Season 5, RS Round 4:Friday, May 15th, 2026
Wagner College vs. Vilniaus „Vilkai“ 94-120
(138830059)0W-4L it is indeed for me, after 4 RS Rounds. This also creates a situation with both Finnish teams (myself and ALA) are two last teams in HGL league table, with total record of 0 wins and 8 losses, and total score aggregate being -215 points (average loss, both teams' records combined is -26,9 points). Surely, the way is only up from here.
In my match vs. VIV Both chose an outside offense and defense in this match. What was the difference then, as this wasn't a close fight at all? Level of execution. VIV shot beyond the arc at 48,3%, while I managed only 18,5%. Even having a 12 rebound edge over VIV was nothing to celebrate, as the gap was already 32 points before the 4th quarter, and Lucky Fans were already requesting to get on the court (as there was no excitement left anymore - they were denied though).
My player A. Haanpää, who were at proficient (9) game shape, decided to take a role - yes, 10 assists were nice contribution, but coaches calls from the sidelines on not to shoot the ball but pass it were not effective enough; he ended up at 3 out of 25 FG, and that kind of performances are the last 10 or so nails (given that I'd expect, say, around 13/25 performance from him instead of 3 of 25) to the coffin for me, in terms of being able to even challenge VIV properly.
Next one is going to be interesting one tomorrow, as I'll face my Swedish "local competitor", HB. Probably only few (other than managers of ALA, HG, and likely also BCR and EOS) understand/know this, but there's always something special about these Finland vs. Sweden-matches... :)
Last edited by Wagner at 5/16/2026 7:55:57 AM