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The Red Crew consisting of (from left) Koh Yizhe, Erwin Wong and Jan Lin brought you the live blog from the Singapore Indoor Stadium this evening. (Photo © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)


Singapore Slingers vs Brunei Barracudas (10/11/2009) 
3:50
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  good afternoon basketball fans. welcome to the live blog commentary of the ASEAN basketball league game between the Singapore Slingers and the Brunei Barracudas
3:52
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the redsports team is coming to you live from the Singapore Indoor stadium. yesterday evening, satria muda britama and the philippine patriots tipped off the inaugural ABL season, with the latter coming out tops 76-69
3:53
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the slingers will no doubt hope to get their season off to a good start with a win, as well. last week, in the ‘battle of the evening drinks’, the singapore sling(ers) beat the san miguel beermen 71-65 in a challenge series game
3:54 [Comment From phileos]
good aftnoon singapore, eagerly anticipating a good match between the slingers & barracudas
3:54
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the slingers will not be drunk on that success, definitely. will they survive the bite of the brunei barracudas? stay tuned to find out
3:55
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  we’ve just taken our first look at brunei’s lonnie jones, their 6’11 american import. lets just say that kyle jeffers will have his hands full this afternoon
3:59
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Hi guys, I am Koh Yizhe. I’ll be bring you the lineups for both teams as well as score updates. I’ll also get you regular analysis of the match.
4:07
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Starting lineup for the Slingers – Hong Wei Jian, Jeffers, LeBlanc, Marcus Ng, and of course Al Vergara
4:07
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  match will tip off in less than 3 minutes time. weijiian just dunked ! he must be pretty hyped up. as are his teammates, and their opponents as well
4:09 [Comment From Wei3]
go go slingers!
4:11
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  tip off now. barracudas expected, are starting with their 5 imports
4:12
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones just rejected jeffers. a sign of things to come?
4:12
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Starting lineup for the Brunei Barracudas – Jones, Pilgrim, Francis Adriano, Celedon Camaso and Leonidas Avenido
4:12
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc fouled on a layup after a vergara steal. he will go to the line for 2 free throws
4:13
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc makes both, 2-0 slingfers
4:14
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weiijian with the steal! he nearly loises the ball, but jeffers cleans it up and is fouled on the way up
4:14
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  thats 2 barracudas turnover now
4:14
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers made one of 2, 3-0 lead for slingers
4:15
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc misses a jumper from the baseline but camaso drains a 3. 3-3 now
4:15 [Comment From phildude]
hi there. goddluck to the slingers.. faves to win the ABL championship.
4:15 [Comment From KIDOOOOS]
Have a good start SLINGERS!
4:16
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian drives the lane but gets swiped by pilgrim, his first
4:16 [Comment From phildude]
singapore slingers sporting in new unis as shown in the foureign factor pics?
4:16
Jan, Red Sports:  @phildude – the foureign factor pictures were taken when we attended their training session!
4:16 [Comment From phileos]
slingers defintely has a better chance in terms of home ground advantage & also in term of squad depth, i guess it will goes down to how the locals from barracuda perform, if they want to have any chance in this game
4:16
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  marcus with a brilliant reverse layiup from a great vergara bounce pass! 5-3
4:16 [Comment From bendan]
jiayous. slinger.
4:16 [Comment From lol]
all the best slingers.will it be shown in espn? the match?
4:16
Jan, Red Sports:  @lol – yes its on espn 🙂
4:17
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  First change for the Barracudas – Esmond Tan on for Adrinao
4:18
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  slinger turnover on the offensive inbounds play.
4:18
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  veragara steals it and leads the 3 on 1 situation for leblanc to lay it in! 7-3, and timeout barracudas
4:19
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian and vergara are playing excellent defence on their opposite numbers. the barracudas ball handers dont look all that confident on the ball
4:20
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  6:54 to play, brunei with possesion after the timeout
4:20
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian with another steal! active hands, this boy
4:21
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  camaso with anothe rjumper. 7-5
4:21 [Comment From phildude]
@Jan – so the unis of the slingers right now are still the one with “CLSA” in front then?
4:21
Jan, Red Sports:  @phildude – yes, slightly different though.
4:21 [Comment From phildude]
looks like kiko adriano is ineffective
4:21
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  veragara misses another 3. as does jones at the other end
4:22
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian slashes in for the layup and misses, but jeffers cleans it up! 9-5 slingers
4:22
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Plenty of energy from Wei Jian, despite his injured hand. This only spells bad news for the Barracudas. They have to do something about those turnovers.
4:22
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc pass to a free pathman on the switch! 11-5
4:22
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  An immediate impact from Pathman with a layup.
