It has been a season of firsts for the NBL’s newest team. Having faced the toughest schedule a team has ever had to face the Slingers have come up trumps winning the two crucial games on the road. Struggling all season to post a good away record the Slingers have won just four games on the road. 3 games 4 days: This is the second time the Slingers have had such a tight trip an both times the Slingers have come out on top. Going 2 and 1 in their first outing and now an impressive 3 straight. For any player blaming travel on their performance, think again. The benchmark has been set.
With Marquin suffering potentially a season ending knee injury, the Slingers have shown no signs of destraction. If anything there has been signs of focus and commitment as the players have pulled together with players like Aaron Trahair stepping up to take some of the load. You may ask yourself, “where has this form been?” A 14 year veteran of the league that clearly has a few more seasons left in him. Possibly the best passer on the team, guys like Aaron now need to consistantly step up and show their experience.
Combine this firepower with the rebounding machine Ben Knight and the explosive finesse of Mike Helms the Slingers position themselves for some surprising upsets.
The Brisbane Bullets have been the team to beat this season as they have gone a phenomenal 15 games straght without a blemish. It is now time for the League leaders to make the trip to the Lion City. Taking recent form into account the Slingers are of great chance to cause an upset and show the Bullets that Slingapore is a force to reckon with.
Time for the playoffs….
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