Tag: Bristol Flyers
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Why Cam Christon Fits Bristol
Before Cam Christon signed, Bristol sat second-bottom in Super League Basketball for offensive rating. They were generating fewer efficient possessions than almost everyone else in the league. At the same time, they were defending at one of the better rates in the league — something that shifted after Milos Dugalic’s injury. Christon does not solve…
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The Missing Years in British Basketball
Ages 18 to 22 are a decisive phase in a basketball player’s development. This is when players begin the transition from prospect to contributor, completing their physical growth and learning to survive possessions at higher levels rather than dominate them at lower ones. At this stage, development comes from minutes, not just training. Playing through…
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Bristol Are Trusting the Game Itself
Bristol have started the season with a different kind of rhythm. Three SLB games so far have produced four different leading scorers — Zach Anderson in the opener, Cameron Holden and Jonathan Brown tied as joint top scorers in game two, and Will Yoakum leading in game three. This is a roster built on balance,…
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It’s Messy and It’s Real
Back in June, there wasn’t supposed to be a league at all. The British Basketball League had collapsed. The British Basketball Federation (BBF) had revoked the league licence. And suddenly, the sport was staring into the abyss—no structure, no plan, no clear future. What followed wasn’t clean or comfortable. But it was real. The clubs…
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The Ceiling Is Showing
The Bristol Flyers began in 2006 through a merger between Filton Flyers and Bristol Academy. Starting in EBL Division 2 under coach Andreas Kapoulas, the club climbed to Division 1 within a year and spent the next seven seasons there. In 2014, they reached the top flight—where they’ve remained ever since. That rise was steady,…
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Do Bristol Rely Too Much on Keddy Johnson?
Since returning from injury, Keddy Johnson hasn’t just been a key part of Bristol’s offence—he is the offence. No player in the league carries a bigger scoring burden for their team. Since his return, he has been Bristol’s top scorer in 73% of games—the highest rate in the league. No other team is as dependent…
