ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTINDIA @ MACAU (13703)Game reportFor our entrance in the competition, and against a team that appears weaker than ours on the paper, I've decided to give priority to the General Managers that took the time to managed the Game Shape of their players. That's the reason why the starting five didn't list the best skilled players. But those who deserved the most to take part in this game.
India's starting five:
PG. A.Ghosh
SG. T.Jaiswal
SF. S. Nagendra Gandhi
PF. I. Razdan
C. D. Nagendra Gandhi
Listed in the depth chart:
As Guards:
C. Gopal Reddy
S. Prakash
As Forward:
S. Nandyal
As Big mens:
K. Palit
D. Kapoor
I decided to focus the game on Macau's outside sector, which the staff & I considered as Macau's weak point.
FIRST HALF: UNDER PRESSUREThe first half of the game was more difficult than excepted. Macau took better quality shots whereas we waisted our possessions with poor shot positions. Our players seemed like underestimating their opponents and not giving their bests. Only A. Ghosh looked like the only one trying out there! India's PG scored 16 points (7-9 FG), delivered 3 assists, grabbed 3 rebounds & 1 steal during the first half of the game.
Blocked by the pressure, S. Nagendra Gandhi is the perfect example to underline India's poor first half. He has failed in everything he tried finishing the first half with a disastrous 12.5% FG! T.Jaiswal couldn't lead its young teammate as he failed 75% of its shots, finishing with 3 little points in 20 minutes on the game floor...
This Indian clumsiness enabled Macau to stay in touch in the game: INDIA 45 - 43 MACAU.
SECOND HALF: A WHEEZY WAKE-UPAfter getting yelled at by both coach and general manager, Indian players came back on the game floor with better intentions. Unfortunately, the third quarter was a bit better than the first half. It's only in the last quarter that India showed its real face. Always leaded by a A.Ghosh on fire (22 pts, 5 assists, 4 rbds, 1 steal) with a 70% FG attempt and a T.Jaiswal worth his reputation (20 pts, 5 assists, 5 rbds, 2 steals), India crushed Macau leading the game by 28 points. INDIA 102 - 74 MACAU.
T. Jaiswal finished MVP of the game with a 14.5 rating: wondrous.
This game wasn't rich of informations. I didn't feel like learning a lot through it.Next monday will be more qualitative (without being disrespectful to Macau of course) as Pakistan lists some monsters in their roster!
Stay tune to follow India's Asia Championship Tournament journey ;-).