PLAYING up tempo against an offensively slick Adelaide outfit is a dangerous game but Illawarra swingman Tim Coenraad insists the Hawks won’t die wondering in game three of their playoff series on Thursday night.
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No scoring slouches themselves, the Hawks have shown a tendency to beat the 36rs at their own transition game this season and Coenraad said the result will come down to which team can control the pace of the clash.
“They’ve been the form team this year and they’ve really established their identity as a running team,” Coenraad said.
“Dictating the tempo is going to be massive in this game and for us to be successful we need to contain them in the open court and stop their transition game.
“They’re a team that can go on some serious runs so we’ve got to play the way we want to play which is an up tempo game but also slowing it down when we need to because playing with fire a little bit if you go up and down against them.