Leones's Suci look to put out Jed Star tonight
Saturday, April 16, 2011
TOURNAMENT favourites Suci will be hoping to keep their fine form in arguably the toughest group and get that second win when they take on Jed Star tonight in Group A of the 4th Manjaro Cup at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.
Despite playing without their star, Geve Leones (pic), Suci managed to overcome strong opposition from Urdan to emerge 79-70 victors in their opening match last Saturday.
Made up of players that competed for Sharks, who lifted the 2010 Sultan's Cup in August, they have been playing together for a number of tournaments resulting in less gelling problems.
However, Vic Lemitarez, the head coach of Suci, feels that there is still plenty of room for improvement.
"We're always confident to play because the team is strong but we'll need all players to put up a good performance as a team to win games," said Lemitarez, during an interview with The Brunei Times, yesterday.
"We started practicing three weeks before the tournament started and there are no problems on offence. But we will have to continue focusing on our defence which is key in match play," he added.
The team is probably the most balanced in the competition featuring Leones and Aries Castro to shoulder the load at the offensive end.
The former is an agile player that can draw the attention of multiple defenders while the latter is a veteran sharp-shooter that can rake up points quickly. Read More…
Despite playing without their star, Geve Leones (pic), Suci managed to overcome strong opposition from Urdan to emerge 79-70 victors in their opening match last Saturday.
Made up of players that competed for Sharks, who lifted the 2010 Sultan's Cup in August, they have been playing together for a number of tournaments resulting in less gelling problems.
However, Vic Lemitarez, the head coach of Suci, feels that there is still plenty of room for improvement.
"We're always confident to play because the team is strong but we'll need all players to put up a good performance as a team to win games," said Lemitarez, during an interview with The Brunei Times, yesterday.
"We started practicing three weeks before the tournament started and there are no problems on offence. But we will have to continue focusing on our defence which is key in match play," he added.
The team is probably the most balanced in the competition featuring Leones and Aries Castro to shoulder the load at the offensive end.
The former is an agile player that can draw the attention of multiple defenders while the latter is a veteran sharp-shooter that can rake up points quickly. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times
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