Sherrad Prezzie-Blue has officially returned to the Worthing Thunder.
He signalled his return with two big games against Glasgow at home and Cheshire away.
Sherrad had 19 points, 2 assists and 3 steals against the Glasgow Rocks. Statistically he was the strongest player. Unfortunately despite a good game from him, and from the 14 points and 13 rebounds of Shaun Durant, Worthing lost 84-68.
Fundamentally the structure of Worthing's current line-up means we need to have at least three players playing very well to have a chance of winning. Adam Williams, John Nottley and Marlin Capers all had off-nights, and in general Thunder's shooting was very poor. 11/32 from inside the arc and 7/23 just isn't good enough, and it was free throws that appears to have kept us in the match, going 25/27.
Nevertheless, I think this shows good things. When the team has a few full games together I think they will compete with anyone in the league.
Cheshire Jets, even without bigman Matt Schneck, must still be considered one of the best teams in the BBL this season. Thunder lost the close encounter up north 81-75, and Prezzie-Blue produced once again with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Incredably, Jets went through the match and only turned the ball over once. It seems that this was the key difference, as the Thunder matched Jets in scoring and reboudning fairly well.
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