Last year’s finalists UCU Canons will get this season’s playoffs underway when they take on former champions Warriors tonight at YMCA.
If there’s anything Warriors have an edge over the Canons outside of experience, is the size.
In Philip Ameny, Ahmed Temtop, Sam Gombya, Mariel Anyaut, Eric Malinga and Joshua Etalu Warriors have got the size edge over the university side that only boasts of Fadhili Chuma and probably Wal Madol. Matter of fact, Warriors guards are bigger than UCU’s.
However, the disparity in size at the post does not bother Natuhereza heading into the opening game of the three-games spread series.
“We have played them a couple of times, played City Oilers and we will approach their size the same way,” he told Kawowo Sports.
The young coach whose team has not lost a first round series since increasing playoff places to eight wants his side win the opener.
“You can lose the first game and still win the series but we want to win game one at all costs.”
The Canons literally gave up three regular season games (against City Oilers [2], Power) they could have easily won and Natuhereza hopes the players learnt from the mistakes.
“We hope we have learned from those mistakes. We need to have strong finishes to games.”
