Barracudas axe Pilgrim

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, January 22, 2010

 

THE Barracudas pushed the self-destruct button yesterday sending American import Mike Pilgrim packing with one game still to be played in the regular season of the Asean Basketball League (ABL).

The news came after the Barracudas' 95-89 defeat to the Singapore Slingers at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas on Wednesday.

"I thank him for his efforts and services here. Brunei was after all his first professional outing," said Benny Ang, the Barracudas manager, in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday.

"We hope his experience in Brunei will help him become a better person and a better basketball player, too. We wish him all the best," added Ang.

Asked why Pilgrim was axed, Ang replied: "The situation just didn't work out the way we wanted it to and we needed to move on. It was a tough decision for us to make as well."

With the 15-game ABL season coming to an end, the Barracudas will have their do-or-die game against the Philippine Patriots at the Ynares Sports Arena in Manila on Sunday while the other playoff contenders, the KL Dragons, will be playing Satria Muda BritAma at the BritAma Arena in Jakarta on Saturday.

Should the Dragons lose on Saturday then the Barracudas will automatically move into the play-offs thanks to their better head-to-head record (2-1) against the Malaysian side. Read More...

Source:  TBT