G'day everyone,

Call off the search parties, I am in fact still alive. If anyone actually reads this blog, then I'm sorry for the hiatus. I'll be blogging like a fool for the next couple days to catch you up on what's been going on. For those of you who don't read the blog, rest at ease, you haven't been missing much.
Alright, lets start off with Basketball. A lot has happened since the last post. We've played 5 games and have gone 2 and 3. The week following the Northside game we went up against the Southwest Metro Pirates. It was a messy affair, neither side playing the way they're capable of, but we managed to come out on top by a slim margin. At 4-0 on the season, we were riding high the following week when we came up against the Brisbane Capitals. With a 20 point lead in the first quarter and the win just about in the bag, all defensive effort and shooting ability came to a grinding halt. The Capitals, who decided to play all 48 minutes, pulled off a shocking 50 point swing and won the game by 30, handing us the first loss of the season.
Things didn't get much better from there. The next weekend we took off up the coast for a double header against Rockhampton and Mackay, two of the top teams in the province. Rockhampton boasted a tough line up, including a high flying import and a 7 foot center. This was made worse by the fact that it seemed the only thing to do in Rockhampton on a Friday night was watch Basketball. The bogans in the stands were out numbered only by the mounting number of beer cans littering the aisles of the small stadium. All of this would have easily made this game the hardest of the season, even if it wasn't played on the back of a six hour road trip. Despite all these factors, we played hard and the game wasn't truly decided until the 4th quarter when the Rockets pulled away to a 15 point win.
The next day saw us on the road early for a further 4 hours to Mackay. Worn out from the Friday game and the long road, we didn't stand much of a chance against Mackay, who now sit at the top of the league. They were a good team, but it was really a lack of mental toughness that did us in, as consistent turn overs and missed opportunities plagued us through out the game. The only upside to the trip was the impetus it gave us to tear the town apart that night.
The following weekend we were back at home against the Maroochydore Clippers, whom we beat in the first round by six. Although both teams had undergone changes since our first meeting, the result was the same.
For stats on any of these games, just go to http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/ and click the draws/results/ladders link.
Thanks for reading, i promise to be more regular in the posting.

Duncan