Panthers Programme Vol 2

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PANTHERGAMEDAY MAGAZINE OF KINGSTON PANTHERSISSUE NO.2

KINGSTON PANTHERS V DURHAM WILDCATS II2ND NOVEMBER 2013


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PANTHERS ROAR

Dear Panther Fans,

Wow, what a week it has been here at the Panthers.Where do I start? Last week the Panthers season took a slight dent in what can only can bedescribed as a learning kerb.We began the weekend with an away trip to our local rivals, Hull Wasps. The encounter wasthe biggest ever game seen in the region since basketball began and for some of the guys,it was the rst time they had played in front of a 350 plus crowd. After a noble effort weeventually lost the rst ever Hull Derby. But to be involved in something so big, basketballin the area was the winner. The cup game on Sunday saw us carry a derby hangover to theNorth East as we lost to an impressive young Gateshead side.The season is in f ull swing now and its been a roller coaster ride, and here at the Panthers weare loving every minute.Today we welcome Durham Wildcats to the sports arena. And I hope your all ready to see thePanthers bounce back from the previous weekends results with 2 losses.I would like to thank you, the fans for your support so far this season. On the opening homegame, we had over a hundred fans come to support us and at the Hull derby we took astaggering 90 + fans. Your support means so much to the players and the club and long mayyour support grow and continue.Be sure to try our new cupcakes from the Sethadoodle store, for every cake sold a contribution

is made to the Panthers Club. So folks get eating and dont forget to pick up a coffee of hotdog from the Ofcial Supporters Bar Just show them the programme to get 0.50p off thedelicious hot dogs on sale TODAYAnd I would also like to give a big thank you to James Legal Law Solicitors our OfcialSponsors for believing in us. Without the help of Peter and theJames Legal team all this would have not been possible. JamesLegal are such a vital component to this team, they are a huge partof our Panthers family.

Enjoy the game...

Thank You

Karl Buitendam

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COACHES COMMENTS

Hello Panthers fans welcome to mycorner!

Welcome everyone to todays game vDurham Wildcats II. I think its fair to saythat last weekend did not go to plan forus, in front of an amazing crowd at HullWasps we didnt do ourselves justice, andwhilst it would be easy to blame injuries orsome dubious calls from the referees wedidnt start the match well. We made someadjustments at half time which enabledus to contain John Stewart and take greatcredit in the fact that we actually won thesecond half. The support from our fans wasout of this world it really gave us a lift andat times felt like it was a home match asyou made more noise than the Wasps fans.The following day we made the long

journey to the north east to face GatesheadPhoenix in the National Shield, due toinjuries and commitments only 8 playerswere available, most of whom were tiredand bruised from the previous nightsexertions. Phoenix had a week to rest andprepare for us and deserved their win. Wereally struggled with no point guard and alack of depth and despite 29 points fromDaniel the result means that we are out ofall cup competitions and can concentrateon the league.Myself and the guys have been workinghard this week in an attempt to improve on

aspects of the Wasps game that led to ourdownfall and the players have respondedreally well and are ready to bounce backtoday against the Wildcats. We dontknow very much about the Wildcats, theyhave had a slow start and are on a threegame losing streak but do have some verytalented players with BBL experience so wewill need to be back to our best to keep thepressure on the

other teams at the top of the table.Thank you for your support, it was a greatturn out for our rst home game a coupleof weeks ago and last week at the Wasps,sweet, so please continue to show yoursupport and remember MAKE SOMENOISE!

With love,

Coach Hayes

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MATCH REPORT

Kingston Panthers 70-94 Hull Wasps

In front of a 360 strong crowd at the EnnerdaleCentre Panthers slipped to their rst defeatof the season to local rivals Hull Wasps whosedefensive intensity and GBU20 internationalJohn Stewart were the difference.

With Edgaras Krulis and Tomas Kutkeviciusadding to Panthers ever growing injury list,Sean Johnstone stepped into the starting line-up to face his former team and there was arecall for Graham Smurthwaite.

