Shark Bites for SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks @ Taylor Hawks, Friday 14 April 7:00pm at Pettigrew Green Arena, Taradale.
REGULAR SEASON RECORDS: Sharks Away: 2017: 1-2, 2016: 5-4, 2015: 7-2 Hawks Home: 2017: 1-3, 2016: 0-9, 2015: 4-5
Head to Head 2016: Sharks by 24 (HBY), Sharks by 14 (HBY), Sharks by 24 (INV) Head to Head Overall: Sharks 8, Hawks 9 Head to Head in Hawkes Bay: Sharks 4, Hawks 6
Average winning margin in Hawkes Bay: 15.9 points Average Score Head to Head in Hawkes Bay: Hawks 87-83
NOTEWORTHY: • The Sharks have won the last three games in Hawkes Bay and the last five in a row. • The Hawks most recent win over the Sharks was a 100-87 win in the Bay in July 2014. • The Hawks snapped a 24-game losing streak last week, beating the Giants in Taradale last Sunday. • Hawks’ Jarrod Kenny leads the league in Assists per game (10.0) while Everard Bartlett sits second behind Corey Webster on total 3-pointers made (23). • The Hawks leading scorer is 2016 Shark Everard Bartlett who is currently averaging a career high 19.2 points, nearly seven points more than what he averaged for the Sharks last season.
2017 STAT COMPARISON:
Field Goal %: Sharks .460, Hawks .458
3 Point %: Sharks .295, Hawks .355
Free Throw %: Sharks .737, Hawks .709
Turnover Volume: Sharks 13.60, Hawks 10.60
Offensive Rebounds: Sharks 12.60, Hawks 9.80
Defensive Rebounds: Sharks 27.00, Hawks 24.00
Assists Per Game: Sharks 19.20, Hawks 21.40
Steals Per Game: Sharks 7.20, Hawks 5.80
Blocks Per Game: Sharks 2.60, Hawks 1.60
Points Per Game: Sharks 88.60, Hawks 83.60
Opponent's Points Per Game: Hawks 75.40, Hawks 89.40
ANALYTICAL OVERLOAD: (FOUR FACTORS OF WINNING)
Effective Field Goal %: Sharks 51.0%, Hawks 52.0% - Field Goals Made + Half 3-Point Field Goals Made / Field Goal Attempts
Offensive Rebound %: Sharks 35.4%, Hawks 29.2% - Offensive Rebounds / (Offensive Rebounds + Opponents Defensive Rebounds)
Free Throw Rate: Sharks 20.1%, Hawks 17.8% - Free Throws Made / Field Goal Attempts
Turnover Rate: Sharks: 14.3%, Hawks 12.2% - Turnovers / Possessions
PAST MEETINGS: (Hawkes Bay games in bold)
07/05/16 Southland Sharks 83 - 59 Bay Hawks
03/04/16 Bay Hawks 87 - 101 Southland Sharks
24/03/16 Bay Hawks 76 - 100 Southland Sharks
30/05/15 Bay Hawks 73 - 88 Southland Sharks
17/05/15 Southland Sharks 82 - 71 Bay Hawks
04/07/14 Bay Hawks 100 - 87 Southland Sharks
15/06/14 Bay Hawks 94 - 89 OT Southland Sharks
26/04/14 Southland Sharks 88 - 101 Bay Hawks
25/05/13 Southland Sharks 94 - 73 Bay Hawks
21/04/13 Bay Hawks 89 - 56 Southland Sharks
14/04/12 Southland Sharks 102 - 87 Bay Hawks
02/03/12 Bay Hawks 90 - 81 Southland Sharks
12/07/11 Bay Hawks 89 - 75 Southland Sharks
08/07/11 Bay Hawks 96 - 70 Southland Sharks
30/04/11 Southland Sharks 62 - 74 Bay Hawks
19/03/10 Bay Hawks 79 - 85 Southland Sharks
06/03/10 Southland Sharks 90 - 105 Bay Hawks