Report: TY Togo Trip
Report: Tema Youth Togo TripCompetition: Togo Top 4 + 2 foreign invited teams
Description: 10 minutes running time , 4 quarters
Venue: Swallows home court,Lome, Togo
Teams: Swallows, Racing, Modele, Fighters, Tema Youth and Renaissance(Benin)
GAME NOTES
Game 1
Tema Youth vs. Swallows
-Game starts around 3pm.
-Starts with TY going to their pick and pop after winning the tip but Swallows easily contain the movements with good 1 on 1 defense.
-First basket by Eben Borsah after a round of good ball rotation ends up right under the hoop.
-Game quite quiet; both teams looking to avoid lots of mistakes.
-Fishy officiating, guess we are not the only ones complaining in Ghana.
-Swallows cann't seem to handle TY's tight 2-3 zone because they lacked good shooters.
-Enoch sticks a lay up off the board but refs call goal tending.
-Tema Youth working real hard on the boards for the rebounds, resulting in a couple of fast break chances.
-Quiet quarter ends 11-10 for TY.
-Swallows PG, Cheche very quick with the ball just like all French guards .
-Swallows come into the 2nd Q with more penetration through the zone for the easy two or a pop out for the trey or long two.
-TY somehow loses concentration for a while on defense causing a lot of easy two's for Swallows.
-Most of the easy two's coming off Cheche's assists.
-With Mc Martey, Enoch and Selasie , TY is out jumping Swallows for all rebounds. -Eben's trey ends the half, his first made after 3 attempts.
-22-17 still for TY.
-Third quarter starts with TY switching offense and playing around with picks for Eben to get the open three point.
-TY recovers and keeps a better composure even with more pressure by Swallows who are trying their best to catch up.
-Swallows put Penero in to boost their effeiciancy from behind the arc. It pays of as his 3point shot ends the third
-Swallows first lead at the end of a Q, 37-36.
-Mc Martey seeming out of place, not having the best of games especially offensively but still works hard on defense,
-Still more fishy officiating as Enoch gets 5 fouls earl in the fourth amidst protest and emotions.
-Rubberman talks to his team to maintain discipline and not disrespect refs.
-Agbee also quite disappointing in the fourth with too many turnovers as result of over handling the ball.
-Swallows vet player no.9, Ola leads his team to victory with composed thoughtfully executed moves especially under the hoop. 58-50 for swallows.
Game 2
Tema Youth vs. Modele.
-TY's second match for the day starting after about an hour after the first.
-TY needs to win this one to stay in the competition.
-Eben misses first attempt at a shot by recovers quickly and blocks Modele's PG to make up for his mistake.
-Modele seems to be a more athletic side, equally jumping for rebounds.
-After the first game, they now know Eben is a 3 point shooter, so they try to keep him away but he still does well to beat his man and take a couple of two's at the elbow.
-Game is very uptempo, especially when Sam 1 plays point for TY.
-TY still plays good defense leading to more fast breaks.
-Game becoming more of a three point practice, everybody on both sides trying to make threes.
-So Eben also goes in for one of those and is fouled, goes to the line and makes all three.
-Mubarak's misses trey attempt to end the half.
-26-20 for TY.
-Modele seems not to have a go to man, nobody has any special game.
-Rubberman plays both Agbee and Sam 1 on the back court, seems to be working well because both are very helpful with or without the ball.
-Officiating still very questionable, TY getting frustrated, especially Enoch with too many flimsy fouls being called on him.
-Match still remains more of a three point practice, both teams attempting too may threes.
-Enoch with 4 fouls, Rubber sits him.
-Mc Martey drives baseline, is fouled but no call.
-Modele taking advantage of TY's frustration and running the game.
-TY now losing concentration again especially on defense; too many easy shot for Modele.
-Selasie out with 5 fouls(all questionable calls) after helping TY on the boards. -Third Q ends36-35 still for TY.
-Frustration galore for TY, Enoch on the bench limiting TY's offensive abilities.
-TY really missing services of Cyril Clarke who couldn't make it because of some family issues.
-Modele exploiting TY frustration to their advantage.
-Enoch comes in but gets his fifth within a short while and is out, Eben also with 5. -Enoch exhibits much emotion again but to no avail.
-Final 51-41 for Modele.
-TY out of the tourney. But everybody around; players an coaches alike couldn't help but recognize TY as a very good team.
THIRD GAME (friendly)
Sunday morning against Renaissance of Benin who have also be eliminated from the tourney. This was a game where TY suffered at the start, but caught up and gave up the last minute shot which changed the story again. Renaissance had a similar type of game as Modele and Swallows but had a couple of more athletic guys who could really jump. 36-35 win for Renaissance who were saved by their first quarter performance.
Observation: French teams always have good fast point guards to help break opponent's defense down and then drop or pop out the ball to a their players for easy uncontested shots. They also seem to pay less attention to training their big men , who are mostly inefficient in the post.
Conclusion: Good tourney but TY could have done way better if not for shitty officiating.
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