U21 - NEWSFLASHSmall Update from your U21. Since the last Update we've played two games, against Moldova were the prediction was that we should 'easily' win, and a harder game against Indonesia.
Austria - Moldova 96 - 73With less effort we've won this away-game with a difference of 23 ptns. In our strategy we've got to focus on outside-tactics, because on these positions we've got some great players. This game was a nice example. At SG Stolz made the difference with a stunning 37 ptns, followed by Bajin on SF with 28 ptns. Inside we weren't that strong and even against this opponent we didn't manage to get the rebound (55 - 62). That is a bit worrying when we progress in the tournament. On the other hand, our C and PF had a nice number of assists (8 and 12)
Indonesia - Austria 112 - 120Same effort, but a wrong guess in the focus, we did manage to win this game, probably because of the home-advantage.
Again, Stolz and Bajin had a great piece of the pie with 36 and 26 ptns., and even the rebounding went better. Indonesia has some strong inside-players, and we managed to stop them and had some great rebounds (Rieser 19). I'm very pleased with this win.
Half-way the first half of the tournament we have a record of 4 - 0
and are currently on world-rank 43 and rising.
Could we manage to finish the first fase with a 8 - 0 record? That depends on the next match against New Zealand, who have a strong team. The unbeaten records is a nice goal to archieve.
I'll keep you posted, and hope to see nice forms and pops on our talents !