Basketball: We'll bounce back from defeat - Smith.Byline: PAUL NILSEN CHARLES SMITH Charles Smith may refer to: In basketball:
tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures 1. To restore confidence to. 2. To assure again. 3. To reinsure. fans that the Eagles will soon be back on track after their disappointing opening-night loss to Guildford Heat The Guildford Heat, officially Poujoulat Heat Guildford by sponsorship, are a basketball club based in Guildford, England that currently play in the British Basketball League. , (writes PAUL NILSEN). The veteran forward (right) had been hoping for a dream return, but instead endured a nightmare start to his latest stint on Tyneside For the 1885–1918 parliamentary constituency, see . Tyneside is a conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. as the Eagles crashed to their BBL "Be back later." See digispeak. (chat) BBL - (I will) be back later. title rivals. "We were all really disappointed after the game, and me more than anybody else because I was terrible," admitted Smith. "I really wasn't was·n't Contraction of was not. wasn't was not wasn't be happy with my own performance and I am still thinking about it. "It is pretty rare that so many of us are all off-form at the same time, but that is basically what happened. "You can occasionally get away with it and still somehow win the game, and we could have done. "Nevertheless, when you give up too many easy baskets defensively, as well as missing your shots, you are always in big trouble. "Even if we had sneaked a win, I know that we would have still come off the court disappointed with our performance, and would have been working just as hard as we are right now to put things right. "We have high standards and we dropped below that level. We didn't stick to what we know - that is definitely what hurt us most." He added: "It is important that the fans know this was a one-off and we will be back much stronger than ever. "This one loss is absolutely nothing for them to worry about. We are working extra hard to make up for it in time for the London game on Friday." With the Eagles crumbling in the final quarter against the Heat, it had looked like the pressure had got to the players, although Smith flatly denied that the razzamatazz of new sponsorship and the additional expectation had any bearing on the performance. "I really don't think any of the off-court stuff or hype hype 1 Slang n. 1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial. 2. got to the players at all," he added. "We are used to being under more pressure than anyone else in the league to perform and win trophies. "If you are poor defensively that is just down to poor decisions as a team and as individuals, and not because of pressure." The Eagles' first road trip of the season, scheduled for this Saturday against Birmingham Panthers The Birmingham Panthers, or to give them their official name Team Birmingham Panthers, is a professional basketball club in the British Basketball League. Established in 2007, the Birmingham-area based franchise are due to start competing in Britain's top-tier league in the , has been postponed after the Midlands club had I difficulties with their Aston Villa Leisure Centre. |
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