With things as complicated as infusing four different sets of nationalities into one basketball team, Hamilton Heights coach Bill Eller has implied a simpler way of trying to coach.
The KISS method: Keep It Simple, Stupid. And as that goes, the Hawks’ simplest way of being successful recently has been using the talents and skills of 6-foot-7 junior post Rokas Paulauskas.
Paulauskas started last week off with a 22-point, 11-rebound performance in a win over Cleveland last Tuesday. He followed that up with an even more impressive 27 points and 20 rebounds in a victory over Soddy-Daisy. The two game, 24.5-point, 15.5-rebound average was enough to earn him Times Free Press Player of the Week honors.
The Hawks are 19-8 on the season, with three regular-season games left before the team heads to the National Association of Christian Athletes national tournament, which starts next Tuesday in Fort Bluff.
Head coach Bill Eller said that there was an adjustment time for Paulauskas, who is playing his first season at Hamilton Heights.