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Nets, Ravens in showdown for Phillip George title tonight
Republic Bank Nets and Ravens will meet tonight in a colossal showdown in the Phillip George Legacy Championship game with Nets aiming to win its first Division I title and Ravens seeking to extend its collection of championship trophies. Burnham Basketball Court will be the venue of the battle from 7pm.
Pelham Doris
Two other games will follow the premier showdown; Colts will play Pacesetters in the Division III final while an exhibition game between former Pacesetters and Colts players will introduce a Division I contest that Ravens is favoured to win.
Nets are slower than Ravens in transition offence because of its height difference and will have to find ways of addressing that issue tonight. The speed of Ryan ‘Cocaine’ Stephney, Stephon ‘Penny’ Henry, Rodwell ‘Kobe’ Fortune, and Akeem ‘The Dream’ Kanhai will torment the Nets in their biggest Division I game.
Nets have to switch up its offense and defence to include Antoine Austin, Darian Lewis and Mark Richards along with veteran guard, Pelham Doris, who is generally a good defender. The Republic Bank-sponsored Nets has to integrate the youthful Austin, Lewis and Richards among its slower forwards, Fabian Johnson, Mortimer Williams and Drumson McCullay.
Nets will want to play traditional basketball, including Johnson, Williams and McCullay on the floor consistently. The danger in that is the consistent threat of Ravens’ guards, who will easily run past the trio both in transition and set offenses. Having Austin, Lewis and Richards on the floor empowers Nets to at least soar with the Ravens.
Ravens will know that Nets has a defensive issue and will want to exploit them. They will figure the easiest way to do so is to increase the tempo of the game with its speedy guards. Ravens will totally ignore that it is smaller than Nets; because of its depth, it will try to beat Nets with speed and skill.
Ryan Gullen and Jermaine Slater must be defended well too because of their abilities to shoot the ball or take it inside if the shot is not there. Williams and Johnson have their defensive work cut out against the two more effective forwards.
The game will prove whether or not Nets has earned a place among the best basketball teams in Georgetown or it fluked a way into history. The results of the game tonight will provide enough answers to lingering questions and information for analysis. (Edison Jefford)
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