Kamil Pilarski opened the scoring with adynamic slash to the basket and after 4minutes held a slender 7-6 lead. Back to back3 pointers from Stewart and American forwardMatt McArt drove Wasps on a 14-4 run, andalthough Daniel Lampkowski reduced the leadto 6 with a 3 pointer another 8-2 run sawWasps lead 28-16 at the end of the quarter.John Stewart was pulling the strings for Waspswith 10 points whilst Lampkowski led Pantherswith 9 points.

In the wake of ferocious defence Panthersstruggled to break the press turning the ballover time and again for easy Wasp scores. A14-6 run in the rst 7 minutes opened up a 22point lead with only a 3 pointer from GrahamSmurthwaite and a pair of Patryk Kozlowskifree throws offering any resistance in that time.H/T 55-30

Throughout quarter 3 the two teams tradedbaskets as Panthers began to come to termswith the pressure defence as Jason Milneraggressively attacked the press. Panthers

bench came up big with Milner, Matty Abbottand Patryk Kozlowski combining for 12points. Having conceded at will in the rst halfPanthers defence was much tighter epitomisedby Abbotts huge block on Stewart and byreducing the turnovers the teams split theperiod 21-21 for a 76-51 score line.

Panthers started the 4th with a 6-2 run in therst 2 minutes inspired by Sean Johnstonesaggressive post move for an and 1 score. Theteams again traded baskets as Wasps re-inserted the starting 5, until a 9-2 run on theback of some ne long range shooting inspiredby Radek Groszowski 3 pointer from NBArange closed the gap to 19 points,. Howeverthe exertions of breaking the constant presstook its toll in the latter stages as Wasps wereable to re-establish a healthy lead.

Final score 70-94

Honourable mentions to Jason Milner whoseaggressive play and 10 points inspired histeam to win the second half and Matty Abbottwhose hustle defence and block on Stewartgot the fans on their feet. Grigaliunas 17points and Lampkowski 15 points led Panthersscorers.

John Stewart was in scintillating form forWasps with 28 points and numerous assistsmany of which enabled the powerful JackDaley to record 24 points.

Scorers Grigaliunas 17, Lampkowski 15,Milner 10, Pilarski 5, Gruszowski 5, Kozlowski4, Abbott 4, Macijauskis 4, Smurthwaite 3,Johnstone 3


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Liam Hudson PG 511 - Attended High School and University inMichigan USA a deadly three point shooter with experience in Europehaving played in Croatia and Montenegro.

Edgaras Krulis PG 62 - A silky smooth guard nothing phases him, atough defender, part of our Lithuanian quartet.

Jason Milner PG 60 - Tenacious with seemingly endless reserves

of energy, has experience locally with York Vikings and ScunthorpeSteelers.

Jamie Boynton G 59 - Explosive leaper who runs the fast breakwell, played in the tough Shefeld league for the Shefeld Suns.

Radek Gruszowski SG 61 - The ice cold assassin from Poland,cool under pressure with a good outside shot, outstanding on de-fense and when he gets hot can be a big time scorer

Ola Popula SG 511 - Originally from Nigeria, likes to attack the bas-ket without fear and can be difcult to stop with slick moves.

Rokas Macijauskis G/F 61 - The enforcer has the ability to guardany position his relentless approach frustrates opponents, unselshand fearless from Lithuania.

Kamil Pilarski G/F 60 Played Division 4 for Hull Wasps, a silkysmooth leader equally adept at scoring or creating opportunities forhis team mates

Graham Smurthwaite G/F 63 - Very experienced at this l evel havingplayed for Doncaster Panthers, Newcastle Eagles and Hull Stingers, atough defender with a dangerous 3 point shot.

Patryk Kozlowski SF 64 - Formally of the locally renowned Goolewarriors team, an athletic young forward with a reliable jump shot.

Tomas Grigaliunas F 64 - Offensively gifted, the Lithuanian sen-sation has a quick rst step which he uses to attack the basket, athreat from anywhere on the court and a terric offensive rebounder.

Tomas Kutkevicius F 60 - Panthers very ownman of steel captainof the team whose size belies his ferocious rebounding ability, fromLithuania

Matty Abbott F 64 - The youngest member of the team, an explo-sive leaper and athletic rebounder.

Sean Johnstone F 64 - An original Panther from 2011, runs the oorwell and has great post moves.

