Brunei Barracudas rarin' to go

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, September 27, 2010

THE Brunei Barracudas are more than ready to hunt following their team launching yesterday at The Mall in Gadong.

Ozell Wells, the Barracudas head coach, has plenty on his hands and believes that the team will be fully prepared in time for their AirAsia Asean Basketball League (ABL) campaign in the sophomore season.

"The team has gelled as a unit in just a little over two weeks. Frankly, that is amazing. Some coaches need at least four to six months to get a team together but this bunch of players understands their roles well," said Wells, in an interview with The Brunei Times, yesterday.

"They are ready to deliver and they are listening to instructions very well. Everyone is working together which is helping us to achieve more. The import players are also helping out the local players by pointing out their mistakes and correcting them," added the Michigan native.

Under the guidance of Coach Bong Ramos in the previous season, he received plenty of criticism, saying most of the local players were not ready to play on the professional stage which resulted in them warming the bench much of the season. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times