Thanks to Lyanne and Matt for hosting us for the 2nd annual Hounds Super Bowl Party. Of course, with any Lyanne-catered affair, there was tonnes of good food, lots of beer and slushy Coke. Austin was the big winner of the evening (and maybe the Colts as well), sweeping the squares pool. Did you buy a Super 7 ticket on the way home?
As for the game against Wasabi, I'll let Simon sum things up:
Well team, that's another fine mess you've got us into...the classic problem with poking a bear is that it wakes up angry!
Yessir, those fine folks over on Planet Wasabi are surely going to bring the heat at playoff time!
So, what happened? Well I have to say that we played a fine game all in all. I think we showed tough intensity all round, passionate sideline involvement and nice flow on the field. Our spirited performance no doubt shocked several of the Wasabi players as we lead by 3-5 points all game...the big improvement seemed to be our Defensive Intensity and smart coverage - we had some huge interceptions (uncharacteristic for such an experienced team) and forced many high stall count dumps that I doubt they're used to having to resort to. On offence we demonstrated that the quick & sure throws were the order of the day, with rapid flow effectively breaking down their defence; this was so effective that it made our few ill advised long/late throw decisions stand out as unnecessary errors.
Some key takeaways from this game for me were:
1) Quick disc release causes flow that is extremely hard to defend against
2) Our zone defence is fairly potent and we should keep it up right to the end
3) We are able to throw a zero turnover game...if we keep our composure & focus high
Overall I was very impressed at our performance against a team that has always given us stiff competition and has never trailed us in the course of a game before. This is a clear indication of the continued development of the mighty Hounds - and by the way we're still top of the league!
And since you ask, no, I don't think the draw was unfair...if we didn't want to draw we should have defended our 5 point buffer harder ;)
Happy Commenting!
I think Simon's just being nice...here's what he really wants to say:
2 comments:
I hope next time we can beat them soundly. They kept on calling travels!!! So many travel calls. (PS. If I do travel, can someone tell me so I don't do it anymore). I felt like telling that one guy with the glasses that if he watched the disc instead of my feet, maybe he might block something. But I didn't say that because I'm classy. Classy like Will Ferrel in a bathrobe.
We can!
Travel....guaranteed disruption of flow or a slim chance at a turnover....tough call...
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