Sun 23 Dec 1730 - Phoenix 86 v 75 Kestrels

Prior to last Sunday i was most confident that Solent might cause an upset but i wonder whether a first league defeat of the season will affect confidence.

Do any Nix fans know if this game is covered by season tickets as the cup games were?

Provided the team remain focused and play good basketball this should be a win, would be nice to go into christmas on a high note.

Yeah, season ticket holders get into all competitive games with it. Prices on the door also massively reduced, guess they're not expecting too big of a crowd.

Herm Senor is the player to watch for Solent. Looks a bit like a young Lionel Richie (wears number 8) and is great to watch. The smallest player on the team but is very quick and nimble and generally gets somewhere between 15-25 points each game. Elliot Dadds normally starts alongside him in the back court and the two do seem to gel well. 

Travis Charles was signed recently and has given the Kestrels a bit more oomph in and around the basket. 

I think you’ll find it’s steak and kidney !

An intriguing tie. Phoenix unable to pull away.

C'mon Solent!

Disappointing result in the end for solent but pleased they gave a good account of themselves.

I wonder if it was a shop window for the likes of Travis Charles and Herm Senor, in particular, to possibly get a BBL gig.

Wow that was too close to be comfortable. Maybe coz they were playing a team in a league lower focus not as it should be, game played near Christmas holidays, Diijon not playing or was it 3 others wanting game to be close than it should be....just wish this was Sharks playing this then our friend Dyb would of had a field day when he used to dislike the other 3 on court. Some of the calls were untrue...how one of them missed an elbow in a face and a grab around the legs is beyond.

But a wins a win and credit should be given to Solent in making it harder than it should of been.

Over to my learned friend for a more balanced view of game, when he has finished stuffing his face with Pizza Hut pizza...he was still going when we left.

Pizza was lovely so was the beer kindly provided by the club for the volunteer brigade.
The game.? Solent outran us showing much more determination in the first half deserving to make it a close game. We missed Dii-Jon's ability to go to the basket and at times we looked a little static. Above comments rated Herm senior as the one to watch, he was able to go inside on a few occasions, Travis Charles gave CJ a few tough moments, both those players were really the only ones ending in double figures.
Second half not sure if Solent slowed down or Nix got the better of them. It is definitely true that stats don't tell everything, a great game from Dizzy Lufadeju in mafking Senor for so much of the in the second half particularly in the second half and all he really managed on the scoresheet was 5 fouls. Sol Rolls Tyson given extended minutes showed his scoring prowess going 8 from 9 in the 2 point range.
OOverall another win for Nix without really impressing now unbeaten in 3 games.
Merry Xmas!!!

Scorchers, Wolves and Kestrels. When we come up against any other bbl team we’ll struggle.
We should hammer EBL opposition with the bench. Without Rob we don’t know how to use CJ. Thank Gid Rolls Tyson executed tonight. Without that we could have been severely embarrassed.
Where was Burt tonight? We need his nouce on the bench. We look poorer fior the roster changes losing the quick transition that we had. It’s only 3 games but there isn’t any chemistry. Solent played better ball and were well coached.
Norl has ability but it’s so obvious we need a floor general. That’s my Xmas wish.