Game report: North Sydney Black

Top game: Michael, seen here rebounding, is improving with every game.



North Sydney Black v Sutherland
At Sutherland.
Loss: 43-27

The boys struggled defensively in this game allowing North Sydney to score at a rate of two-to-one points in every quarter but the last. Norths also have a jump shooter who was able to get a couple of easy baskets before Sharks started to come out to him. But mostly, as in last weeks loss, our lack of rebounding and shooting really hurt us. As a team we shot less than 20 per cent and the rebounding under our own basket was particularly weak, giving Norths three or four shots at each possession.
The boys seemed to feel the pressure and really didn't play as a team. A number of times our key players passed without looking, leading to silly turnovers.
However, when we started playing full court press defence late in the game, we forced North Sydney into some turnovers. Also a couple of times when we slowed the pace of our game we seemed to be much stronger offensively because the whole team attacked the basket rather than just a few individuals.
This was a disappointing game because quite clearly the boys can play at a much higher level than this. Simple things like looking to see the man before passing and stronger rebounding could have made a huge difference. North Sydney Black is definitely a beatable team.
*Note: The video showed four more points fo us than was noted in the final score. Some goals may have been disallowed. We will check this when we get a copy of the scoresheet.
















Going up: Anthony rises above the pack as Kurt comes in.

















First points: Addam shoots from close in.

















Drive: James goes strong to the basket.


Statistics
Nathan McOrist:
Field goals: Attempted: 12. Made: 2. Percentage: 16%
Free throws: Attempted: 3. Made: 0. Percentage: 0%
Rebounds: 4
Steals: 1
Assists: 0
Turnovers: 0
Blocks: 0
Points: 4

Jackson Suva:
Field goals: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Free throws: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Rebounds: 1
Steals: 0
Assists: 0
Turnovers: 2
Blocks: 0
Points: 0

Michael Northey:
Field goals: Attempted: 7. Made: 1. Percentage: 14%
Free throws: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Rebounds: 4
Steals: 1
Assists: 0
Turnovers: 2
Blocks: 0
Points: 2

Kurt Joyner:
Field goals: Attempted: 9. Made: 2. Percentage: 22%
Free throws: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Rebounds: 8
Steals: 5
Assists: 0
Turnovers: 6
Blocks: 1
Points: 4

Aaron Caldwell:
Field goals: Attempted: 4. Made: 2. Percentage: 50%
Free throws: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Rebounds: 0
Steals: 2
Assists: 1
Turnovers: 5
Blocks: 0
Points: 4

Jackson Gogoll:
Field goals: Attempted: 12. Made: 4. Percentage: 33%
Free throws: Attempted: 2. Made: 1. Percentage: 50%
Rebounds: 1
Steals: 1
Assists: 0
Turnovers: 1
Blocks: 0
Points: 9

James Trimble:
Field goals: Attempted: 4. Made: 2. Percentage: 50%
Free throws: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Rebounds: 2
Steals: 0
Assists: 1
Turnovers: 3
Block: 0
Points: 4

Addam Stone:
Field goals: Attempted: 7. Made: 2. Percentage: 28%
Free throws: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Rebounds: 3
Steals: 1
Assists: 0
Turnovers: 1
Blocks: 1
Points: 4

Anthony Rodriguez:
Field goals: Attempted: 7. Made: 0. Percentage: 0%
Free throws: Attempted: 0. Made: 0. Percentage: N/A
Rebounds: 7
Steals: 2
Assists: 0
Turnovers: 2
Blocks: 0
Points: 0

Most points: Jackson Gogoll (8)
Most rebounds: Kurt Joyner (8)
Most steals: Kurt Joyner (5)
Most assists: Addam Stone, Aaron Caldwell (1)
Least turnovers: Nathan McOrist (0)
Most blocks: Kurt Joyner, Addam Stone (1)