By the time the Erie Mad Ants do it again in three weeks ago at the Memorial Coliseum, three of which were part BayHawks its 113-100 victory on Sunday ants are likely to have changed her bus seat D NBA-League charter. Already this season, six players have been reassigned to the NBA Development League of the NBA, and half of them are in the Erie team that left town with a two-game sweep after winning Friday and Sunday. "The problem with this team is when you play, they come off the bench better than they did with their owners," said coach Joey Meyer ants. "That's a very talented team." Solomon Alabi, a seven-foot center of a game that speaks four languages, is the property of the Toronto Raptors. He had nine points, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and altered at least a half dozen shots inside Mad Ants. After the bank was 10.6 North Carolina product Ed Davis, the No. 13 overall pick of the Raptors in the 2010 NBA draft who scored 10 points, five rebounds and four blocks, and 6-5 Eyenga Christian, a wing of Cleveland Cavaliers, who added 11 points. With Erie dominant inside presence, the BayHawks, who shot 55 percent in Friday's win was even better on Sunday, shooting 58 percent (43 of 74). "They killed something like 68 percent in the first half," said Meyer. "I do not care who you are playing, we will not beat a team when they shoot the ball very well." The Ants (2-2) got behind early, then behind a lot. A deficit of 22 to 18 are turned into 29-18 late in the first quarter, then 37-20, then 80-52 with five minutes left in the third.
But the ants 6.5 guard Obi Muonelo was heated and scored seven points in less than a minute and a half. And 6-7 small forward Marvin Phillips crashed the boards and gave life to the team and the building. And when Muonelo fell on a triple with 7:19 left, the ants crawled to within 93 to 86. Erie, however, responded with 13 unanswered points to get back to 104-86. "In some areas we are still trying to understand each other," said Phillips, who had 17 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals. "Every game ever better. I think (Sunday) that actually saw what we were together. We do not crumble and still working hard. Showed that we will not be one of those teams that if they go on a major losing streak, we will not crumble. We all work hard. "
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