Game Kiryat Ata

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

We lost our second road game at Elizur Kiryat ATA 87 to 76. We lost game by 11 points after leading by 9 pts after first quarter, leading by 8 pts at half time. We were out scored in the 3rd quater by 7 points and went into the 4th quarter with a 1 pt lead. We were outscored by 12 pts in the final quarter. It appears our 3 pt defense is a major problem as well as conditioning. We used only 7 players in the game. To defend the 3 pt line takes commitment from the players that they will not leave the good outside shooters open. I am not sure if our team is coached to be aware of the opposing teams best 3 pt shooters and not to leave them open. Our team needs to become quicker, stronger and play smarter against 3 pt shooters. The National league appears to be a 3 pt shooting league and we are getting beat by 3 pt shooting(2 games now). Kiryat ATA shot 52% from 3 pt line(11-21), we shot 18% from 3pt line(4-22). Are we a bad shooting 3 pt team and Kiryat ATA a good shooting 3 pt team? I think the answer lies in how each team plays defense.