Friendly Game: vs Argentina U21
Our boys finally tasted their first defeat of the season, being thrashed 82-57 in a blowout game against Argentina U21. The Argentinians were in control from the start, leading by 24-10 after the first quarter, and held us to 32 points in 3 quarters. The blowout loss to them was a wake up call for our boys, and a tough reminder of what we will potentially be facing off against next Monday. On paper, we were by far the weaker side. So it was not surprising that we received such a thumping.
Amir Quiyum led the team in rebounds with 12, but no one else came close. However, Seet Woon Long helped win possessions back by grabbing a game high 6 offensive rebounds. However, most of our stats weren't really remarkable. As usual, our team still had foul problems, sending the Argentinians to the line 21 times, which allowed them to earn 17 points. Our free throw shooters meanwhile, only made 5 of 12 shots from the charity stripe, with Seet Woon Long going 2 of 6 and Zhang Fu Qiang, who is supposed to be pretty good in free throws, canned both his attempts. Zhang Fu Qiang also got into foul trouble by committing 5 fouls.
On the plus side, we have 6 players with proficient game shape this week. Several players have maintained this gameshape for weeks. Would be great if they maintain it, and more players start to hit the sweet spot. Keep it up guys!
We will be facing Hong Kong U21 next Monday. Even though we can't expect anything much out of it, but please keep your game shapes up everyone!