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I dunno now to start...we lost 27-21, but it was a good game, cos we were playing up and those who scored in their team were the b div girls, not c div, so we put up a pretty good fight as c div against ppl in b div. Yay.
I gotta post reflections on yahoo groups, and I dunno how to write there, so maybe this shall be my 1st draft. Haha. Just came back from the game at night, so most of it is still fresh in my memory.

Start.

Offence - good points
1. We supported one another more to get the ball when it was started at base line when Nanyang did full court press, managed to get past their defence and to to half court. This was better than the game against Aljunied, where we couldn't even get the ball past half court at times.

2. We were more aggressive in fighting all the way to the basket. It was really nice that we, as a c div team, actually were able to fight against a b div team which was stronger, more skilful and much tougher. Nice job everyone!! Previously we qie jin qu, but at the sight of a defender coming, we didn't dare to go in all the way for a lay-up, then stopped and passed instead. If we just push in strongly, we not only give ourselves a chance of scoring, but can draw fouls as well. In today's game [and even Saturday's game] we dared to do that more, which was good, as Nanyang was very aggressive, compared to us. And we did draw quite a lot of fouls 'cause we dared to take the shot!

3. The rolling among the point guard, shooting guard and small forward, which we practised a lot the past few trainings, was done well today. V-cuts were good, and running out for the ball and receiving it at the correct timing let us control how we were going to attack the basket. Maybe it's because Nanyang's defence wasn't that good, but I think our passes were more accurate today compared to Saturday. This allowed the ball to be passed to centres who posed up, or someone could cut in and shoot, rather than letting the opponent get the ball before we even attempted a shot.

4. We learnt from Saturday's game to calm down, so that when we get the ball during full court press, or during fastbreaks, we don't get all excited and anyhow pass the ball to a team-mate without looking properly [causing lots of interceptions], and we settle down and look carefully at what we're doing before going ahead. This prevented balls to be wasted by mispasses, dribbling and losing the ball yourself, or dribbling into the hands of a defender. We spread out during fastbreaks so that the ball could be faked then passed, and scored. This helped us ba wo every fastbreak we had.

Offence - what to improve on
1. COMMUNICATION!! Awfully silent game it was, wasn't it? Very few people called for the ball, so the point guard couldn't see who to pass to. We should avoid keeping quiet and expecting our team-mate to see us, especially when we're empty and there's a very good opportunity to receive the ball. Everyone needs to call for the ball more, and tell one another what to do, eg. cross over, screen, etc.

2. Be more aggressive!Even though we were seriously much more aggressive today, there's still room for improvement.
- Once we get the ball, we should turn to face the basket and if we plan to qie, go in all the way no matter what. We cannot afford to qie halfway then suddenly stop when a defender comes up, because we lose a good chance like that. We have to dare to go in strong, against the defender, like Nanyang [esp. no. 12!] and ba wo the lay-up. [Aint I repeating.]
But, it was a very good job today on this part! We did rather well in shooting, 'cause we managed to draw fouls and get free throws[yeah, and i missed 4 of 5. SORRY:( ] We really improved a lot on this already, but it can be better, as always!

- REBOUNDS. Our block-outs were either unsuccessful, or there were no block-outs in the 1st place. The Nanyang girls are very strong and aggressive, so they push us hard, and we don't fight back. We have to be more aggressive in order to go against such teams, or we will constantly get pushed around, literally, and lose our rebounds to their scoring.

-When we get the ball, we need to protect it well, or it will be lost through double-teaming, or snatching away. Once we get the ball, elbow [chicken wing!] our way out of the defender's grasp, and don't let them snatch it easily. This also applies to rebounding - after jumping and getting the ball down, don't turn into the arms of a defender, but elbow your way out strong and outlet as quickly as possible. Nanyang does it pretty well, which is why we didn't manage to get many rebounds. Mr Ang has shown us before [last Friday's training], so we must use it in matches, especially against teams like SCGS and Nanyang.

I think I could compete with athena for most no. of words in a review:) .

I shall write about the defence another time. Getting sleeeepy. But overall, our main problem in today's match is probably not being aggressive enough. I mean, we have improved on that but it can still be improved further. It is complicated I think. I'm confusing myself. Anyway,we're like timid little mice compared to Nanyang! That's what my father said. So we gotta be more daring and drive in to the basket strong and commit to the shot, don't bother about stopping halfway cos we shouldn't san the defender, as Mr Ang constantly reminds us. And in all the other aspects as mentioned above as well.

However, we did improve a lot in this game compared to the one against Aljunied. That is precisely the point of having this matches, to give us an experience of playing up [very up!] and continuing to improve every game we play! What's important is that we pick up learning points from each game played, and correct our mistakes the next time round. Improvement in every step we take is what we aim for!
Today's game was definitely one GOOD ONE on everyone's part. It takes courage and mental strength to be playing against a b div team, especially this year's national 2nd, but all of us did it, and did it well! We ought to be proud of ourselves. We didn't get that intimidated by them, but fought all the way, which is what we call RGS BASKETBALL SPIRIT! We've got it burning brightly in each of us, and let's keep it that way always! :D
Great job guys! Love yall!