Once the ball was tossed for tip off, the A's wasted no time in getting their offense rolling. Orangeville scored the first 9 points of the ball game, mostly through physical post-up moves and fast-break drives, as they immediately put pressure on the visitors. For most of the quarter they also dominated the glass and limited second chance points, but Windsor eventually broke through. The Express responded with an 11-2 run where they sprinted to the basket in transition before the A's could get set. Through the play of Juan Pattilo (10 points, 5-6 FG) & Logan Stutz (6'9''-F-88, college: Washburn) (8 points, 3-4 FG), Windsor took their first lead of the night and it was a contentious struggle for the lead on every trip. Unfortunately for the A's, their turnovers became a glaring issue and the Express took advantage of every opportunity. After ending the quarter on the wrong end of an 11-2 run, Orangeville trailed by 23-32 to end the 1st quarter. A's Player of the Game Rick Bodiford (6'4''-G-87, college: IU Southeast) scored 19 points on 8/12 shooting (3/4 from 3-point range). Although the A's started the game on a hot streak, they struggled to break out of their slump going into the 2nd quarter. What started as an 11-point deficit, quickly became 17 with Windsor exploiting Orangeville's interior protection. Their inability to contain the scorching Express offense or have a consistent scoring option on the other end of the floor saw the A's fall behind by as much as 68-40 down the stretch of the quarter. Pattilo (14 points, 7-10 FG) rarely missed shots for Windsor and Stutz (18 points, 7-8 FG) continued to lead the 2nd unit as they scored a whopping 40 points. With the large gap separating both sides, the A's began to rely on 3-point shooting to make a comeback but were fairly unsuccessful and went 2-6 from behind the arc. Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (6'6''-F-91, college: Temple) led Orangeville's first half scoring effort with 9 points, but the A's needed to make drastic improvements to their offensive execution in order to make a push in the 2nd half. The 2nd half began with Orangeville trailing by 46-67, but after the break it seemed like Orangeville was finally back on track. Rick Bodiford was quick to get the A's on the board with a pair of baskets and Anthony Harris was right behind him with a few baskets of his own. The defensive effort still had room for improvement but before long the A's were within 7-points. Everything was clicking on the offensive end and a few timely baskets could have gotten the game squared up. However, with their perimeter defense giving up over 40% shooting, every step forward they took was answered with another 2 steps back. Not only were Stutz & Patillio still scoring at an incredible rate, but Tony Bennett (6'1''-G-84, college: Bradley) (17 points, 6-8 FG) was also scoring at will against the spotty A's defense. By the time the quarter was over, Orangeville was back where they started and down 83-102. Trailing by a sizeable margin going into the 4th quarter, the A's needed their game plan to work smoothly if they wanted to chip away at the deficit. Offensively they continued to find success by driving to the basket and getting to the free throw line through physical contact, but their glaring holes on defense caused the gap on the scoreboard to grow quicker than they could keep up with. The A's continued to give their all to every possession and the combination of Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (18 points, 8 Rebounds) & Anthony Harris (20 points, 10 Assists) were great in the final minutes albeit in a 118-139 losing effort. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
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The National Basketball League of Canada is moving up its schedule for next season by six weeks because fans want to spend more time outside in the spring. The season will now begin in mid-November, rather than late December, and will end at the beginning of April, as opposed to mid-May. Tyrone Levingston, the president of the Cape Breton Highlanders, said a survey of fans was conducted to look at when the season should run. "Our fans showed that that was the right choice to make," he sai... [read more]
The National Basketball League of Canada is moving up its schedule for next season by six weeks because fans want to spend more time outside in the spring. The season will now begin in mid-November, rather than late December, and will end at the beginning of April, as opposed to mid-May. Tyrone Levingston, the president of the Cape Breton Highlanders, said a survey of fans was conducted to look at when the season should run. "Our fans showed that that was the right choice to make," he said, pointing out that attendance had been dropping off toward the end of the season around the league. Levingston said people start opening up cottages in April and generally want to spend more time outdoors at that time of the year. The NBL Canada schedule for 2017-18 has not yet been completed, but play will begin on Nov. 18. Levingston also announced the league has mandated that each team carry five Canadian players on its roster, up from the previous requirement of four. He said the eventual goal of the league is to have Canadians represent the majority on team rosters. At present, players from the U.S. make up the bulk of the roster. Levingston said there are expansion plans for the 10-team league. He said St. John's and Sudbury, Ont., are both expected to put teams on the floor within two years. However, there's controversy over the plans to set up shop in St. John's. Courtesy of: cbc.ca
Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) signed experienced 54-year old American coach Rob Spon from Saint John Riptide. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in NBL Canada Atlantic Division. They also advanced to the league semifinals. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Spon was voted PBL Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2015. He is quite experienced coach. Spon has coached also professionally in USA, CBA (Saskatchewan H.), PBL (Rochester Ra... [read more]
Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) signed experienced 54-year old American coach Rob Spon from Saint John Riptide. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in NBL Canada Atlantic Division. They also advanced to the league semifinals. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Spon was voted PBL Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2015. He is quite experienced coach. Spon has coached also professionally in USA, CBA (Saskatchewan H.), PBL (Rochester RazorSharks) and Canada (Kebs de Laval and Halifax Rainmen).
The National Basketball League of Canada proudly announces that the 2017-18 regular season will start on November 18, 2017 and will run until April 2, 2018 as previously announced. After two years of starting the season on Boxing Day, the board of directors decided after their June meeting to move the campaign back to start on or around November 18, 2017. The good weather in the spring being too much of a competitor for the fans attention was cited as one of the reasons. The point came ba... [read more]
The National Basketball League of Canada proudly announces that the 2017-18 regular season will start on November 18, 2017 and will run until April 2, 2018 as previously announced. After two years of starting the season on Boxing Day, the board of directors decided after their June meeting to move the campaign back to start on or around November 18, 2017. The good weather in the spring being too much of a competitor for the fans attention was cited as one of the reasons. The point came back up for discussion at the board level and the topic was up for re-consideration. NBLC fans were outspoken on the matter and the board of directors listened. "The overwhelming response from our fans for an earlier start date was incredible" said NBL Canada president, Vito Frijia . "As a board, we heard them loud and clear and responded in a manner that was respectful to the wishes of our fans by having our season start in November." The decision will expand the regular season by two weeks which in turn will slightly increase the salary cap as well. Playoffs will immediately follow afterwards and the same playoff schedule will be followed: - Round 1 - Best of 5 Games - Conference Finals - Best of 7 Games - Championship Series - Best of 7 Games Note: Only the top (4) teams in each conference will make the playoffs, increasing the intensity and importance of the regular season. Courtesy of: nblcanada.ca
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