Barracudas hope to regain form against Dragons
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Monday, November 30, 2009
THE Brunei Barracudas are hoping to bounce back against the KL Dragons when they meet on Dec 9 at the Brunei Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas.
The Barracudas, who are languishing at the bottom of the standings with Thailand Tigers at 2-5, absorbed a 73-76 loss to the Dragons the last time they met and coach Bong Ramos wants his boys to avoid another setback.
"We've been practicing since we got back from Bangkok. I know we will be ready for the Dragons," said Ramos in a telephone interview with The Brunei Times yesterday.
The Dec 9 playdate will be the third time that the Barracudas and the Dragons are meeting. Ironically, Brunei won 94-76 in Kuala Lumpur last Oct 14 while the Dragons won last Oct 18 in Brunei.
"Our game against the Dragon is crucial. We want to get that win," said Ramos, who is banking on Reggie Larry to lead the team. The American sprained his left wrist during the game against the Tigers last Nov 14.
"Larry's wrist is okay now, he had enough rest so I can expect him to play well in our next game," said Ramos. Read More…
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November 30, 2009 
GADONG, BSB -- (Group A) Josend Mangoroban, who also played for WhiteHaven in the Under-23 Youth Basketball Cup had a game high of 46 points followed by 15 points of Roy Binas – as ABMS (4-1) posted a 124-64 victory over SOLD who dropped to 0-5 win-loss card in the FBA-LBC Cup Basketball Tournament held in Batu Bersurat yesterday afternoon.
GADONG, BSB -- (Group B) Seri Bangar Temburong take down Pyrogen to an impressive 69-54 win of the Under-23 Youth Basketball Cup last night in Batu Bersurat. 
GADONG, BSB – (Group A) WhiteHaven demolished Selangan, 95-63 in the U-23 Youth Basketball Cup last night in Batu Bersurat gym. 
U-18 category: 
PALM CAFE remain the strong favourites in the regular seven stars category of the LBC Cup as the tournament enters the semi-finals stage at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. 
GADONG, BSB – “Server Not Found” (Group C) QQeStore failed to foil HHY’s tournament debut in a closely contested match of the U-18 Youth Basketball Cup in Batu Bersurat last night. Final score 63-58.
GADONG, BSB -- (Group B) Morley Movers dropped a 78-66 decision to the younger Liga Bumiputera (2-3) from last nights FBA-LBC Basketball Cup at Batu Bersurat indoor gym. 
Firepower was also provided by the Brunei Barracudas reserve HJ Mohd Rahmat with 20pts, who also had an impressive performance followed by 8pts of Hj Sabri, while Melwyn Beleza and Lito Macale had 28pts and 10pts respectively for the Morley Movers.
GADONG, BSB – (Group A) Selangan outplayed TPJ in every department from last nights U-23 Youth Basketball Cup in Batu Bersurat, 75-28. Selangan’s inside presence of their bigs is too much for the TPJ to handle. TPJ’s 3rd consecutive loss will place them at the bottom of the standings. 
TPJ’s unnecessary turnovers (at least 5 24-sec shot clock violations) and inability to convert easy baskets in 2nd period had allowed Selangan to start pulling away in the game, 27-11. Willie Jong had 25 points, and Cavan Kong added 19 for the Selangan while Na’iem and Fakri added 6pts each. 
POOR execution down the stretch and foul trouble were the reasons why the Brunei Barracudas lost 66-77 to the Thailand Tigers last Sunday in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Bangkok. 
Brunei's first professional basketball team were shooting a miserable 31 per cent from the field making 28 out of 91 attempts whereby, in contrast, the Tigers shot 52 per cent making 31 out of 60 attempts. 
GILR WILDCATS rolled to their fourth straight victory at the expense of Beaver Engineering103-86 in Group B of the regular seven stars category of the LBC Cup last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. 
GADONG, BSB – SOLD! 
”The team have been preparing lately for the coming round and I’m just glad that our hard work during practice paid off,” Playing coach Lito Porlahe said. 
GADONG, BSB – Soon shines after crushing TJP 51-26 of the Under-23 Youth Basketball Cup last night in Batu Bersurat. TJP continue to struggle after losing their first game against WhiteHaven in the opening game of the tournament. 
Tony Bong of Phils Trading led all scorers with his 26 points followed by Jonathan Lee’s 17 while Nicholas Boey and Kevin Chin of the Black Jack All-Stars scored 24 and 11 points respectively. 
