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SYDNEY Kings coach Shane Heal says it will take team defence, not a solo effort, to contain Wildcats star import James Ennis when they host Perth at the Entertainment Centre on Sunday.
Traded by NBA champions the Miami Heat, Ennis has drawn comparisons to some of the NBL's most athletic stars after some eye-catching dunks in his opening matches.
The 23-year-old was the difference between the teams when the Kings were overrun by the Wildcats in the closing minutes of last Friday night's clash in Perth (81-69).
"He's one of the most talented players to come to the country in the last 10 years," Heal told the Daily Telegraph.
"Fans will want to come and watch him.
"As far as talent goes, he was drafted in the second round (NBA draft), he's young and athletic and he's a great scorer.
"He needs to prove himself over a season before we start drawing any comparisons to other players, specifically."
Ennis led all scorers with 27 points, including a perfect nine from nine from the foul line in last week's win over the Kings.
But Heal and his players have gone to school on the American and will come up with something different defensively.
"We won't play him the way we played him last Friday night we will make adjustments," Heal said.
"We will certainly put enough pressure on him to see if he can handle the adjustments.
While the margin was comfortable for Perth in the end the Kings have drawn confidence from the fact they were able to go with the championship favourites deep into the match.
"We believe we can beat Perth," Heal said.
"In a tough environment we were 62-62 with four and half minutes to go and then we broke down in certain areas.
"We take confidence out of that game more than anything else."
An upset win against the Wildcats who are coming off a busy schedule having played the Breakers in New Zealand last night would be a massive result for Heal's men, who are sure to finish the season stronger than they started.
"If we could beat a team like Perth at home in a tough first three games then I think it gives us even more confidence to know we're on the right track and can beat anyone in the league," Heal said.
"I feel like there's a whole lot of upside and I don't think our guys should play with a whole lot of pressure because anyone outside our team thinks we aren't going to win anyway.
"We should feel really loose, we should feel really confident and we'll play aggressive to be able to get the win.
"We will be a lot better in the second half of the year than the first just because of our injury problems and Cody Ellis coming in."
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