Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Barracudas going 'local' next season

Saturday, January 30, 2010
 
THE Barracudas are going local slowly but surely to help boost their chances of a playoff appearance in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) next season.

Brunei's first professional basketball team exited the league's inaugural season last Sunday after they fell 65-87 to the Philippine Patriots at the Ynares Sports Arena in Manila.

One of the Barracudas' main weaknesses in the just-concluded season was arguably their bench. The Brunei side were forced to press break their opponents' full court pressure defence in almost all their matches because they lacked good players on the bench.

"It is entirely up to the local players to show what they can do next season. I've got a training programme to prepare them in the off season and hopefully they can prove themselves," said Bong Ramos, the Barracudas head coach, in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday.

"In addition, new local players might be included to the roster. But it depends on whether these players can show us what they can do. The most important thing for a player, however, is to possess a positive attitude," added Ramos. Read More...

Source: TBT

0 comments:

About Us

Brunei Basketball was founded in January 2008. Over time, the website begun to cover various tournaments and constantly updated itself with the latest basketball-related events in the country, making it one of the, if not the, premier basketball portal in Brunei Darussalam for all who are keen in knowing the latest news.

Promoting the sport in Brunei Darussalam and to create a community of Brunei cagers, thus raising the profile of basketball within the nation among players, enthusiasts and those who generally enjoy the sport itself.

We love to cover your basketball games, tournaments and leagues or anything related to basketball in Brunei Darussalam. Feel free to contact us.

info@bruneibasketball.com (ask us.)
ads@bruneibasketball.com (advertise with us)

Advertise with us

Your ads here

Blog Archive

visitors

Where to play?

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium (Berakas)
Batu Bersurat Indoor Gymnasium (Gadong)
Fitness Zone (Kiulap)
Harun's Gym (BSB)
Menglait Sports Complex (Gadong)
Kampung Baru (Seria)

  © Blogger templates The Professional Template by Ourblogtemplates.com 2008

Back to TOP