Playoffs, Round 1

So how does the eight seed beat the number one team in the league in a five-game series? Besides being mentally prepared to win some games, I believe there are some things they we do well that we need to take advantage of. For example, we play close to ten guys a game. This can become an advantage only if we utilize the fast break whenever possible. On a side note; I think we should have ran everygame for the whole year because of our athleticism, but we didn't. This is when we are at our best anyways. Effectively running every chance we get can potentially hurt a team that plays around six or seven guys.

Second key, defense rotation. La Laguna is great at sharing the ball and finding the gaps in the lanes to pass out to the perimeter players for open shots. But good defense is nothing new to winning big games.

One other factor is a little luck. It is apparent that to win away at La Laguna we need to play well and have some things go our way. I only say this because no one has yet to post a victory on their home court. Coming back to Lliria for games three and four while split at 1-1 would be great.

*We leave tomorrow for the first game. I hope to use the interent at athe hotel to make frequent updates while I am there.