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TIGERS MEN VS DERBY TRAILBLAZERS - 29/03/08
Taunton Tigers took a blow to their confidence ahead of the Men’s Division 1 Play-off quarter-finals with a heavy 82-56 loss away to Derby Trailblazers in their last league game of the season. Tigers buoyant after last weeks win against Coventry to secure 8th spot were unable to generate the same energy levels against the Trailblazers who were desperate for the win to secure 6th spot going into the post-season match-ups.
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TIGERS MEN VS CONVENTRY CRUSADERS - 22/03/08
Taunton Tigers and Coventry Crusaders fought an incredible battle in the knowledge that the winners would be projected into the National Division 1 Championship Play-offs and the losers would effectively end their season. The importance of the game was reflected in the season’s best crowd of 429 at Wellsprings, the second highest home attendance in Tigers’ history. If they were expecting a hard-fought nail biter they were not disappointed.
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TIGERS MEN VS READING AND LONDON - 8TH AND 9TH MARCH 2008
It was a difficult weekend for Taunton Tigers ahead of the run-in to the play-off places of National Division 1. A road trip against 2nd place Reading Rockets and 4th place London Leopards was always going to be full of challenges and Taunton struggled for big periods.
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TIGERS MEN VS COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA FURY - 23/02/08
A resounding 108-66 point win at Wellsprings allowed Taunton Tigers to move ahead of Coventry and back into the play-off places in Men's National Division 1.
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TIGERS MEN VS SHEFFIELD ARROWS - 16/02/08
An early 3 point score form Captain Joe Andrews gave false hope of a high scoring game as defensive intensity was to become the dominant factor in the game. Sheffield had made losses and gains in the January transfer window most notably seeing Rankine from the Arrrows and Hastings from rivals Manchester Magic swapping teams. The result for now at least seems to have produced a more coherent and aggressive Arrows outfit who frustrated Taunton for long spells.
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TIGERS MEN VS WORTHING THUNDER - 09/02/08
The Tigers fans were once again treated to an exciting, fast paced performance at the near capacity Wellsprings Centre on Saturday.
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TIGERS MEN VS MANCHESTER MAGIC - 02/02/08
Taunton were left licking their wounds as League leaders Manchester Magic were able to tame the Tigers. Recent wins against Derby and Coventry had given the travelers hope in front of a large crowd at the Amaechi Centre, but Manchester demonstrated why they are top of the table with a comfortable win and an impressive all-round display.
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TIGERS MEN VS DERBY TRAILBLAZERS - 26/01/08
Taunton Tigers continued with their increasing mid-season intensity to record yet another fine victory in the top flight of England Basketball, by leaving visitors Derby trailing in their wake at Wellsprings last Saturday to run out convincing 90-73 winners. "Our best performance yet!" was Coach Ronnie Heath's simple post-match appraisal of the Tigers' win. History repeated itself with a high flying Derby succumbing at the Wellsprings' Tigers liar.
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TIGERS MEN VS COVENTRY CRUSADERS - 19/01/08
The Tigers success journey moved to the next station last weekend with a 77-74 away win against Coventry Crusaders that meant that Taunton leapfrogged the Midlanders to go take the all-important 8th spot in England's National Division 1. The game had only just finished when Head Coach Ronnie Heath was asking the players now to accept the goal of finishing in the play-off spots. The previous target was simply to survive in the top-flight, avoid the drop back down, and perhaps look below at the other 65 teams (Div 2, 3 and 4) and enjoy the status.
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TIGERS MEN VS LONDON LEOPARDS - 12/01/08
A fantastic advert for basketball was displayed at Wellsprings last Saturday. The many new faces in the Tigers' large home crowd were treated to an intense up and down game, which in the end was just won by the more experienced heads of the visiting Leopards in Division 1 of the National League. Final result: Taunton Tigers 96 London Leopards 101.
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TIGERS MEN MID SEASON REVIEW - 07/01/08
Despite largely meeting our targets for 2007 there is a tangible feel of determination to do better within the Tigers Camp. Whilst the constant plea for patience can be heard amongst supporters, players and staff, the thirst for winning and success remains ever present. We all knew the size of the challenge of playing in the top-flight with team of local players with full amateur status and we also knew that there would be some heavy losses adjusting. For a team that had experienced the equivalent of 3 successive promotions and a treasured winning record, the reality of regularly losing games was always going to be painful one.