Justin Loblack F 64 - Born in London raised in Atlanta, Georgia, anathletic forward dominant on the boards, plays above the rim.

Daniel Lampkowski F/C 65 - Played division 3 in Poland, has greatshooting range, a powerhouse with a variety of post moves and asoft touch inside.

MEET THE PLAYERS


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GALLERY IN THE NE WS

Panthers on prowl with brand newladies team

KINGSTON Panthers are breaking newground by forming the rst ladies basketballteam in the city.The club already has a well-known mensside, which has competed on national levelsand contains several international stars.Now the ladies team, coached by KarlBuitendam, have ambitions to become aforce in their own right and to compete innational league competitions.It was unable to register for a nationalcompetition in time for this season dueto its founding date, but Panthers haveorganised a number of local friendlies.Were the rst ever ladies basketball teamfrom Hull, he told the Mail.

Were just playing friendlies at the momentbut the signs have denitely been positive.Were going to be playing in the mensdevelopment league to try and establishourselves this year and then enter the ladiesnational league in September 2014.There are quite a few local girls in our sideas well as a few foreign girls from places likeLatvia and Poland so we have a nice blend.The Panthers have made an impressive startto life with three wins from three so far infriendlies against Grimsby (87-30), DanumEagles (55-44) and Louth (67-47).Buitendam said: Weve had some good

wins, especially the one over Danum, whohave real national league pedigree. We haveanother game at the end of this monthagainst Scarborough Seahawks.Having led the mens Panthers side tosuccess last season, Buitendam is hoping fora repeat with the ladies.We went the whole season unbeaten andwon all four trophies on offer so Im hopingI can repeat that success with this team,he said.The Panthers captain is 19-year-old formerEngland trialist Rachel Dixon.Buitendam singled out special praise for herand team-mate Charlotte Gledhill for beingthe driving force behind the side.Rachel and Charlotte have been brilliant.I dont think the team would have startedwithout them, he said.Rachels had trials for England and is verygood. She scored 40 points in our rst gameand then 25 and 26 in the other two.We let her have a go in the mens teamand she did well in that too.Were hoping for more internationalquality signings to improve our team to bereally competitive but anyone is welcome toplay.The Panthers train at Andrew Marvell everyTuesday from 8-10pm.For further information visit www.kingstonpanthers.co.uk.

Source: Hull Daily Mail

warming up

Our amazing fans!

Coach Hayes calls a timeout

Matty going strong

Kamil Pilarski

Edgaras behind the backson battling for the rebound

Radek laying up.

m giving the look

Radek with the jump shot

Tom G composed for the FT


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TODAYS OPPONENT

Todays visitors are the DurhamWildcats II, who are the 2ndteam to one of the countrystop BBL clubs. As such theyare able to call on a number ofplayers with experience at thehighest level and will pose amajor threat to Panthers hopesof returning to winning ways.The Wildcats currently oc-cupy 7th position in the division 4 tablewith just a solitary win to their name so far

versus Gateshead Phoenix, they have how-ever played 3 of the top 4 in t heir openingmatches.Although primarily a young team they dohave considerable experience and talentin their ranks; Odi Attah (pictured below)led them in scoring in the rst 2 games ofthe season with 25.5 ppg, an ex-NewcastleEagle the 64 shooting guard has alsoplayed a major role in the Wildcats BBLteams success this season. Point guard MaxFowler who had a career high 30 points in aloss to Teesside Lions and 68 big man NotisChalkidis also have experience at the highestlevel and will cause Panthers problems withtheir speed and height. Chuck Duru a 64forward makes up a quartet of dangerous

opponents, a deadly 3 pointshooter who attended SouthernTech Academy in Charlotte USA,Duru is averaging 20 ppg over hislast 2 matches.Although Durham are a newentry to the league this seasonthey have competed in division4 before, between 2008-2010they had a three season cumula-

tive record of 32-30, with their best seasoncoming in 2009-10 when a 11-7 record saw

them nish in 5th position.Panthers will be hoping to be the 4th top 4side to beat the Wildcats, whilst Durham willaim for a victory to keep them within touch-ing distance of the top 4.

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