HEAD coach Paul James is hopeful of having a fully fit squad to choose from ahead of Worcester Wolves’ BBL Cup final against Cheshire Phoenix on Sunday (3.30pm).

Brandon Parrish played no part in Wolves’ 109-75 victory over Manchester Giants in the British Basketball League last Friday due to an ankle problem.

George Beamon has also been struggling with a similar issue while Michael Ojo overcame a dislocated finger to face Giants.

James admitted some of his players were “not 100 per cent” fit but was optimistic they would be firing on all cylinders when they arrive at the Arena Birmingham for the final.

“We have got some niggles rather than injuries and we are having to manage those,” James said.

“Guys are not 100 per cent.

“But it was important to have everybody out there against Manchester and getting some time ahead of the cup final.

“Brandon didn’t play as his ankle was too sore so after the warm-up we thought we’d just rest him completely.

“That sometimes messes up the rotations that we have had throughout the season.

“But we are hoping that everybody is going to be back fully fit and ready for the final.

“We will manage Brandon’s ankle as we go through the week but he came through a full session on Tuesday which was a positive.”

With Cheshire losing to Newcastle Eagles last Sunday, Worcester have had two more days than their final opponents to prepare for the showdown.

And James said he had looked to take full advantage of that extra time.

“We can do a better job at looking at the film,” James said.

“We can see how we are going to slow Cheshire down more and just make sure we have covered everything going into that game.

“We have had a couple of hard days practice. The guys then got today off although they will still come in and get some shots off.

“From tomorrow onwards we will really focus in on what we need to do both offensively and defensively.”

But James is looking for a better performance from his side after they struggled to see off second-from-bottom Manchester.

Wolves held just a three-point lead at half-time before the hosts found an extra gear to run out comfortable winners at the University of Worcester Arena.

“It was certainly a game of two halves,” James added.

“In the first half we were not playing at the level that I would expect from us.

“Whether people were looking ahead to the final or not it was certainly not something that I wanted to see.

“We changed a few things up at half-time, came out for the second half and played the way I expected us to play from the start.

“It was about finding a group of guys who wanted to be out there and we did.

“In the end everybody bought into what we wanted, so hopefully that’s that lesson learnt and we can move forward from there.”