Table of Plenty Coaches' Round Table: Round 8

Welcome to the Table of Plenty Coaches’ Round Table. This weekly article will provide you with some behind-the-scenes insight from our team of coaches regarding our performance from the previous round, thanks to Table of Plenty, the Official Snack Partner of Melbourne United.

‍Defence - Lead Assistant Coach and Head of Player Development & Basketball Innovation, Keegan Crawford

“Brisbane presents challenges with their relentless pace and ability to put pressure on the rim. We did a great job of guarding the ball and limiting the amount of times we had to be in rotations. 

“Our intensity and attention to detail to our defensive schemes will again be tested this Thursday against a talented Adelaide unit.”

The Bullets came into the contest as the league's leading team in terms of scoring points in the paint. In our victory, Brisbane were limited to just 28 points in the paint, more than 20 points less than their average.

Offense - Video Coordinator and Development Coach, Seb Lees

“A really pleasing performance by the boys. We played with great force that led us to a massive advantage in the paint. 

“The boys played hard and were rewarded for it.”

Throughout the victory, we attacked the rim relentlessy, resulting in 62 points in the paint while connecting on 65.4% of our two-point baskets.

This focus at the rim has held firm across much of the season, as we lead the league in points in the paint and sit 10th in three-pointers attempted.

Head Coach Jacob Chance’s Final Word

We played a good team in Brisbane who were playing good basketball coming into our game. 

They challenged us in a bunch of different areas, in particular, rebounding was a massive focus. They were leading the league at 40% O-rebound rate before that game and they were leading or 2nd in the league behind us in transition offence. 

That was a huge focus and credit to our coaches for getting the guys prepared and then the players for the commitment in game to get back and load up and rebound the ball when shots went up. 


We had a few sloppy turnovers, which didn't help our offensive night, but yeah, ultimately those two things were able to put us in a really good position to get a good win against a really good team.

Melbourne United will next take the court against the Adelaide 36ers on Thursday evening from 7:30pm, before returning to John Cain Arena for a huge Throwdown 35 clash against the SEM Phoenix on Saturday 14.

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