8th White-March 19th-20th

YBA Xtreme White vs. Davis Hotshots 

Saturday 3/19/11 at 12:15 p.m.YBA squared off against a completely different Davis team than we beat last week in Rocklin losing 56-51.  This was one of the top 3 teams I have seen at this level they were very big fast and aggressive. We spotted them a large early lead almost 20 points or more and came back to tie the game and contest in a 2-4 point margin to the end.  Aggressive defense and outstanding transition ball movement and transition scoring got us back into this game. Good patience on offense, solid man defense and winning the battle on the boards at both ends of the floor kept us in this one to the end. Outstanding effort by the entire team. Keys for improvement from this game: make free throws, get off to a quicker start on offense, finish off transition baskets, maintain perimeter spacing on offense, look for the screener who is rolling, screener roll, boxing out on defense, and seeing back side cutters and lane cutters on defense.

• Defense player of the game:  whole team
• Offense player of the game: whole team
• Best Hustle: whole team
• Best Attitude: whole team

YBA Xtreme White vs. E-Time Hoops Sondhi   (X Blue beat them by 3)

Saturday 3/19/11 at 4:35 p.m.YBA squared off against E-Time Hoops and lost 40-43.  This was a formidable opponent a very solid team.  We again got off to a slow start unable to convert early great looks on offense and let them hang around.  Defense and rebounding kept us in this game. We need to pass the ball more effectively in our transition offense too much full court dribbling. Overall our effort was excellent and we had several great looks to win this one in the end so that is all you can ask for against a solid opponent. I was very proud of our heart in this one.  Keys for improvement from this game: make free throws, ball security, offensive execution down the stretch, finish off transition baskets, maintain perimeter spacing on offense, getting back quicker in transition defense, boxing out on defense.

• Defense player of the game:   whole team for 4^th qtr effort
• Offense player of the game: Stephen Bober, Jesse Savage, (John Voter passing)
• Best Hustle: whole team
• Best Attitude: The Bench

YBA Xtreme White vs. All Star Predators Black 7th

Sunday 3/20/11 at 9:00 a.m. YBA squared off against and lost to the All Star Predators Black 7th 47 -35. Hats off to the opponent for playing up to get better.   Games like this happen even to the most accomplished of teams. We shot a low percentage and allowed them hang around and believe they could win.  We got out played on the interior and the boards by a physically inferior team. Our guard play struggled to secure the ball and get offensive penetration. I think we were trying hard most of the game. Overall all we got out hustled and our team decision making on offense was poor compounded by poor ball movement and an overabundance of dribbling leading to turnovers and transition baskets for our opponent.  Twice we did run the press break perfectly for two lay ups and then proceeded to try to break it with 1 on 5 dribbling, never effective. We had two heart breakers on Saturday and Sunday brought a mental let down which can happen in sports.  Keys for improvement: come out with more intensity, improve fist, improve ball security (reduce turnovers better passing decisions), offensive and ob play execution (better decision making), come to passes, finish inside on offense.

• Defense player of the game: Cody Abendschein,  Josh O’neal     
• Offense player of the game:  Jesse Savage, Stephen Bober
• Best Hustle:  John Voter
• Best Attitude:  The Bench (good support)