Match day programme-6-4-22-Leicester Riders by Plymouthcitypatriotsbasketballclub

PATRIOTS VS LEICESTER RIDERS 6/4/22

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Chairman’s comments A word from the coach Junior Basketball Fixtures The team at a glance Meet the team Today’s visitors Match report

OUR PUSH REMAINS TO ACHIEVE THE PLAYOFFS Words from the Chairman - Carl Heslop

It seems an age since we were back at the pavilions, and I know we are all looking forward to seeing the players live again after such a long layoff. Two long away games haven’t been kind to us, and we have struggled in our last two games which have slowed our playoff push. Glasgow was a bit of a shock having been in such good form going into the game and it would appear we just ran out of steam against a resurgent rocks side that have continued to take scalps in the league. Last week’s game against Sheffield I believe was more about having such a long layoff without a game and in both we had enough chances to get a result. With only a handful of games left this season we welcome a Leicester side who can win the title if they win tonight which will give them added incentive to deliver today. However, as we have shown many times this season, we can now compete with any team in the league, and we look to get zoned in to confirm our place in the playoffs. To be discussing playoff positions at this stage of the season shows how far this club has come against tremendous adversity and no one was

expecting the amount of wins we have currently, let alone the amount we plan to have at the end of the season. I’m immensely proud of what we have achieved this year and look forward to the team clicking down the home straight to achieve some playoff basketball this year. Off the court we continue to develop foundations for future growth. We are engaging with a number of schools and colleges regarding the club’s academy which we plan to start in September 2022. Our pathway is key and embedded into the culture of the club and we are excited to finally be able to make these plans a reality. In other exciting news we have announced a new partnership with Gym bubbas starting new classes for children 2-6 years which develops ball skills across a whole wide range of sports and not just basketball. We’re very excited about this collaboration which is unique in Plymouth and one we look forward to growing over the coming months. So, let’s get back in our seats and roar the patriots for these final games of the season. It’s going to be nail biting, but I don’t think this team know any other way!

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Good afternoon and welcome to the Plymouth Pavilions for this evenings BBL championship game against champions elect Leicester Riders. It’s nearly been a month since we last played in front of our fantastic supporters and having had nearly three weeks off without a game. The timing of this break was not great as at the time we were playing with great confidence and momentum and were heading in the right direction. Getting back to the way we were playing was always going to prove difficult last week against a Sheffield team that had picked up some good wins in recent weeks. It was a low scoring affair, and we certainly looked a little rusty coming off the break and only managing to score 61 points. Defensively keeping Sheffield to 71 points in the game was a good effort, but our scoring let us down on the evening. Now we have to try and bounce back against a team that you have to tip your hat too. Leicester have set the standard for many years now and once again have shown out to be the most consistent team in the league having only lost two league games this season. They only need one more win to wrap up the league title and we will be doing our upmost to

make sure that it doesn’t happen on our court and at the same time pick up a valuable win as we try to secure a playoff position. This is a big game for both teams, for two very different reasons! This is the point of the season where there’s no room to carry passengers. Everyone on the team needs to bring their best game and if we can do that, we have a really great chance of making the playoffs in our first season as the Plymouth City Patriots, something we weren’t in a position to even discuss pre-Christmas. We have made some great improvements as the season has gone on and I’ve been especially pleased with the efforts, hard work and fight we have shown for the most part of the season. We’ve played some excellent basketball at times and set the bar where we’ve tried not to drop below, but to keep improving. We now need to make our best efforts yet in our five remaining games and we will end up where we deserve to be in the end, but we need to battle for every minute, for every point! I would like to give a warm welcome to Coach Rob Paternostro, his players, and staff for this BBL championship game.

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