in the 3rd quarter.

This is a very promising performance and i take great confidence that this team can start winning some of the more equal contests

Our best performer of the night was C Anderson Lyall ((54236814)) with 20 points, 13 Rebounds, 1 Assist, and 1 Block over 34 minutes.

Jeffrey McCoist (54853389) For our football fans, Ally McCoist was a name synonymous with scoring, but Jeffrey McCoist took was more of a provider tonight with 7 assists off the bench.

Our next game is against Russia. We do not have any realistic chances in that match and it will be damage limitation.

Blue Jays Fan



Last edited by BlueJaysFan (Scotland u21) at 11/11/2025 2:44:55 PM

Game 4 - Russia 103 - 63 Scotland (81699)

Another difficult match ending in a decisive defeat. a 40 point defeat again. There is no shame in this as Russia look like a top tier side at u21 level this season.

Russia threw in a curveball by electing not to play a fast pace offence, and we missed our GDP prediction.

Our best performer of the night was SG Gary MacIlduy (54541798) with 34 points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists and 1 Block over 31 minutes. A shining light in a difficult campaign so far and he did not deserve to be on the losing team with such a performance against a powerful opponent.

Our next game is against Azerbaijan. A game that we really need to win and are expected to do so. We pray our players stay fit and in good shape.

Blue Jays Fan

Last edited by BlueJaysFan (Scotland u21) at 11/19/2025 3:40:47 PM

Game 5 - Scotland 100 - 105 Azerbaijan (81704)

I have to apologize for this one. The loss is on me. Firstly the failure to play 3-2 zone and also playing a bad offence against a probable 3-2 zone.

We got absolutely torched from 3 point land and missed Free Throws and dreadful 3 point shooting of our own was a combination that we could not overcome. If anything it was incredible that we even got the match to overtime.

Now we get to the match ratings. i have never in all my time seen a game in buzzerbeater where the match ratings and PP100 are so detached from what is happening on the court. It never really felt like we were ever in control of this match. Even when we built a brief 8 point lead at the end of the 3rd quarter. It was erased within 53 seconds. When we look at the match ratings it is very difficult to comprehend how we have lost this match but we congratulate the opponent on their victory.

Up next is Latvia. We will try our best and take heart from the fact Andorra managed to score an upset win vs them so you would think there is a chance we could get an upset victory there.

Blue Jays Fan

Last edited by BlueJaysFan (Scotland u21) at 11/24/2025 3:11:20 PM