Monday, January 10, 2011

Brunei can learn from King James' experience

Monday, January 10, 2011



Like LeBron James (pic, top), Esmond Tan arguably Brunei's best local cager needs support. Benjamin Sim (pic, above) and the other talented youngsters on the national roster could just be the answer. Pictures: BT EVEN superheroes need sidekicks. Just look at Batman and Robin, Wolverine and his fellow X-Men, Han Solo and Chewbacca, Robin Hood and Little John, Hang Tuah and the four 'Hangs', Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable and in the NBA kingdom Kobe The Black Mamba Bryant and his amigo Gasol.

Basketball is also a game of superheroes and their sidekicks.

To prove this let's go back to the 2009 Brunei Pepsi Cup, when then new Filipino powerhouses Babes Boutique won their first major tournament in the country, defeating Linktech 94-79 in the final.

The winning formula for head coach of Babes Boutique, Kaka Espartero, was that he brought in four new key players Don Dadis Mordeno, Majomar Aying, Hosend Mangoroban and Mak Del Mundo into the team to improve his side.

But, the national cagers, who competed in the tournament as Yuan Tong Enterprise (YTE), only managed to take bronze in the tournament the Bruneians beating Chop Eng Seng Keo Pinoy Resources 80-76 in the third place play-off. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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