NUMBERS don't worry Taipans coach Aaron Fearne, which is lucky.

His side’s 76-49 defeat to Gold Coast on Sunday night ranks as the fifth-lowest total in league history and if it wasn’t for some sloppy Blaze shooting they could have easily lost by more than they scored.

It was the club’s lowest-ever score, beating the 53 they managed against New Zealand in the grand final series last year.

Luckily the Taipans restricted Sydney to 48 points last season, otherwise it would have been the lowest NBL total since Devonport were kept to 40 in 1983.

It’s not like Fearne was happy to brush it off as a non-event, he was just keeping things in perspective.

"I don’t really care about those records, they don’t really bother me," he said.

"If you lose, you lose. We’ve had lots of positive results too."

He is right. As sport goes, you have your swings and roundabouts.

Look at the Australian Test team, who late last year were being hung out to dry after being bowled out for 47. This week, after smashing India 4-0, they are suddenly the new
Invincibles.

The Queensland State of Origin team has had its dark days, too. Getting pummelled 56-16 in 2000 must not have been fun. But now they are planning to win their seventh-straight series.

They have both shown it’s all about how you respond in times of crisis.

And if the Taipans can take any consolation from Sunday’s record-breaking loss to Gold Coast, it is that their next opponent isn’t doing much better themselves.

A day before the Gold Coast debacle, Townsville mustered just 55 points of their own in Perth.

In Cairns on Friday night, the North Queensland rivalry could reach new heights as both sides battling for a spot in the top four.

"We don’t have much time to worry about (the Gold Coast loss) it, because we’ve got Townsville on Friday,’’ said Fearne. ‘‘They got towelled up as well so it’ll be two pretty angry teams going at it."

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