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TIGERS MEN VS BRISTOL FLYERS - 08/12/07
Taunton Tigers injury problems continue having returned battered and bruised after a mauling by National Division 1 rivals Bristol Academy Flyers last weekend. After a promising start when Tigers flew away to a 5 point lead in the first two minutes, things rapidly deteriorated. The confidence that has been developing in recent weeks seemed to desert them in an arena that bore more resemblance to the 'Grand Garden' in Las Vegas last Sunday morning, than that of English Basketball in the top division.
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TIGERS MEN VS BRISTOL FLYERS PREVIEW - 08/12/07
Taunton Tigers Men travel to Bristol this weekend with ever increasing confidence following their recent results competing at the top level of English Basketball. The two clubs are responsible for raising the whole profile of Basketball in the South-West and have climbed through the lower National leagues together developing a friendly but highly competitive rivalry along the way.
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TIGERS MEN VS COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA FURY- 24/11/07
Despite a 5 hour road trip to Kings Lynn, Taunton Tigers maintained their continued improvement and adjustment to playing at the higher level by another a solid performance against West Anglia Fury to come away with their first win in their fourth game in National Division 1 of the EBL.
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TIGERS MEN VS SHEFFIELD ARROWS - 17/11/07
Returning with belief restored after keeping the EBL League leaders Worthing to a single figure lead with only a few minutes remaining in their away game the previous week, Taunton Tigers started confidently in their Division 1 home game at Wellsprings against Sheffield Arrows last Saturday. Inspired by some determined play by Paul Yabsley and with Joe Saunders coming off the bench to nail two back-to-back long range threes, the visiting Arrows were quivering and found themselves trailing by 8pts. within the first 7 mins.
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TIGERS MEN VS WORTHING AND BRISTOL - 10TH AND 11TH NOVEMBER
Taunton Tigers returned from the weekend with pride and belief restored following their fixtures against Worthing and Bristol. The previous 2 weeks has seen them struggle in battles against Worthing and Manchester suffering heavy losses against two of the best teams in the country.
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TIGERS MEN VS MANCHESTER MAGIC - 03/11/07
Manchester Magic made the long trip to Taunton but despite being diverted off the motorway due to the closure of the M6, showed no sign of 'Coach-lag' in the first quarter, as they nailed long-range threes to take a substantial early lead. With Magic Starting with 4 players at 6'7" Taunton were forced to help out around the basket leaving open opportunities outside.
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TIGERS MEN VS WORTHING THUNDER - 27/10/07
The young Tigers jumped on the accelerated learning curve when they visited National Play-off winners Worthing Thunder and returned home 71 - 110 losers in the National Trophy. The large crowd, big screen and intimidating crowd at the 'Thunder Dome' seem to overwhelm the less experienced Taunton Outfit as Worthing quickly got off to a fluent 9 - 2 start. There poor start was quickly compounded with an impact injury early on to Tigers' most experienced player Nolan, who was forced to spend the evening in casualty.
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TIGERS MEN VS PLYMOUTH RAIDERS - 21/10/07
Sunday saw the battered and wounded Tigers have to do it all again against Plymouth’s Division 2 side in the National Cup round 2. The local derby has produced some memorable games over the years but this one topped the lot. It was to be a full nail-biting weekend for the supporters.
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TIGERS MEN VS SHEFFIELD ARROWS - 20/10/07
Tigers formally arrived in the big time, with an outstanding display against one of the top teams in the country. The win away to Leopards last week made the front page on England Basketball's web-site, but the scare the ‘home-grown’ youngsters gave Sheffield, who include American Superstars Rankine and Brevard in their roster, confirmed them as a genuine Division 1 Club.
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TIGERS MEN VS LONDON LEOPARDS - 13/10/07
Taunton Tigers picked up their first victory in the top flight as they defeated London Leopards 90-83 in Pool Two of the National Trophy. Richard Anderson led the way with 20 points for the visiting Tigers, who produced a team performance of the highest quality. Only a few years ago Taunton could only dream of such glamorous fixtures let alone predict the possibility of a win. Yet it was the home grown West Country outfit that produced the polished basketball against the North London side with the bigger names.
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TIGERS MEN VS COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA FURY - 06/10/07
Taunton Tigers Men's team came away with many positives after their first encounter in the top flight of English Basketball. The visiting West Anglia Fury, as with all EB Div 1 teams, arrived strengthened by American imports with considerable experience at this level.
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