Time To Play Catch Up

Since my last post, the Storm has played four games. We played some REALLY good competition in those games. In those games we went 1-3. We were in all of these games, but a few mental mistakes cost us a couple of victories. Some highlights and thoughts on each.

DCCC v. Louisburg College JV
Final Score: 94 - 67 (W)

The Storm had a lead of eight at half with only one lead change coming in the first minutes of the game. We still need to take better care of the basketball; 24 turnovers just won't cut it if we want to compete for a championship!

Leading Scorers: Kimani Hunt (16), Justin Glover (15), Zack Williams (12), Eric Potts (12), Tim Simpson (10)
Leading Rebounders: Zack Williams (7), Eric Potts (6), Tim Simpson (5)
Assist Leaders: Phillip Williams (6), Rico Geter (5)

DCCC at Pitt CC

This game was truly a heart breaker. I'll go ahead and fast forward to the end. We were down by one with 6.6 seconds on the clock. We fouled Pitt's worst free throw shooter. Coach Ridge called a time out, drew up a play he wanted the players to run after grabbing the rebound. Pitt missed the lay up, the Storm players did a poor job blocking out and another Pitt player rebounded the miss. We had to foul again. Pitt hit the first free throw and missed the second. Pitt did not put anyone else on the lane, but one of Pitt's most aggressive players came flying into the lane and grabbed the rebound. We had to foul him. He knocked down both free throws. The Storm lost 74-70. What a tough loss! We really need to focus on our mental toughness in must-win situations. Overall though, I'm really proud of our guys. We competed against a well coached Division II JUCO.

*Game report to come

DCCC at GTCC

*Game report to come

DCCC at UNC JV

I have to say it was a dream come true getting to coach at the Dean Dome. It is a place where some of the greatest basketball players and coaches have played and coach. Our team competed very hard. We weren't very crisp in the first half, but were able to go into half down eight points. We competed in the second half very well. Our guys left everything on the floor. We were the toughest team UNC JV had played to date. We led by one with about five minutes to go, alternated the lead several times, but in the end lost by 11. Turnovers and missed layups killed us in this game. We had 28 turnovers for the game (only 12 assist) and several missed layups down the stretch. Unfortunately, one of our best players, Justin Glover, injured his knee in the second half of the game. We're hoping for a good report though! On a positive note though, I feel this game was the first one our guys truly began to buy into what the coaches preach every day at practice. If we keep up our efforts we may be able to do some really special things!

Final Score: Storm 69, UNC JV Tar Heels 81
Overall Record: 2-3

Leading Scorers: Justin Glover (18), Roderick Geter (15), AJ Finney (11), Eric Potts (11)
Leading Rebounders: Justin Glover (8), Eric Potts (7), Zack Williams (5)

GO STORM!