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Conor Meaney's basketball talking points: Killorglin make Mardyke statement

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Conor Meany

Killorglin get big win in Cork

Killorglin are hoping to push into the top echelon this season, and on Sunday they showed that they are absolutely capable of doing so, with a hugely impressive win in the Mardyke. I think Declan Wall has been very smart with how he has assembled his team this year, outside of big man Cam Timmons, the rest of the pros have either played for Killorglin before or have played in Kerry. They are comfortable and there’s less getting to know Ireland and each other than previous years. They are also long and can hunt matchups and post up a variety of players which puts defences under a lot of pressure. Eche Okeke was good last year, but his shooting has improved since he first arrived and his 35 points on Sunday, showed that he’s ready to take a next step in his game. His ability to run the offence alongside Jordan Blount was huge especially when Killorglin’s point guard Rami Ghanem got hurt. Demons knew Killorglin were a threat and it’s not a particularly bad loss, but Demons need to find more from American big man Zach Hinton, who had nine points in 20 minutes. I haven’t seen him impact the game as much as Demons would like so far.

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