| Glasgow Rocks | 86 |
| Guildford Heat | 75 |
The Glasgow Rocks will be looking to notch up a win on the road this weekend when they travel to Worcester. The Rocks are still reeling from their last gasp loss to Worthing last week and will be hoping for a more consistant 40 minute performance come Saturday. Currently the Wolves are yet to record a victory for the 2009/10 season and they will be hungry in front of their home crowd to get their first win of the season. The Rocks know that they will need to be ready for anything that the Wolves throw at them, and if they show any complacency the Wolves will punish them.
The Worcester Wolves had the last word in matches between these two teams, beating Glasgow Rocks by seven points in March 2009 at Kelvin Hall. However, the Rocks hold the all time head-to-head record 9-2, and are already off the mark, with a 96-78 win over the Marshall MK Lions last Friday evening. Although the Wolves have yet to get their first mark in the Wins column under new head coach Chuck Evans, the Rocks have experienced two narrow losses, going down 86-90 against the Newcastle Eagles, and 93-91 against Worthing Thunder. The fixture is spiced up by the fact that Forward Randy George, who top scored with 18 points against the Lions last week, moved in the summer from the Rocks, to slide into a starting role at the Wolves.
Speaking about his side’s start to the 2009/10 campaign, Evans emphasised the extent to which losing Randy George to sickness hurt his team. He said: ‘We missed Randy George last weekend in a big way last weekend. He was in bed with a fever and he was playing a high level before getting sick. We hope to have him at full strength for Saturday.’
Back to the game against the Rocks, and Evans sees their point guard Rob Yanders as the man to watch. He added: ‘We have a tough game this weekend against Glasgow. Rob Yanders is their catalyst and does a great job in his role. Sterling (Davis, Head Coach of the Rocks) has one of the best point guards in the BBL. They are playing well right now and we have not found our stride yet. We played better in Cheshire on Sunday after an awful home debut on Saturday against Sheffield.’
Sterling Davis said the 93-91 loss against Worthing Thunder was a ‘wake up call’ for his side, and feels that is at the defensive end that his side need the most work. He explained: ‘I think it (the Worthing Thunder defeat) is a wakeup call for us all. We know if we want to be competing in the end we have to stay consistent from the beginning. We know how to play defence but at times I think we become complacent. We have to believe in it and look forward to playing it on every possession.’
Looking forward to Saturday, Davis sees the Wolves inside trio of Skouson Harker, Randy George, who played under Davis last year, and Frenchman Harry Disy, as the dangerous players for the Wolves: ‘I think it will be interesting to see how this game turns out. We are both trying to get on a consistent winning track so it will be a challenge for both teams. Their inside play is their main threat at the minute. They have guys like Harker, George, and Disy who can put up good numbers.’
Posted on 07 October, 2009
