This evening I attended a classic BBL basketball match at the RaiderDome between Plymouth Raiders and Guildford Heat. An unbelievable game that ebbed and flowed with Raiders eventually running out winners 116-106.
But it shouldn't have been that way as at the start of the final quarter it looked as though Raiders were about to capitulate with sloppy mistake after sloppy mistake. But no. They re-grouped with some well called Time Outs from Coach Gavin Love and returned to the court re-energised and re-focused.
Not sure what Love said, but it worked a treat. Not bad from the Rookie coach in his first season, who is, I am sure, motivated in proving wrong those who doubted his controversial appointment.
This result is a huge psychological boost for Raiders who now climb the league table and are now a respectable 5-5, after a shocking 0-3 start to the season. Raiders will go into their next game absolutely buzzing,
Hats off too to Raiders Cody Toppert who came off the bench to score a massive 41 points. A point to prove too perhaps?
Gavin Wilson
Senior Sports Performance Coach
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