‘Togetherness Crucial For Tough Month Ahead'

"A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play,” - Mike Krzyzewski

The Flyers have taken a week’s break from the busy BBL schedule to reflect on a slow start to the 2016/17 campaign which sees them 1-4 in the BBL Championship. Four consecutive losses following a hard fought opening night win has no doubt led to a week of concentrated practice. Coach Kapoulas will certainly be focusing on how to get this new group playing consistent team basketball.

Trust The Process

Flyers defended well against Riders at times, leading in steals and almost matching in rebounding, but suffered from too many break-downs in communication. Andy Thompson left alone in pick and pop situations and late help scrambles freeing Tyler Bernardini to punish Flyers from the three-point line. A lack of concentration in the third quarter allowed Leicester to go on to score 80 points which didn’t reflect Flyers' considerable defensive effort for much of the game.

Offensive Struggles

Flyers are struggling to score the basketball. The team don’t lack individual talent - at least six players are capable of having a big scoring night. The problem comes from a lack of consistent team offensive execution. This is reflected in Flyers' poor shooting percentages as they struggle to get good looks at the basket. We see the odd well executed half court set in amongst too many contested jump shots with the shot clock winding down.

Written by Tom Hutchinson - Tom played for Bristol Flyers from its inception in National League division three and was part of the roster that won promotions to divisions two and one before injury forced his early retirement.

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