| Glasgow Rocks | 86 |
| Guildford Heat | 75 |
Every year, I have the same feeling of “oh, where did the season go?!” Really, after 7 seasons, you’d think I’d be used to it. Still, we now find ourselves in the post season, the playoffs the only thing standing between us and the long summer without basketball.
I’ll be the first to admit that this season hasn’t quite turned out the way we’d hoped. From battling for top spot in the BBL, we found ourselves sliding down the table after a run of less than impressive results. Thankfully, the season ended on a high after two convincing home wins against Worthing Thunder and Milton Keynes Lions.
Finishing sixth in the league means that the first round of the playoffs pits Rocks against Sheffield Sharks. Not an easy prospect by any means, especially considering that in the five times that the two teams have met up this season, Rocks have come out on top just once – and that was way back in September! Still, if there’s ever a time when previous form goes out of the window, it is at playoff time. This time last year, we were faced the Sharks in the semi-finals of the playoffs. We lost by 3 points in Sheffield – a result which felt very much like a victory at the time, and allowed the Rocks to clinch the round with an 11 point win in the home leg.
While I’m sure the Sharks won’t make it easy for us, it is by no means a foregone conclusion that they will beat us. Previous results have gone against us, but the Rocks have proven before that they can beat any team when they play well, and play as a team. If we see the team that we’ve been seeing in the past two home games, and the team that we saw earlier in the season then there is no reason that we can’t win.
Now, all there is left to say is…
…LET’S GO ROCKS.
