Orion Boys Struggling, Problems are Obvious.

Written Tuesday January 13th, at 2:00 PM

When looking at the daunting schedule the Orion Boys Basketball have had, you might have well said, well there is 0-8 right off the bat.

The first eight games were very daunting, having to play Oxford, Clarkston, Southfield, Adams, Lathrup, Stoney Creek, Bloomfield Hills, and Avondale. Later in the season you got Romeo, who is always a solid program in Macomb County.

Then you look at the league and you see Oak Park, Troy, Athens, and Pontiac. You have to play them all twice.

That's the schedule that the Orion Boys Basketball have to deal with.

The Dragons are a young team, lets look at that right there but are having some problems. In the team's four games the Dragons have allowed 65.5 points per game, which is not good. Offensively this team has struggled, only to average 45.5 points per game. Rebounding has also been a huge issue with this team, it has shown that this team has gotten crushed on the boards this season.

Orion lost a lot from last season's team and must do some sole searching. The schedule is no cake walk either and trust is also an issue with this team. When you look at last season's team trust wasn't an issue. This is an area that this team must fix if they want to make a run but coach Tom Risi knows a lot must change if this team wants to make that run.

Hope is not all lost with this team. Leaders must step up and take that role. Good teams have leaders who can take over and have an impact on the game.

Historically if Orion teams have had strong seasons the year prior then they do tend to struggle the next season and lets look at the 2011-2012 season the Dragons went 11-9 on the season but made a run and went to the State Quarterfinals.

The Dragons know what is ahead of them, mentally this schedule will get them stronger but its executing and getting wins that matter the most.