SACBA Week 6 Preview - Do You Have A Problem With That Mr Lawrence?

For those interested – check out Purge’s blog here – it makes for a really interesting read as he discusses his basketball past and keeps track of his injury.

Few important games this week.

A’s v Knightsbridge A – A Grand Final rematch from 2012. Knightsbridge have gone backwards from last year losing their 2 best players C. Bell and Gemo as well as role players Wood and Nicolacopoulos. The players they have replaced them with are good players (#34 Meredith can shoot and #21 is a good scorer) and they still have Nathan Bell and Scott Foreman is still one of the 4 or 5 best players in the league. The B’s beat them pretty easily but they played them to a stalemate when they switched to man – so I expect they will come out in man this week. The A’s should win pretty easily.  

B’s v Happy Valley A – We haven’t seen HV play (their game against the A’s was postponed). They looked to have a couple of good players – B’s will need to come out ready to play like there were against Knightsbridge. The B’s are starting to get it together – they are back to playing great D and they are playing more as a team. They are starting to show that they can once again be one of the top 2 teams in the league.

C’s v Cherry Saints A – It is the day of Saints - those in blue and those of cherry format. Cherry Saints came down from A Grade. Everytime I have seen them they have different players but they have a couple of good players. Thier centre is verstile - good touch around the basket and can shoot 3's and they have a crafty guard who can get into the lane and get to the line ... you will sick of him getting touched and letting out the Kobe yell "AHHHHHH!" They have 3 decent bigs so it will be a good size match up.   

D’s v Saints C – Go Reds! This year we have lost to Saints A’s, B’s and E’s … we need to start beating them. This is a great opportunity – the Reds need to come ready to play. Tough D, intensity at the loose balls and clean the glass. Saints will be Saints – chuck up junk and crash the glass – they have been programed to not stop playing, so a 10 point lead is never safe. The D’s need to soften them up for the C’s Intercol. Tenderise!

E’s v Dunn A – Dunn area quality squad – you need to get to their shooters and stop their big guy inside. They play solid defensively so you need to take the opportunities that are given to you (see; Free Throws and open layups).   

F’s v Saints D – Saints D’s are almost as bad as their E’s … don’t take it easy on them. We do not train to be merciful here.

G’s v Golden Grove A – These are the guys that have won back to back titles (they also beat Palky’s squad in 2009 … something I still have not gotten over). They have a good team – they hustles hard, crash the boards and make really unorthodox shots. The G’s have their work cut out for them.

Lady Reds v Cherry Saints A – This is a really important game for the Reds. They dropped points against Unley B when they shouldn’t have and they need to beat the teams around the same place as them in the ladder. Cherry Saints play hard, they have a couple of good shooters, they play solid D and rebound well. The Reds need to play some of their better ball to get over the line but they should go in as the better team.

Date	Opposition	Time	Stadium	Court
A's	Knightsbridge A	3.30	Powerhouse	2
B's	Happy Valley A	1.50	Powerhouse	1
C's	Cherry Saints A	2.40	Powerhouse	2
D's	Saints C	1.50	Cedar	1
E's	Dunn A	1.00	Cedar	1
F's	Saints D	1.00	Cedar	2
G's	Golden Grove A	1.50	Cedar	2
Lady Reds	Cherry Saints A	2.40	Powerhouse	2