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Champs need to respondA week is a long time in basketball.
This time last week, the Hawks were rolling after two straight wins. But since then, they've suffered tough defeats to Sydney and Adelaide.
Those losses have seen Justin Tatum's side drop to eighth on the ladder, with a 4-8 record.
With every loss, their finals chances slip away, so it's up to the Hawks to respond in a big way, against one of their biggest rivals.
Not a happy hunting groundMelbourne United hasn't tasted defeat a lot over the past nine months in the Hungry Jack's NBL.
Illawarra Hawks' season in a tailspin: Can coach Tatum stop the rot?
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This time last year the Illawarra Hawks had a 7-4 win/loss record heading into the FIBA break.
One year later, the Hawks are languishing near the bottom of the NBL ladder with a 4-8 record heading into Friday night's showdown against Melbourne United at WIN Entertainment Centre.
The best the defending champions can hope for is a 5-8 record should they beat the visitors United in Wollongong.
But should the Justin Tatum-coached Hawks lose to Dean Vickerman's team, Illawarra's record will be 4-9 heading into the FIBA break.
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United coming into Round 10 with ‘attack-mode mindset’
With two games remaining before the FIBA Window break, our stars are looking to put together a pair of strong performances in Round 10 of the Hungry Jack’s NBL26 season.
That starts on Friday evening when we face off against the Illawarra Hawks on the road in Wollongong.
Looking to avenge our only road defeat of the season to date, Finn Delany broke down the mindset the playing group will need to have to come away from the game with the win.
“When you’re playing with that kind of attack-mode mindset at all times, it makes advantages bigger and (we can) capitalise on advantages quicker on the floor and everyone can feed off that.
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