Perth Wildcats coach John Rillie believes the membership’s wildly contrasting vary of pre-season opponents will educate him an infinite quantity about his gamers’ mindsets earlier than spherical one.
The Wildcats are getting ready to fly to Las Vegas to play G-League Ignite and dozens of NBA scouts can be in attendance given the projected high two draft picks can be enjoying. Those matches will observe the weekend’s two video games in opposition to a NBL1 West consultant group performed in Rockingham and Warwick.
As the Wildcats unveiled their new uniform with a yellow facet panel, plus a black jersey included as a part of the away recreation rotation, Rillie mentioned seeing how gamers deal with the totally different eventualities could be telling.
“The reason we are doing some of this is because I get to see how guys react in certain situations,” Rillie mentioned.
“Some guys will embrace it and make the most of it, other guys will be looking in the crowd worrying about who is watching and that will distract then. So if they’re playing in front of 14,000 at RAC Arena, I know what to expect if they’re getting nervous about a NBA scout in the crowd.
“Whether we’re playing NBL1 West All-Stars or the NBA champions, our approach is always going to be the same. But we’ve got a young group, so that’s where I get to see how we show up to that type of situation.
“If we’re fortunate enough to put on a nice winning streak together during the season and guys get complacent, this was a great example of how people react to that. How you approach it is very important to me.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