4:22
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones slams it for 2, its 11-7 now
4:23
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian drives, pops it to leblanc, who sinks the jumper. 13-7
4:23
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pilgrim inside for 2. 13-9 lead for slingers.
4:24
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers turnaround jumper over and outstretched jones. cool. 15-9 lead
4:24
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Desmond Oh for Wei Jian
4:24
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pilgrim gets fouled on the drive by leblanc just as the shot clock buzzer goes off. its a new 24 for brunei, who miss the resultant shjot
4:25
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  vergara gathers the loose ball on the other end and sinks a jumper. 17-9 slingers
4:25
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  veragara with a great pass to pathman who misses the easy 2.
4:26
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones over jeffers, 17-11.
4:26
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Steven Khoo is on for Jeffers.
4:26
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pathman airballs a jumper over jones. it looked like he was over compensating on the shot over his 6’11 defender
4:27
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  camaso loses the ball on the dribble, thats after desmond misses a 3
4:27
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc sinks an uncontested long 2. 20-11 now, less than a minute to play
4:28
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pilgrim gets fouled on the dunk attempt and will go the line for 2 shots now. he sinks the first…
4:28
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  and the 2nd. 20-13 lead for slingers, 30 secs to play in the 1st quarter
4:29
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc misses the 3, and brunei will hold for the last shot
4:29
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  but they lose the ball, and desmond’s bank shot rims out. slingers lead 20-13 after the 1st period.
4:30 [Comment From phileos]
so who is the captain for slingers ?
4:30
Jan, Red Sports:  @phileos – Make a guess! ; )
4:31 [Comment From KIDOOOOS]
pathman!
4:31 [Comment From phileos]
hmmm .. pathman ?
4:31
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  LeBlanc is top scorer for the Slingers with nine points.
4:31 [Comment From Wei3]
pathman!
4:31
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the slingers’ running game is definitely hurting the barracudas. while jones has been relatively effective inside, their turnovers are hurting them.
4:31
Jan, Red Sports:  @Kidoooos, @Wei3 and @Phileos – Not quite right! Think out of the box guys!
4:32
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  A total of 6 turnovers for the Barracudas – something they definitely have to work on.
4:32
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  slingers, though, are only shooting 8/23 from the field. 2nd quarter to begin now, with brunei on possession
4:32 [Comment From phildude]
Al Vergara captain!
4:32 [Comment From phileos]
al vagera ?
4:32 [Comment From KIDOOOOS]
wei jian?
4:32 [Comment From Wei3]
marcus?
4:32 [Comment From slingers]
weijian?
4:33
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  esmond tan with a long 3 from the wing. 20-16 slingers
4:33
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  and weilong answers back wtih a terrific high arcing 3! 23-16 slingers
4:33
Jan, Red Sports:  Hint: Think out of the box ; ) The game has resumed, I’ll reveal shortly. Follow us on Twitter if you haven’t already! http://twitter.com/redhoopsdotcom
4:33
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Wei Long is on for the Slingers, along with Steven Khoo and Michael Wong – a very Singaporean lineup
4:33 [Comment From wwl]
weilong?
4:34 [Comment From phildude]
COACH ARSEGO — captain hehehehe
4:34
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  steven khoo inside for 2! jones and jeffers collided on the play before that, and jones looks hurt.
4:34
Jan, Red Sports:  @phildude – Haha, that is way out of the box! 😉
4:34
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  25-18 now after a brunei score
4:34
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weilong gets clobbered on the screen by jones, and an offensive foul is called.
4:35
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc just missed another open 3 from a steven feed
4:36
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers gets fouled on the shot and will get 2 from the line. timeout barracudas .
4:37
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the visiting team looks somewhat out of sorts. they definitely need to talk things over in the huddle now
4:37
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  TO Barracudas. They are just simplely not playing as a team – the look on their faces show it all. Slingers are running circles around them.
4:37
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  25-18 slingers, with 7:16 to play in the half.
4:38
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers at the line, and makes 1 of 2. 26-18 slingerts
4:39 [Comment From wwl]
weilong is good 🙂
4:39
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  and now pilgrim to the line after jeffers’ first foul.
4:39 [Comment From phileos]
i guess the barracuda has not gel enough as a team, & also their locals aren’t versatile as their imports,
4:39
Jan, Red Sports:  @phileos – Yeah they are really not playing as a unit, and the locals look very nervous.
4:39
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he makes 1 of 2 as well. 26-19
4:39 [Comment From phildude]
how about leblanc as captain? wild guess
4:39 [Comment From Defence wins Games]
Michael Wong Captain ?
4:40
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Al Vergara and Wei Jian is on for Wei Long and LeBlanc
4:40
Jan, Red Sports:  Regarding Slingers captain, Arsego has gone for a co-captain system – so TWO captains! 🙂
4:40
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  marcus misses a contest layup, brunei with the ball now
4:40 [Comment From phileos]
jan .. the captain is an local or foreign ? give some hint .. haha
4:40
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Marcus Ng is also on for Michael Wong.
