'It's just a reality of the league and it's too hard to win games, especially on the road, unless your defence can travel with you everywhere you go.' Get the latest news from in your inbox. 'As I've told these guys from day one, if it doesn't get up in those categories of being better and defending the three-point line and keeping guys off the foul line, you're just in for a long season.
'It's not at a championship level, it's not at a top-four level. 'Our defence is not good enough,' he said. McVeigh (18 points), Deng (17) and Crawford (16, three) gave solid offensive contributions for the JackJumpers, who lost Marcus Lee for the crucial final few minutes after the starting centre fouled out.Ī disappointed Roth said he wasn't satisfied with any of his players' performances and gave a simple assessment of the team's overall display. Israeli attacks have killed at least 8,005 people in Gaza and wounded more than 20,240, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
It left them with a 4-4 record after a strong 4-2 start to the season. Tasmania's gut-wrenching loss ended a horror round five for Scott Roth's team, who lost at home to Melbourne United before going down to the Bullets. 'That's a hell of a ball club at the other end and with the challenges that we kept facing, for the result to be there and (for us to) continue to find our habits and our way was really pleasing.'