But it did, with 42 points in the paint, along with 17 offensive rebounds and 20 second-chance points, a byproduct of all three star bigs scoring in double digits. Which might have been surmountable had Connecticut not rediscovered its Game 1 dominance in the post. The passing was dreadful (particularly in the second half), but an inability to hold on to the ball, a lack of creative ball movement, and overall poor decision-making all played a role, too. The most glaring problem was turnovers: 19 for Dallas, which led to 20 Sun points, compared to only six Wings points off 13 Connecticut turnovers. They kept Dallas from advancing to the second round for the first time since 2009. Among them: a lack of a dominant ball handler, the offense going quiet when missing critical parts, and an inability to stop bigger teams from dominating the paint. There are a lot of reasons why, many of which plagued the Wings all season. The easiest way to say it: Dallas wasn’t good enough. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. “They’re going to take us where we’re going to go.The playoffs are complicated. “Anytime you can have some carryover from week to week, we just got done talking about it, it comes down to the players,” Jones said. Heading off are global K Ryan Meskell and OL Tomas Jack-Kurdyla. Newcomer Jaime Harry is backing up SLB Ethan Makonzo, while OL Steven Nielsen returns from COVID protocol as the sixth man and the Elks’ global player. In and out: Just two changes to the Elks lineup this week, compared to 12 and 10 in their previous two games. “I think we’ve all been around the CFL for so long that we’ve seen 8-10 teams and 9-9 teams win the Grey Cup, so nothing’s out of reach eight games in.” Joining a team further down the standings doesn’t change anything when it comes to the end goal, making playoffs and shooting to finish as high in the standings as possible. “So, in the lead-up to it, you talk and everything but between those white lines (Saturday) night, it’s football.” “But once you’re on that field, you’re not playing Saskatchewan, you’re not playing B.C., you’re just playing football again, doing your thing. “It’s nice to kind of be able to catch up with some friends that I’ve played with and whatnot,” Ryan said. The Ottawa Rough Riders of 1988 ended their home-turf losing streak at 14 games.Īnd his return to the CFL, where he began his career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2004, is about to come full circle. The Elks don’t need to be told just how close they came in that game to ending a home losing skid that has rolled onto 11 straight games and will soon get into league-record territory they don’t want to end up in. More fun, of course, if they head into the fourth quarter with the lead over Saskatchewan again this time around and manage to hold onto it. “I felt like we had a great week of preparation, offensively and defensively,” Cornelius said. “So, we’ve got to be ready to roll and clicking on all cylinders and play a three-phase football game.”Įasier said than done, perhaps, for a team bringing up the rear of the stats sheet in offence, defence and special-teams yardage, while also scoring the fewest points and allowing the most, so far.Īt the same time, the Elks are deciding to look at it as nowhere to go but up, because what other choice is there, really? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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