4:40
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pilgrim draws contact from steven before banking in the layup. a chance for the 3pt play
4:40
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he converts it, and the lead is 4 now. 26-22
4:41
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian misses a wing trey, and barracudas with a chance to cut the deficit again
4:42
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  marcus turns it over, and brunei ball now
4:42 [Comment From phileos]
2 CAPTAINS !!! thats indeed out of the box … so pathman & al vagera ? haas juz a wild guess
4:43
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  slingers timeout now, they’ve come up wtih several consecutive empty possessions now and thats something they will definitely talk about.
4:44
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Barracudas has been unable to make use of their height advantage in the paint. Slingers’ speed seems to be the winning formular.
4:44
Jan, Red Sports:  Out of the box as I’ve said it 😉 So whoever makes the right guess for BOTH captains first will win a prize from Red Sports – A pair of tickets to an ABL game in Singapore! Fastest finger first – guessing starts at the Half Time buzzer. So start cracking your heads 😉
4:44
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pilgrim scores, and the lead is down to 2.
4:44 [Comment From slingers]
2POINTGUARD ARE BOTH CAPTAINS!!!
4:44 [Comment From phileos]
i guess that timeout is needed to get back their tempo
4:45
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  brunei on a 1-2-2 zone defence now
4:45 [Comment From Wei3]
slinger girls time 🙂
4:45
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  marcus misses badly on a trey, and is replaced by leblanc. a chance for the tie, or even a brunei lead
4:45
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  but esmond misses a shot, and vergara brings it up now
4:46 [Comment From singapore slings]
think in ABL brunei has the strongest import in mike pilgrim but has the weakest local players
4:46 [Comment From phileos]
zone defence is more of a advantage to their height,
4:46
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Slingers are letting Barracudas back into the match! A horrid 32% FG shooting! Barracudas are within 2.
4:46
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  wei jian slashes left and right down the lane on the drive, and gets fouled by pilgrim, who falls again,
4:46
Jan, Red Sports:  Pilgrim doesn’t look like he is very ‘bouncy’ – if you know what I mean. Perhaps because he is so tall already, ha ha.
4:46
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he makes 1 of 2 from the line, 27-24 slingers
4:47
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  esmond fouled by pathman and the shot goes in, a chance for the 3 point play and the tie game
4:47
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he misses, but behjmamin lin corrals the offensive board
4:47
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  they score, and brunei leads 28-27
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4:48
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc answers back with a trey from vergara’s pass,
4:48
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  they score agian though, now brunei up 31-30
4:48
Jan, Red Sports:  The Barracudas are coming back. Slingers look distracted
4:48
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers puts back weijian;s miss , slingers back in front 32-31
4:49 [Comment From Wei3]
how tall is esmond tan?
4:49
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the ball barely brushed against the cylinder before the shot clock went off.
4:49
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  brunei come back to score and lead again, 33-32
4:49
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  they are trading baskets and leads now
4:50
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones with another huge rejection. he;s ruling the defensive paint now
4:50
Jan, Red Sports:  @Wei3 – Not very tall for a basketball player though, 1.8m thereabouts?
4:50
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the brunei coaching staff are up in arms over the shot clock now, which shows 23secs left. its now adjusted to 16s
4:50
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Michael Wong is on for Wei Jian
4:51
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc travels. the mistakes and missed shots are piling up for the slingers now
4:51
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones posts up on jeffers and banks in one. 35-32 brunei now.
4:51
Jan, Red Sports:  Techical errors is what we don’t need at a time when the game is so close as is!
4:51
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the slingers need to gert some stops and score at the other end
4:51 [Comment From singapore slings]
is the crowd good today??
4:51
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore slings – Moderate I’d say. 🙂
4:52
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  which they do! weilong gets fouled on the long jumper which goes in, but he misses the free throw though
4:52 [Comment From phileos]
the slingers need to get back their tempo badly for a time like this
4:52
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  vergara sinks a 3! slingers 38-35 now
4:52
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  that was a 3 pointer from weilong as well, the one he was fouled on
4:53 [Comment From phileos]
crucial 3 at a crucial moment … haas
4:53
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weilong to the line now. 25.9s left in the half, slingers up 3
4:53
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he misses both though. thats 3 misses from the line from the backup point guard
4:53 [Comment From slingers]
wow.. weilong plays well today.. gogogo!
4:54
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  benjamin lim fouled on layup by weilong, and wiill get 2 from the line
4:54
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  YES! He is definitely on fire – a lot hunger from the young man.
