Freeman says there’s lots of improvement to come from Moycullen



Paul Freeman feels that both he and SSE Airtricity Moycullen will improve greatly as the season goes on, and with some home games on the horizon, thinks there’s no better time to start than against local Super League rivals Maree in the National Cup this weekend. 


Freeman was injured heading into the season and said, “I missed all of preseason with an injury so I feel like there's still room for improvement, but with a few home games coming up in the next few weeks I think we can get a few more wins. The cup game next week is a big game too so we're already focused on that. We just need a good performance and I think we'll be ok, however the cup can be unpredictable.”


Moycullen had a great win in NUIG’s Kingfisher last weekend, beating Éanna 86-77 and Freeman said, “We were happy to get the win Saturday night. We felt like we should have closed out the Tralee game last week so it was good to bounce back.”


“Éanna were coming off wins against Templeogue and DCU so we were expecting a tough game. They started better than we did but we managed to stay close at half time. We improved in the 3rd quarter and got the lead, and in the 4th made plays when we needed to to stay ahead.”


Their new American signing Brandon McGuire had great night, shooting 33 points and the Irish International said, “Brandon was huge for us. They didn't have anyone who could match up with him defensively and he really took advantage. He has been settling in well with us and is getting better with every game.”


As for his own performance he said, “I was happy enough with how I did in the game. Éanna are a big size with Conor Gallagher and Garny Garcia Nivar and as the game went on I felt like we improved on how we defended them.”


“I had a football game earlier in the day so it was a busy day.”


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