Comets flame out against Hornets defence

The boys were joined courtside by a special guest thanks to the wonders of the internet and Skype (we're expecting an advertisement for that free plug Skype managment).

Yes,  Leanne "cybergirl" Bannatyne was given a good perch at the end of the court and watched the whole game from the laptop.

And what a game it was.

Our coach Brett has been challenging the boys in a variety of different ways over the past two weeks.

In this game he had the boys mix up the defence.

It was an effective strategy so that even when the Comets got inside they were shooting among the trees with our bigs standing tall.

At the other end, the boys let the offensive plays develop, allowing the attacking set to run its course and looking inside to give our bigs good shots down low.

We finished that quarter up 17-7 with 12 of our points coming right under the basket.

In the second quarter the Comets started to pressure us along the full length of the court. This would develop through the course of the game with double teams on the ball handler but in general thanks to some great work from Mitch, Arran, Luke and Jayden there were very few turnovers. In fact quite often the speed with which they broke the traps disrupted the Comets defence.

On the offensive end Will continued to combine his mid-range jumpshot and strong big man game - top scoring with 14 points. He also shot a perfect four from four at the free throw line.

Brane also got his body in great position and regularly bullied his way to the basket. He also found himself at the the free throw line and came away with 12 points.

Addam, after some advice from the coach, went after the ball with both hands on the rebound and had a strong second half on the boards.

Shooting guard Jay is developing his three point shot nicely but he also had some incisive drives and he was unlucky not to come away with more points.

Defensively Mitch and Mark were outstanding, often disrupting passes and forcing the Comets to reset.
This was a rugged, not particularly pretty game but it was one where we often played to our strengths and handled the increased pressure very well.

It was clear Brett and Delmas intended to made the boys work hard. We came away with a 59-42 win and while it may not have been as convincing as some of our previous victories, the boys were tested and came through it well.