4:54
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he misses both, but adirano rebounds and scores
4:55
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  in a hurried end to the half, weilong’s 3 rims out. so the slingers lead by 38-37 at the half after being up by at least 7 early on
4:55 [Comment From slingers]
but i think he mus improve in his free throw.. hehe
4:55 [Comment From phileos]
another lose rebound from a lost free thow
4:55 [Comment From singapore sling]
we are losing out on rebound
4:55 [Comment From phileos]
the slingers need to control their defensive rebounds ..rebounding is important esp playing wif a team that got height advantage over them
4:55 [Comment From bballer]
is wei sian still in the team? is he injured or what?
4:56
Jan, Red Sports:  @bballer – yes he is.
4:56
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  That wraps up the first half with Wei Long probably the star of the end of the second quarter. He has 6 points from 2 three pointers but his free throw shooting is horrid! 0 out of three attempts.
4:56 [Comment From singapore sling]
weilong need more playing time
4:56
Jan, Red Sports:  Alright guys, lets plat the GUESS THE CAPTAIN game!

Arsego has made an out-of-the-box co-captain system decision. So whoever makes the right guess for BOTH captains first will win a prize from Red Sports – A pair of tickets to an ABL game in Singapore!

Fastest finger first – guessing starts NOW.
4:57
Jan, Red Sports:  Let’s play.
4:57
Jan, Red Sports:  @Wei3, @phileos – Nope.
4:57
Jan, Red Sports:  @pro – There are TWO captains 😉
4:57
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  it seems lonnie jones is quite a force in the defensive paint. he has blocked 3 shots and altered many others. so the slingers need to convert their open jumpers. something which they are not doing to great effect so far. they are 9/24 from the field, 5/16 from downtown
4:58
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling, @phileos – Nope.
4:58 [Comment From changz]
anyone know where we can stream the game online? i cant watch it as australia doesnt have the coverage. =.=”
4:58
Jan, Red Sports:  @pro – Nope!
4:58
Jan, Red Sports:  @phileos, @bballer – Nope!
4:58
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  barracudas, after a tentative start, are shooting a sizzling 12/22 (55%) so far.
4:58 [Comment From Wei3]
can make 1 more guess? pathman and marcus?
4:58
Jan, Red Sports:  Yes you can make unlimited number of guesses until someone gets it right!
4:59
Jan, Red Sports:  @pro, @slingers, @singapore sling, @phileos – Noooope.
4:59
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Well, we thought at the end of the first quarter, that Slinger would run away with the match – and it definitely looked that way at the start ot the second quarter with Barracudas looking demoralised. Not sure what it was, but Slinger let their opponents back into the match with very slack shooting. Fortunately, Wei Long and Vergara paired up to restore Slingers’ lead.
4:59 [Comment From phildude]
I’m disqualified in the contest as I’m here in the Philippines. After the challenge series, the Slingers definitely have my respect
5:00
Jan, Red Sports:  @phildude – Thanks!
5:00
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  The Slingers definitely have to play more seriously. Marcus Ng hasn’t turned up yet and neither has Pathman. They will have to be more active in the second half if Slingers want to win this match.
5:00
Jan, Red Sports:  @slingers, @Wei3, @phileos, @lol – Nooope!
5:01 [Comment From bballer]
is both the captain local?
5:01
Jan, Red Sports:  Here’s the hint – Not both locals 😉
5:01 [Comment From singapore sling]
so difficult dun guess already
5:01
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  much has been made of brunei’s 5 imports but it’s actually the locals off the bench who have made the differnce. esmond and ben lim have combined to score 8 points
5:01
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling – Oww, don’t give up!
5:02
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling, @phileos, @lol – Nope!
5:02 [Comment From phildude]
the box is slowly being unwrapped for us to see =) hehehehe
5:02
Jan, Red Sports:  OK Big HINT!

Its a combination of 1 Local + 1 Foreigner 🙂

5:02
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  For the Barracudas, Esmond Tan has been very impressive. Of course the Americans have also made their presence felt, but for a local Esmond Tan is definitely the man to watch in the second half.
5:03
Jan, Red Sports:  @phileos, @singapore sling, @pro – Nope!
5:03
Jan, Red Sports:  @bballer, @Guest, @lol, @Wei3 – Nope
5:04 [Comment From phileos]
jan u juz gave the hint not both locals .. then now combination of 1 local + i foreigner ?
5:04
Jan, Red Sports:  @phileos – Yup not 2 locals, its 1 local + 1 foreigner 🙂
5:04
Jan, Red Sports:  @Wei3, @phileos, @pro, @singapore sling – Nope..!
5:05
Jan, Red Sports:  @slingers, @phileos, @Wei3 – Nope!
