Basketball in Africa

By EDEN KIRONDE
Wandegeya

CHARGING Rhino has lost four of the nine first round league games while recording two major collapses in their previous two games against Falcons and Miracle respectively, a collapse hitherto unconceivable to the perennial playoff candidates.

Leading Falcon 25-17 by the second quarter, Rhino collapsed to a 28-09 defeat in the next two quarters. The same script was repeated last weekend against Miracle when Rhino surrendered a 12-point. But behind the club's slump there is more than is visible on court.

In an interview with Rhino's former captain Mandy Juruni (pictured), he said that an internal rift between the players and the way their coach Mike Mailboux makes some technical decisions is the major reason for the poor shows.

"Some players are not contented with the way the coach makes some of his decisions especially when we are in the lead," stated Juruni. "He tends to favour some players even when they are under performing he simply cannot substitute them," he continued. He added that this has also contributed led to lack of cohesion in the whole team.