Thursday, October 2, 2008

Sultan Cup 2008 - Update

Again my apologies for the lack of updates recently. I have been busy with work, doing a lot of overseas travels.

UM is taking part in Sultan Cup Div II 2008.

Our registration was submitted late as we did not receive information until after the closing date. Fortunately, based on our good relationship with Selangor Basketball Association (SABA) and the goodwill buult up over the many years, SABA made an exception and accepted our late registration.

Unfortunately, we have been drawn into a very strong group, with both Puchong BA and Kajitsu in the same group. Also, our practices so far has been repeatedly interrupted by circumstances, non-availability of (lighted) outdoor basketball court and bad weather (we have not even got to use the indoor basketball court even once yet this year!), our team is poorly prepared for competition right now.

As a result, we do not have any specific goals as far as achievement in the competition. Our goals will be:-

1. To grow and mature further as a (new) team;
2. To find our new rotation (each team has its own ideal rotation);
3. To gain competition experience, especially for the 1st years; and
4. To gain practical experience in the application of our newly implemented "Read and React" offensive system.

My next post will set out UM's 1st round schedule and the team selected to participate in this competition.

All non-selected players are encouraged to attend the competition games to gain experience through observation.

All Ex-UM players are highly encouraged to attend to provide moral support and valued suggestions.

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