5:05
Jan, Red Sports:  Come on guys! Think out of the box! 😉
5:05 [Comment From BN]
Ben Sim is not from Brunei..he is from Canada
5:05 [Comment From singapore sling]
i call them and ask
5:05
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling – Good one. Cannot! Haha.
5:06 [Comment From singapore sling]
after the game then tell u
5:06
Jan, Red Sports:  WE GOT A WINNER!
5:06 [Comment From phildude]
if it’s out of the box, then it ought to be both bench players now…:bonkself: just sharing
5:06
Jan, Red Sports:  The winner is …
5:06 [Comment From phileos]
michael wong & jeffers ?
5:07
Jan, Red Sports:  Good guess Phileos, congratulations! Email me your contact details – jan@redhoops.com 🙂
5:08 [Comment From pro]
MICHAEL WONG AND KYLE JEFFERS IS THE CAPTAIN ???
5:08 [Comment From phileos]
wow thats indeed surprising .. haha .. thanks alot !! =P
5:08
Jan, Red Sports:  @pro – Thats correct!
5:08 [Comment From phildude]
Arsego didn’t go for longevity and performance as his bases for the captaincy, but still that’s his choice and still has my respect
5:09 [Comment From singapore sling]
still tink alvergara should ve the captain
5:09 [Comment From singapore sling]
e had shown great leadership in the court
5:09
Jan, Red Sports:  Hope you guys had fun with our Half-Time Guess The Captain game, second half is about to start anytime!
5:09
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the largest slinger lead was 9 points, 20-11 and 25-16. it looked like a blowout at the point, but brunei has done very well to establish their offence and adjust to slingers’ attack
5:10
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  their zone defence is obviously channeling the slinger players into the paint. where lonnie jones awaits.
5:10
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the 2nd half is startin now.
5:10 [Comment From singapore sling]
micheal is a good choice
5:10 [Comment From phileos]
other than pathman, michael is the next local that has experience in slingers before..
5:10 [Comment From bballer]
captain have to be a good leader both on and off the court.
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5:10
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  vegara for 3! after brilliant ball movemenr
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5:11 [Comment From Defence wins Games]
Good selection by Arsego …Wong is great experienced leader and communicator and Jeffries will lift with the added recognition
5:11
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  41-37 slingers, and now 43-37 after pathman;s open jumper from vergara’s pass
5:11 [Comment From lol]
micheal wong, if i m nt wrong.. was the captain of sg, so its nt reali surprising..
5:12 [Comment From singapore sling]
pull to 10 points gap
5:12
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the slingers move it around well again. they look to have started the same as they had begun the match. with poise and confidence
5:13
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pathman rebounds a leblanc double miss, 45-37 now
5:13 [Comment From bballer]
ya. micheal wong is a very good leader.
5:13
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  avenido turns it over, thats 2 missed shots and a turnover so far for barracudsas
5:15
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  timeout barracudas , the lead back up to 8 now. their earlier timeout helped stop the slinger 2nd quarter run, lets see if its effiective this time
5:15
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Anybody wondered where is Marcus? Only 2 points from the Aussie – even Pathman has played more minutes than him.
5:15 [Comment From phileos]
michael defintely has lots of experience .. not to mention he is a coach for the hwa chong basketball team, so is a rather good choice,
5:16
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  veragara leads the fast break and dishes to a trailing leblanc for the easy layip. 10 point lead now
5:16
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  barracudas are missing shots left right and centre now. they have not scored yet in the 2nd half, with 6:21 to play
5:16
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  but avenido reverses a layup to get his team on the board
5:17
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pathman scores, and the lead back up to 10
5:17
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pilgrim sinks a baseline jumper over pathman, 49-41 slingers
5:18
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers and leblanc get 3 consecutive offensive boards before the former is fouled, he’s on the line now
5:18
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he makes 1 of 2, 50-41 lead for the hosts
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5:18
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  vergara all open in the open court, and his layup bumps the lead up to 11
5:19
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Desmond and Marcus is on
5:20
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  vergara with a brilliant alleyoop pass to a cutting marcus! 54-41 lead, and 16-4 run for the slingers
5:20 [Comment From Guest]
Wah Kyle Jeffers double-double liao!
5:20 [Comment From phileos]
its seems the slingers are getting back their tempo, & the barracudas are falling ..
5:20 [Comment From phileos]
slingers need to work out on the free throw shooting, from past games, they seem to be not making those free shots in ..
5:20
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  adriano sinks a long j, 54-43 slinger lead
5:21
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  desmond makes his first shot from the field! a 3!
5:21
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  that was his first field goal made this season, including the 4 pre season games
5:22
Jan, Red Sports:  SLAM DUNK!
5:22
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers tips in a weilong miss for a 59-43 lead, but jones slams it home with aplomb . 59-45
5:22
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  With a 16 point lead, Wei Long is on for Al Vergara.
