FALCO GENT
Last night we took on Gent for our fifth game of the season. The game had a weird feel from the beginning. It may have started from the fact we arrived at the gym 35 minutes before tip-off, or it could have been the size of the gym that may have threw us off. You have to realize something, to some showing up 35 minutes before tip-off seems normal but when you have guys who are 30 plus years old after riding a bus for 2 hours the legs get a little stiff. So we got to the locker room and changed as fast as we could and tried to get a good warm-up in before the tip. The funny thing about the whole running behind was that we could not get dressed fast enough because we were ALL STUNNED at the fact of how small this gym was… When i say small i mean small, think of the smallest gym you have ever been to and yes it’s smaller than that. I have been to garages in peoples homes that were bigger than this gym. It did not have a wood floor and the court was not the actual size of a normal basketball court. We did our pre-game meeting outside yes OUTSIDE but coach told us “you have to be willing to play anywhere, anybody, at anytime”. So we as players went out and did our jobs but it was not easy at all, their coach had a great game plan he used the small court to his advantage by pressing us and playing a 3-2 match up zone, very smart move on his part. The press and zone mixed in with the small court caused us some problems keeping the game close, we only had a 6 point lead at halftime. With only a 4 point lead after the 3rd quarter our big guys took over and we ended up winning 89-72 with a rebound margin 53-26. That is dominating the boards. My stats for the game 10 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists with 4 turnovers. I was 4 assists short of a triple-double maybe next time.
It was great to see a bus load of Bree fans come to the game yesterday as a player that makes you feel really good to see familiar faces on the road. Thanks alot. Hartelijk Bedankt