Often times when a beat writer sees a loss, it's normal to mirror the mannerisms of the players and the entire staff. But in a loss to Lethbridge MacEwan's performance highlighted a name that might as well be a low light; he stands a proud 5'7. This instantly struck a chord with me, I remember my freshman year of highschool and watching the six footers duck under doors and touch the ceiling for no reason with regularity. Never got why that was such a common happenstance, anyway! I was getting organized, I had a new photographer and I was showing her the ropes during the pregame introductions. Heard our PA announcer emphasize the first syllable of a number that has been stuck with my entire youth; 'Fiiiive!' I was always basketball savvy, since 1999. Then again I regularly mistook Vince Carter for Michael Jordan; hey I was young. I had speed, hands and a shot but the muscle tone of Tayshaun Prince and Nate Robinson's height. Ultimately, I have never tried out for a basketball team in my life.
A familiar sight on Saturday's Matinee game at MacEwan (Photo by Aleah Elliott)
No lie, before tip-off he was all up in my psyche but from a fan's standpoint he was the enemy. Although as Lethbridge started run, after run he became impossible not to marvel at. The Griffs defense was the raw salmon to Lynden's sushi knife, needless to say, he was slicing and dicing all afternoon. The adage 'The Bigger They Are . .' rang true for the duration of his time on the floor. Scoring was but a single facet of Nummi's game. Along with the rest of a scrappy Lethbridge team. Friends, this kid is a bulldog. He will tear you apart and do so by any means necessary.
His 14 points; which was already tied for second on the team, and was 7-14 from the field. But his 5 steals put me over the top, he exacerbated a MacEwan offense that was already plagued with sloppy ball distribution.
But like many a player in the early season, his performance was his first big showing in this 2012/13 season. In his previous 3 games he failed to sink more than three field goals. In short, this little big man will be trouble for teams in the South, you have been warned 1st Place, RDC.
Luckily for us Griffs fans, this kid won't grace the floors of our gyms again this season, barring a playoff match up.
His 14 points; which was already tied for second on the team, and was 7-14 from the field. But his 5 steals put me over the top, he exacerbated a MacEwan offense that was already plagued with sloppy ball distribution.
But like many a player in the early season, his performance was his first big showing in this 2012/13 season. In his previous 3 games he failed to sink more than three field goals. In short, this little big man will be trouble for teams in the South, you have been warned 1st Place, RDC.
Luckily for us Griffs fans, this kid won't grace the floors of our gyms again this season, barring a playoff match up.
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