5:22
Jan, Red Sports:  Wei Long is on FIRE today!
5:22
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weilong 3! his third of the game. lead is 17 now, 62-45
5:23 [Comment From singapore sling]
desmond is actually a good shooter, he just need more confident
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5:23
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers bricks a turnaround, but leblanc rebounds it and scores,w hile being fouled by pilgrim
5:23 [Comment From phileos]
YAY !!! GO SLINGERS GO
5:23
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Esmond Tan is on for the Barracudas in an attempt to shake up the game.
5:24
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he misses the free throw, lead now 64-45
5:24
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling – I think Desmond sees his position as a Defender as priority.
5:24
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Pathman gets some playing time, takes over Co-captain Jeffers.
5:24
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  an offensive foul on the screen, and thats another burnei turnover
5:25
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pathman pump fakes and converts a baseline jumper , the lead now into its 20s
5:25 [Comment From phileos]
yea agreed !! desmond can be a good offensive player as well, he just need to get back that confidence, has seen him played well offensively in local games …
5:25
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  66-45, with 1:20 to play in the 3erd
5:25 [Comment From lol]
i thought wei long is in army? can always bk out n play slingers match meh?
5:25
Jan, Red Sports:  @lol – its the weekend?
5:26 [Comment From singapore sling]
he can do both as well.. this game needs both
5:26 [Comment From singapore sling]
weilong 8 to 5
5:26
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  desmond misses an open 3. the barracudas need to get some points on the board if they dont want to go back empty handed
5:27
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  A very Singaporean lineup for the Slingers right now – only foreigner is Marcus Ng
5:27
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones to the line for ,and makes both. 66-47
5:27 [Comment From lol]
but how abt those previous games on wk day?
5:27
Jan, Red Sports:  @lol – Its at night though.
5:27
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weilong all lalone for the 3,! on fire!
5:27 [Comment From phildude]
this early it’s sending danger signals to the RP Patriots
5:28
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  barracudus go back to score a layup, and htey will now holdfor the final shot of the quarter
5:28
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  69-49 slingers now. avenido just converted a 3 point play. 69-50.
5:29
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weilong to the line now. he’s into double figures with 12 points now
5:30
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he misses both, and the baaracudas miss one from half court. 3rd quarter ends with slingers up 69-52
5:30
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Wei Long’s three point shooting has been on the money! A nice 57%! However, his free throws has been horrid! 0 out of 5!
5:31 [Comment From singapore sling]
jus field a all singapore line up… they can do it
5:31 [Comment From lol]
lol. lucky chap. able to serve the national while carry on wif his passion…
5:31 [Comment From phileos]
wei long is telling his coach … he wants more play time !! hahaha .. but i guess he is on on form today for those 3 pts made .. a good start for him …
5:31
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  now’s as good as anytime for coach frank to blood in some local players like steven, michael or lao lao. the latter hasnt featured in this match yet
5:31 [Comment From slingers]
may i know weilong get how much pts now?
5:31
Jan, Red Sports:  @weilong – 12 points now, impressive!
5:31 [Comment From singapore sling]
they will make it to the playoff
5:31 [Comment From phileos]
wow wei long 5 misses from free thow line .. free throw shooting seems to be a major problem for the slingers …
5:31 [Comment From singapore sling]
maybe we can suggest weilong to take his free throw from the 3 point line
5:32 [Comment From singapore sling]
he will definately make some
5:32
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling – HAHA! Good one.
5:32 [Comment From Guest]
Go BArracuda. . . ..
5:32
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  wei jian has played sparsely in the 3rd quarter, perhaps to preserve him? he suffered a hand injury last week and has not recovered fully
5:32 [Comment From phildude]
an all-Singaporean line-up can torch an all-Pinoy RP Patriots at any given time. judging from last night’s game the imports delivered the goods for the Patriots
5:32
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the fourth quarter just got underway, brunei in possesion
5:33
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  The scoring for Slingers has been very evenly spread out – points for all players. However, a player that hasn’t shown up is Marcus Ng. Only 4 points from the starter. Hopefully, he’ll show up the fourth period.
5:33
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones drove in for 2 and gets fouled, leblanc’s 3rd foul and jones misses the free throw
5:33
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  69-54 slingers now
5:34
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc open on the switch for a jumper, 71-54 now
5:34
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  camaso just stoked the 3, 71-57 slingers
5:34 [Comment From Sesemo]
Hus d 4Q players 4 Barracuda?
5:34
Jan, Red Sports:  @sesemo – 36 Lim Chee Choun, 18 Leonidez Avenido, 12 Celedon Camaso, 45 Lonnie Jones, 33 Esmond Tan
5:34 [Comment From bballer]
maybe they resting wei jian for 4th quarter
5:35
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian misses badly on the 2 v 1 , camaso is remonstrating with the ref now
5:35
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  that was his 5th, and he has fouled out of the ball game
5:35 [Comment From Sesemo]
PLs mention also Brunei’s players that make points. . .
