The Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA)/Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme League continues tomorrow and Thursday evening at the recently refurbished Burnham Basketball Court on Carmichael Street in Georgetown.
Part of the action ongoing in the GABA/Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme League
The action begins tomorrow at 18:30h with the U-23 showdown between Plaisance Guardians and the Eagles; then the first division ballers wrap up the night with Sonics meeting Kobras at 20:30h.
The game times and format remain the same on the following night, when Kobras meet UG Trojans in the opener, before the Colts and Ravens battle each other in the feature game.
It has not escaped public attention that the UG Trojans seem to be holding their own in the league thus far, and have even averted defeat against the Colts, influenced in no small measure by inclement weather that intervened when the two sides last competed in the first division category. The student side was then on the verge of defeat, lagging behind the two-time defending champions Colts by 15 points (scoreline was 58-43) in the third quarter when the heavens intervened with a deluge as the Colts were in cruise control.
Speaking with Guyana Times Sport, coach of the UG Trojans, Warren Wilson, in an invited comment regarding the performance of his first division team, said the side lacked fitness, and that was not the first instance when the lack of fitness had influenced the result of the game.
He declared that the lack of fitness could be overcome only by hard work as time progresses; and that his charges must learn to play responsible basketball and take a lot of shots, since they had hitherto not been able to make the correct conversion of points.
The night’s opening match in the U-23 division saw the Trojans making an impressive run against one of the better teams in the tournament, Plaisance Guardians, taking their tally to three wins from four matches by defeating the Guardians 77-76, with Kadeem Peterkin (15), Damani Thomas (14) and Darrol Williams leading the student side.
The pressure was too much for the Guardians, especially for Nigel Bowen on whom the weight fell, although he was ably assisted by Daniels.
Trojans Coach Warren Wilson, elated at this remarkable victory over the Guardians, said it showed that his charges constituted a top team that needed only to work on maintaining a lead over its opponents.
He referred to one point in the match when the Trojans were ahead by 12 points, only to have their fortunes dramatically change in an instant when the Guardians took over the lead by four points.
