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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

I just want to say thank you to everyone who is training players for our national teams. I have seen a lot of progress made and we have a good crop of players being trained at 19 year old and 20 year old ready to step up next season.

We have lacked big men for quite some time and it is an area that the draft has not been too kind to us in recent years. Never the less i can see quite a few managers have been training some well rounded big men regardless!

We go into the final game vs Andorra full of confidence. On paper we should be looking to win this game however Andorra have some impressive victories this season. Our key players are in good game shape and injury free, this is all we can ask for in preparation!

I will update Monday night/Tuesday with hopefully a win to break the duck this year!

Game 6 - Latvia 89 vs 75 Scotland (81707)

A game in which we kept it close despite putting in less effort than the opponent. This needs to be taken in context as the opponent seemed to rest some of their higher salary players however we can only play against what is put in front of us.

We were in control for most of the first 3 quarters, leading for large parts of the match before eventually running out of steam in the 4th quarter as is to be expected against a stronger opponent. Ultimately 1-23 from beyond the arc is going to make it difficult to win any match, let alone one where we are clear underdogs.

Our best performer of the night was PF David Dawson (54539704) with 20 points, 16 Rebounds, 4 Assists and 1 Block over 38 minutes.

Up next is Andorra. We must target a win here to avoid the wooden spoon of 0-7 record.

Blue Jays Fan

Game 7 - Andorra 75 - 80 Scotland (81712)

A great win to end the season against Andorra. Both teams put in maximum effort of crunch time. It was a tense and tight affair through the first half with both sides trading small leads in a low scoring contest. We held a 2 point lead at the half.

The game exploded into life in the second half. We were magnificent in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the Andorrans 22-6 in a suffocating defensive effort. We held a 20 point lead early in the 4th. Things started to go downhill in the 4th quarter as Andorra fought back in a spirited comeback. We managed to hold on just about but all credit to Andorra for making a match of it. It is understandable how they have managed a good campaign with some marquee wins, we are delighted to beat them tonight and avoid a winless campaign.


Our best performer of the night was once again PF David Dawson (54539704) with 11 points, 11 Rebounds, 6 Assists and 5 Blocks over 30 minutes. This has to be the single most complete performance by a player in the whole campaign so far.

It was great to see some contributions off the bench in some of our younger core of players. These guys can keep improving and hopefully propel us for forward into a respectable performance in the consolation tournament next season!

Managers I ask you to keep up the good work training your young Scottish players!

Blue Jays Fan

Last edited by BlueJaysFan (Scotland u21) at 12/8/2025 4:56:59 PM