Alex Loughton
Alex Loughton
Alex Michael Loughtonis an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League...
easiest easy feeling plays relaxed shows team underdog
But it also shows that when a team is relaxed and plays without pressure, it can play at its best. Subconsciously, being the underdog is the easiest feeling in the world and makes it very easy to play well.
banging bench constant nice normally players quicker seen sort wore
They had nice size, in the (game) and on the bench as well. Their constant sort of banging kind of wore us down, and we weren't able to use as many players as we normally do. We've seen a lot quicker guards, so that wasn't really a big difference. We just wore down, especially inside.
close further hopefully step
They were very close margins. Hopefully this time, we'll take it one step further and get the win.
approach further line ncaa proud realized soon sure vigor
I wasn't sure we'd approach the NIT with the same vigor as we did the NCAA tournament, but pretty soon on we realized it's still a lot of fun. There's still something on the line to be proud of. It was an adjustment, but in the end we'll probably go further in the NIT than we would have in the NCAA.