REGGIE LARRY hopes to come up with another sterling performance and help the Brunei Barracudas win their first back-to-back wins in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) today against Thailand Tigers at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Bangkok. 
TOURNAMENT favourites White Haven got off to a good start by demolishing TJP 109-45 last night in the Under-23 category of the Basketball Youth Cup at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat. 
"The guys were having fun and at the same time staying focus despite leading by a huge margin," said Erwin Velez, head coach of White Haven, after the victory. "If the team continues to play like the way they have shown tonight (Saturday), I think that we stand a chance to make it into the final," added Velez. 
KIULAP, BSB – Two close games in the last day of the tournament. Izzah Renegade escaped from the New York Stallions in a very close finals match to grab the champions trophy last night at the Fitness Zone in Kiulap. According to the organizer, this intercompany friendly tournament was organized promote the sport and camaraderie towards the employees. This years tourney was participated by 5 teams in every department.
Rules and schedule of Opening:
AZIZ LATIF AND COMPANY (ALC) left it till late to end any hopes of Liga Bumiputera making it into the semifinals by defeating them 82-67 last night in Group B of the regular seven stars category of the LBC Cup at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. 
ALC then picked up their defence and decided to feed their big man in the low post to score. Chris Mariano, who finished with 12 points, heated up by putting in three three-pointers that helped ALC grab the lead from their opponents at 42-36 going into halftime. 
AZIZ LATIF & CO are aiming for their third win of the LBC Cup when they take to the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat against Liga Bumiputera tonight. 
AFTER coming off a 91-86 home victory over the Thailand Tigers, the Barracudas are eyeing their first back-to-back win of the Asean Basketball League (ABL) season when they visit the Tigers at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Bangkok on Sunday. 
MORLEY MOVERS finally barged into the win column after demolishing Menglait All-Star 74-56 last night in Group B of the regular seven stars category of the LBC Cup at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. 
Palm Cafe were in the driving seat for most of the game until ABMS picked up their full court man-to-man pressure defence that allowed them to rally in the fourth quarter to tie the match at 69 apiece with seven minutes left in the game. 
The forward scored 32 points in his debut to help the Barracudas to their first home win on Saturday, but most importantly the American has energised the team according to skipper Francis 'Kiko' Adriano. 
(photo above: No More Lonnie, Here is Reggie. – Newcomer Reggie Larry didn’t disappoint the crowd with his game high of 32 points. He grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 6 assists snapping the team’s losing slump.) 
Thailand Tigers fielded Axel Doruelo, Ikenna Nwankwo, Chaz Briggs, Piyapong Piroon and Attaporn Lertmalaiporn, who were also the starting lineup for their home match against KL Dragons on 9 November, which saw Thailand Tigers win 88 – 71. 
(photo above: A lucky fan with DJ Jenny of Kristal FM during halftime.) 
The Brunei Barracudas, not wanting to disappoint their fans, found their game in the final quarter and subsequently won the match 91 – 86 against the Thailand Tigers. 
REGGIE LARRY the Barracudas new import hopes he can help the Brunei team stop the rot when they take on the Thailand Tigers in their Asean Basketball League (ABL) match at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas tonight. 
Beaver Engineering are coming off three consecutive victories to top their group but ALC are no pushovers as they are on a roll as well with two wins. 
On the other hand, Joemel Xlo led El Tigre Marshalls with 19 points and Romel Valmores chipped in 17 points to a losing cause. 
El Tigre Marshalls, meanwhile, were relying on their fastbreaks and perimeter shooting to keep them in the game. But they were still down 19-24 going into the second quarter. 
"I was quite disappointed with our first half but it was good that the players decided to step up in the second half to win the game," said Juan. 
In the day's earlier match, guest team AKK Design picked up their third straight victory in the 45 years old and above category with an 80-49 demolition of Nueva Ecija Patriot. Abellsto San Antonio led AKK Design with 23 points while Manolito Macale topscored for Nueva Ecija Patriot with 16. 
After coming off from a disappointing 97-62 loss to Satria Muda Britama on Sunday in Jakarta. The Barracudas management had decided to bring in a real fire power to the team in Reggie Larry. This 6'6" small forward from the Boise State Broncos will be the replacement of the 6'11" center Lonnie Jones. 
Day 3 – Tournament continues but this time it’s held in Darul Hana Quarters. First game saw Issah Renegade overpowered Hoopsters, 48-39. Rex Alvin Villanueva had a game high 19pts followed by Pastor Tuiza’s 17. 
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