5:35
Jan, Red Sports:  @Sesemo – Jones 10 points, Pilgrim 14 points, Avenido11 points – the top 3 scorers for Barracudas now 🙂
5:35 [Comment From phileos]
with the given lead, slingers just need to hold on, played at a slower tempo, avoid injuries, the season is still long ..
5:36
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  leblanc to the line for 2, but he misses both
5:36
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones gets fouled on the hook shot, and goes to the line once again
5:36
Jan, Red Sports:  @phileos – I think Arsego is giving the locals maximum exposure with this comfortable lead.
5:36 [Comment From singapore sling]
wats the lineup??
5:37
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he makes 1 of 2, 71-58 slinger lead now.,
5:37
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling – The American imports are back on court with Wei Jian, Wei long and Pathman
5:37 [Comment From singapore sling]
ya man … a win will be a win .. just avoid injury
5:37
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers scores from a pathman pass, lead now up to 15
5:37
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling – Yeah especially its only beginning of season!
5:37
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  pilgrim scores at the other end despite leblanc;s close presence.
5:38 [Comment From singapore sling]
DID MIKE PLGRIM DUNK IN THIS MATCH??
5:38
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Marcus Ng is on for Pathman.
5:38
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian with a cut and lay in ! AND 1! and it looked like he touched the rim there
5:38 [Comment From fan]
what’s your estimate of crowd attndance? majority for which team?
5:38 [Comment From slingers]
is thr alot of brunei supporters? or is there more slingers supporters?
5:39
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  75-60 slingers now, and weijian with a chance to extend it to 16 after the timeout
5:39
Jan, Red Sports:  @fan, @slingers – Definitely more Singaporeans. Can’t tell the numbers though, not as many as the pre-season games definitely.
5:40 [Comment From phileos]
i will say more neutral supporters .. hahaha ..
5:40
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  7:18 to play, and the lead LOOKS safe. but no lead is safe in pro basketball
5:40
Jan, Red Sports:  @phileos – Yeah can say so, ha ha, Singaporeans are not the most ‘hard core’ when it comes to basketball, unlike how they are with european football 😉
5:40
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Barracudas are shooting rather well – 50% as compared to Slingers 43%
5:40
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  barracudas coach ramos just told his team not to give up. they will strive not to.
5:41 [Comment From ok la]
what seems to be the problem with the baracudas
5:41
Jan, Red Sports:  @ok la – They are not really playing as a unit., I’d say.
5:41
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian , though, makes the freebie. 76-60 lead now
5:41
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers, while trying to reach in a steal, appears to have his forearm jabbed by jones. jeffers looks pretty hurt
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5:42
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weijian steals the pass and slams it ! SLAMS IT!
5:42
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  its showtime slingers now, marcus with a over the back pass to leblanc who failed to control it. 18 point lead now
5:42
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  20 now, after weilong steals it and lays it in.
5:42
Jan, Red Sports:  Jeffers is asking for a sub, injury I reckon!
5:43 [Comment From slingers]
i believe supporters is the 6th man for the team in this match.. but not so for next match against a philipines team..
5:43 [Comment From singapore sling]
the problem with baracudas is they cannot play as well as the slingers
5:43 [Comment From ok la]
what are the points of the barracudas’ imports
5:43 [Comment From singapore sling]
woah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5:43 [Comment From singapore sling]
first weilong’s 2 point play
5:43
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  brunei in disarray now. weijian just picked off another pass and leblanc completed the fast break.
5:43
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  timeout barracudas now, they are trailing 60-82 with 6:04 to play in the game
5:43
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Opps – did I say something wrong? Wei Jian not showing up? Maybe he heard me and now he has 6 points! Flyboy is back! What injury?!
5:44 [Comment From singapore sling]
LAO LAO!!!!!!
5:44
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers has 15 points and 17 boards now. 17, thats mighty loads
5:45
Jan, Red Sports:  @okla – Pilgrim with 16, Jones with 11
5:45 [Comment From singapore sling]
y never play him huh??
5:45
Jan, Red Sports:  @singapore sling – He just came on!
5:45
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  Now its just Marcus Ng’s turn. And so is Wai Sian aka Lao Lao
5:45
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  avenido is fouled by lao lao. thats his first action of the ABL
5:45 [Comment From phileos]
barracuda as comapred to the rest of the team in ABL, is weakest in the squad depth i suppose, at least in southeast asia, you won’t see the bruneians famous for basketball as comapred to RP, thailand, malaysia & indonesia, & not to mention singapore is not even in the top 4 in SEA
5:45
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  avenido makes 1 of 2, 82-61 lead
5:45 [Comment From pro]
EVEN DWIGHT HOWARD DOESN’T GET 17 REBOUND IN NBA
5:45
Jan, Red Sports:  Go for the century Slingers!
