Supercats face big Nunawading challenge

Andrew Mathieson
GEELONG Supercats coach Mark Leader is preparing for a new challenge tomorrow night – to shoot around Nunawading’s big men.
The unbeaten Supercats are the highestscoring team in South East Australian Basketball League and also have the best scoring depth outside their starting five.
Shawn Myers, averaging 17 points a game, and Braith Cox, shooting 15, were shining examples last weekend, with Geelong’s bench players collectively scoring 46.6 points of their 114game average this season.
Leader said Nunawading’s past three wins should set off alarm bells for his side.
“Nunawading has a lot of talent and they’re probably the biggest sides in the league,” he said.
“We have to make sure we come to play against their size.
“It certainly won’t be a gimme,” Leader said.
Geelong returned from a successful road trip to Tasmania last weekend.
The Supercats escaped with a 118114 victory against North West Tasmania on Saturday night but cruised past Hobart Chargers 12396 on Friday.
Leader, who had feared reprisals from Tasmanian match officials, said he was just pleased to come away with a rare double.
In past Tasmanian visits, hometown referees had been in charge but this year SEABL decided to send a Victorian official to call one of the matches after receiving several complaints.
“It’s never easy there,” Leader said.
“A couple of calls didn’t go our way, especially toward the end of the NorthWest Tassie game.
“But I must say we were pretty happy to get away with the wins.”