Nick Westby interviews Sheffield Sharks' captain Rodney Glasgow Jnr on the team's midweek win over SLB rivals Manchester, the season so far, playing at the Canon Medical Arena and silverware hopes for the campaign
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00:00It was a tough game tonight, but you got the win in the end.
00:13Yeah, obviously we started slow in the first half.
00:17I just think we just made the final slow.
00:20It's been a long week and then we still got another game on Sunday, so I just think guys
00:24were, you know, kind of a little bit of a fatigue, but once the second half hit, I just
00:29told the guys, look, we've got to dial in, we've got to focus.
00:32We know that we can play better.
00:34We know Manchester likes to score in transition, and that's what we were letting them get to
00:38with our turnovers and stuff.
00:39Once we cleaned that up, then we started playing Sheffield Sharks basketball, then we stuck
00:43to the game plan.
00:44Guys got focus and we got the win.
00:46Important to get a win when you're not at your best as well, when you're in a title
00:49race.
00:50Exactly.
00:51Obviously we got a couple of guys out due to injury, and guys have been stepping up.
00:55Give credit to Jordan.
00:57He had a big game today, Jamel.
00:59He stepped up in every way, just kind of being that glue guy for us, doing everything that
01:03the team needs.
01:04And then obviously Prentice and Ricky picked it up in the second half, and you know, it's
01:10always good to get a win because obviously we're trying to be number one in everything,
01:13so we've got to just make sure that we stay consistent with that.
01:16You've been here a number of years now.
01:18How enjoyable was the weekend, Sunday's game, and the atmosphere against Bristol?
01:22Oh man, so enjoyable.
01:23Obviously me being here four years, it took us, you know, me being the captain and all
01:28that stuff, just to see it and be on this team and lead this team, see it into fruition,
01:33see the potential, and also, you know, finally hit our stride, I feel.
01:38You can have expectations on our talent, but we still got to, you know, do the job.
01:43I just feel like for our fans and for the city, it's been a long time coming, and I
01:47just can't wait now that we, you know, we'll see on March 9th, but obviously we want to
01:51be holding up that trophy.
01:52Every player I've spoken to, yourself included, has mentioned, we want to win Silverware this
01:56year.
01:57You're a step closer now.
01:58100%, 100%.
01:59I think we're just working towards the goals that we set out at the start of the season.
02:04We know we have a talented team, we know we have a boundless team, and like I said, like
02:07with that comes, guys have to buy in because we're so talented, which guys have been, and
02:11more so the camaraderie is what, is why I think also we're pulling away games, and we
02:16have guys out, everyone is stepping up, everyone is pulling each other together, being honest
02:20with each other, and you can just see that during the whole season, so it's good as a
02:23captain to not have, you know, other issues where there's ego involved, or, you know,
02:29guys talking about minutes, it's nothing like that.
02:32Cheshire on Sunday though, you've got to keep your eye on the ball, haven't you, when it
02:34comes to the championship?
02:35Yeah, 100%.
02:36I told the guys one game at a time, we know obviously we're looking forward to the final,
02:41but we've still got a regular season to do.
02:43Cheshire's going to be, you know, fast-paced, a lot of threes, a lot of rebounding as well.
02:49They play really good at home, so we've got to be, obviously, mindful of that.
02:54Obviously we'll look to tweak some things due to guys being out, so we've got to adjust
02:57again on how we play, which will be fine, and Atiba will have us hit the ground running
03:02this week and stuff, with, I would say, probably two more days of practice, but yeah, we're
03:06in a good position, I'm excited for Sunday, and then, yeah.