Season 2006 / 2007

Everyone knew that the sixth season for the club could be a decisive one. With a slightly depleted roster and few new faces, it would be up to the core of the squad to pick up the slack and lead the team through the year; and Captain Marc Eggleton along with Ben Thompson, Brett Cooper and John Grounds would do just that. The first game of the season was a real test for the club, but where they could have easily thrown in the towel, however the team showed some real determination. The first encounter was against rivals Torbay and it was a defensive struggle. Despite the Revolution having a limited bench and centre John Grounds breaking his wrist in the first half, the Taunton team battled on in this close game only to run out of steam in the final two minutes conceding the game by a handful of points. However, this did show the team the potential that was there. The best win of the year maybe came in their second game; severely short on players the Revolution side fought hard against Broadclyst, a team that had defeated Torbay the week before. Taunton would battle from behind the whole game to take it in the fourth quarter.

Grounds would be out for the first half of the season with his injury, and the team played well without him winning several early games against talented opposition - opposition that probably should have won but maybe underestimated the heart of the revolution team. There was a slump in the mid season where the Revolution struggled to put a W on the board, but then with thanks in part to some player additions, they pulled themselves back towards the end of the season. Although the league title was slightly out of reach by this point, the team knuckled down in the Plate competition where they reached the finals to play against Bridport, a team whom they had beaten and lost to over the course of the year.

Taunton really showed their metal in the plate taking the game into overtime and winning in the final seconds by two points.

At the end of this gruelling year the team had seen the most highs and lows in club history, but they emerged from the battle stronger and full of confidence for the next year. With the addition of some really key players over the final two months of the season the Taunton team knew that once training started for the 2007 / 2008 season everyone would have one thing on their mind - Winning.


PDFs of Information

There are various items that can be viewed here. Click the links below to see the results and full match reports from this seasons Revolution games.

Match Reports and Results

To see stats from every game, as well as totals and averages for the year for the team and players click the link below.

Comprehensive Stats, Totals and Per Game

You can also view the stat leaders for the year. This shows at a glance what player or players had the highest contribution in each of the major categories for the Revolution team.

Stat Leaders


Statistics Explained

The stats sheets are broken down showing individual and team performance. The columns from left to right are explained below;

Name - Player name. The total for the whole team is at the bottom
TOT GP - The number of games played in this season
TOT FGA - Total Field Goals Attempted. The total number of 2 point baskets attempted
TOT FGM - Field Goals Made. This is the total number of 2 point baskets made
FG% - Field Goal Percentage. The percentage of successful 2 point baskets out of the ones attempted
TOT 3PA - 3 Pointers Attempted. The number of 3 point baskets attempted
TOT 3PM - 3 Pointers Made. The number of 3 point baskets made
3P% - 3 Point Percentage. The percentage of successful 3 point baskets made
TOT FTA - Total Free Throws Attempted. The total number of free throws attempted
TOT FTM - Total Free Throws Made. The number of free throws made
FT% - Free Throw Percentage. The percentage of successful free throws made
TOT ASS - Total Assists. Total number of assists made. An assist is where you pass the basketball to someone and as a direct result they successfully make a basket. This is an important part of any offensive and demonstrates good team play
ASS P/G - Average number of assists per game
TOT STL - Total number of steals. A steal is where you successfully take the ball from the opposition and enable your team to have the possession. This is an important part of defence and demonstrates a defensively active team
STL P/G - Average number of steals per game
RBS OFF - Total number of offensive rebounds. This is retrieving the ball from an unsuccessful shot attempt from your team, allowing the team another chance to score a basket
RBS DEF - Total number of defensive rebounds. This is retrieving the ball from an unsuccessful shot attempt from the opponent, allowing your team to gain possession.
TOT RBS - The total number of offensive and defensive rebounds
RBS P/G - Average number of total rebounds per game
TOT BLK - Total number of blocked shots. A block is where you hit the ball away from the opposition when they are in the act of shooting, either just letting go of the ball or just after it leaves their hands. The ball can only be blocked when it is on an upward path. Once the ball reaches its peak it must be left to reach the basket where it can be rebounded once it has touched the basket
BLK P/G - Average number of blocks per game
TOT T/O - Total number of turnovers. A turnover is when you lose possession of the ball from a mistake, either travelling or throwing a bad pass for example.
T/O P/G - Number of turnovers per game. Better teams protect the ball well and take care of their possessions so the lower this number is the better
TOT PTS - total points scored
AV PPG - Average number of points scored per game

At the bottom of the page Overall Team Performance shows our points compared to the oppositions total points, the difference between our average per game and the opponents average per game. There is also a comparison for the rebounds between us and our opposition