Grand Final Game 5 Program

IT’S NOW
OR NEVER
Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers. It’s time.
Grand Final Game 5 decider time.
Despite an 18-point come back in the final quarter
of Game 4 last Sunday, United fell short to the
Adelaide 36ers which would send it to a Game 5
blockbuster decider.
The one upside of this means that United will
close out their season back on their home court,
in front of their home crowd… A sold out
home crowd.
Dave Andersen talked about the impending
Game 5 and just how important home-court
advantage is.
“I think it’s great, it’s a big opportunity. You put it all
down for 40 minutes, you score more points than
they do and you go home Champs. I look at
it simply like that”.
“This is our house, this is Hisense Arena, we know
it’s going to be packed and everyone’s going to
be behind us so we’re looking forward to
doing something pretty special”.
“When you play on your home court you have
your home crowd and the people that you love
supporting you so you definitely step your game
up. When it gets rocking in here [Hisense Arena]
it gets pretty good and even though there might
be some Adelaide supporters in the crowd, I think
that’s pretty good too”.
As well as having the home crowd back in their
corner, the team have put plenty of focus on
upping the physicality heading into Game 5. As
Head Coach Dean Vickerman pointed out after
Game 4 that the team had been too complacent
on stopping Adelaide getting to the rim.
“I thought we got fouls because we were a little
bit passive tonight, I think if we become more
aggressive and stop them getting to the paint
that will be a little better for us,” Vickerman
shared.
United point-guard Casper Ware also echoed
these comments as the team were put through
a rigorous week on the training track.
“It’s a grand final, so if you don’t come out with
intensity the other team will and it’s not going
to look good for you,” Ware said.
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