By far the weakest offense in the league from Paderborn is required to “be there” from the start, that is the hope and demand of head coach Steven Esterkamp. “We have to make better decisions up front to get easier shots.”
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Three days off were good for the players. Aches and pains could be cured and the head cleared. “We are dealing with a young team that has a lot of talent, that really plays as a team and that fights all the time – and that, despite the youth, has more ProA experience than us,” says Esterkamp.
Captain Kevin Smit (32) or the only two import players William Yoakum (25) and Kaden Anderson (24) are outliers. The Baskets will also face 18 and 16-year-olds on Saturday in the Rasta Dome, such as NBBL “Rookie of the Year” Jack Kayil. The exceptional talent came from Alba Berlin before the season.
Newcomer sees itself as the “coolest club in the world”
The Vechta farm team with its deep squad is the youngest team in the ProA with an average age of 19.6. Twelve of the 20 players can also compete for the Young Rasta Dragons in the Junior Basketball Bundesliga (U19). It is no coincidence that the self-proclaimed “coolest club in the world” is considered the most exciting basketball program in Germany. In Vechta, we consistently focus on working with young talent.
What is striking is that only Bochum (240) shoots from distance more often than their upcoming opponents, who have almost 100 more three-point attempts than Paderborn (237:130), but have a similarly poor hit rate of 29.5 percent Guest. Anderson’s yield from a distance: 50 percent. Including a 100 percent free throw rate. The American is the top scorer with 82 points. And hard work is underway under the basket: nine Rasta players are two meters or taller.
“Act with a lot of self-confidence”
“We have to believe in ourselves and act with a lot of self-confidence right from the start. That’s crucial,” says Baskets managing director Dominik Meyer. It is advisable not to put too much pressure on yourself. That’s not good for us, we can’t deal with it very well yet.” Meyer also warns that Vechta II is a serious opponent. “They are incredibly well-coordinated and have known each other since the JBBL days. After promotion from the ProB, the face of the team has hardly changed. In addition, a number of the boys train at a high level with the professionals from the BBL team.”
Meyer reminds us that an old warrior like Kevin Smit “has often annoyed us in recent years. But if we manage to fulfill our potential, I’ll be positive.”
There is no question that an aggressive and mobile basket coverage must once again lay the foundation. Rasta Vechta II recently defeated Bochum with 98:86. It should be helpful that Rasta’s “First” is also playing for points in Oldenburg on Saturday. Players like Johann Grünloh or Luc van Slooten are likely to be used in the BBL team. Let the Paderborn climbing tour begin in the table.
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