5:46
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  wai sian picks up a quick 2nd foul, esmond tan to the line now
5:46
Jan, Red Sports:  Both Slingers captains are on!
5:46 [Comment From fan]
Dwight gets 20 rebounds once in awhile
5:46
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  @pro. dwight howard had 29 rebounds in a game before. 20 something, at least
5:47 [Comment From singapore sling]
phileos we might be top 4 in tears to come.. give us some time
5:47
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jeffers travels , but slingers still up 82-63
5:47 [Comment From Sesemo]
Is Don Camaso alrdy fould out?
5:47
Jan, Red Sports:  @Sesamo – Yeah, Pilgrim as well.
5:48 [Comment From fan]
yes. try to beat Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia in SEABA
5:48 [Comment From singapore sling]
year i mean
5:48
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  avenido makes a pretty bank shot, 82-65
5:48 [Comment From phileos]
yea hopefully, with the implement of this ABL, i’m sure once our players get the exposure needed & with good upcoming players like weilong, wei jian, there is defintely hope !! =P
5:48 [Comment From bballer]
i wonder lao lao is a good player, but why only play him when only left 5min.
5:48
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  but he airballs a 3 soon after
5:49 [Comment From nameless]
Don & Pilgrim got 5 foul ea
5:49 [Comment From singapore sling]
not this year but in few years time, wif current batch of players i think we are not far
5:49
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  weilong and michael wong miss consecutive three pointers, though
5:49
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  avenido with the drive but jeffers says GET IT OUT OF HERE with a huge block
5:50
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones with a drive a huge diunk attempt on marcus, who is called for the foul. he did not make the dunk, though
5:50 [Comment From fan]
Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia are also getting the exposure. expsecially Malaysia
5:50 [Comment From phileos]
lao lao previously was injured .. thats explains the short time he played ?
5:50
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he missed both ., though
5:50 [Comment From Sesemo]
PLs mention Brunei players now?
5:51
Jan, Red Sports:  @Sesamo – Let me know what do you want to know, I’ll try to get the info for you!
5:51 [Comment From fan]
top 4 in ABL – out of 6 teams? or top 4 in ASEAN? – out of 6/7countries. Well, aim higher!!!
5:51
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  shot clock violation on the slingers. apparently they made 1 extra pass too many
5:51
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  jones with the miss but vergara called for the loose ball foul. avenido to the line for 2 now
5:51 [Comment From singapore sling]
fan we can only go step by step
5:51 [Comment From phildude]
remember also Malaysia once won as Sea Games basketball champs
5:51 [Comment From singapore sling]
at least we are moving off now
5:52 [Comment From fan]
Slingers playing not to los. not playing to win. Very bad!!!
5:52
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he makes one of 2, 82-66 slingrs now
5:52
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  they run right back at barracudas and jeffers scores inside, 84-66
5:52
Jan, Red Sports:  @fan – Its the first game, I reckon they are taking it slow and steady.
5:52
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  vegara leads the fast break and dishes to desmond for the layup.
5:52 [Comment From Sesemo]
hu replaces Camaso?
5:52
Jan, Red Sports:  @Sesamo – Camaso was fouled out already.
5:52 [Comment From fan]
There’s ASEAN bball championships in Manila this November. We’ll know soon!!
5:53
Jan, Red Sports:  @fan – There’s the SEA games too 🙂
5:53 [Comment From singapore sling]
u win when u did not lose rite?
5:53
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  adriano to the line for 2 shots
5:53 [Comment From ok la]
can you compare the imports of both teams looks like the slingers have better imports?
5:53
Jan, Red Sports:  @ok la – The Barracudas imports are bigger, but definitely not as good a shooter as the Slingers.
5:53
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  5 local players! Steven Khoo, Lao Lao, Pathman, Michael Wong and Desmond.
5:53
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  he makes 1 of 2
5:54
Jan, Red Sports:  @ok la – Also the Slingers’ imports seem to have better chemistry with the locals, Barracudas’ imports feel somewhat misplaced.
5:54
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  86-67. surprisingly, wielong and vegara are both not on the court., lets see who plays point for the slingers
5:54 [Comment From bballer]
give singapore time. They will prove it.
5:54 [Comment From singapore sling]
slingers a ream wif 2 locals last yer, i dun support or follow them
5:54 [Comment From fan]
The 3 Filipino imports are all 32 plus years old. Slingers shouldjust run and run.
5:54 [Comment From singapore sling]
now with 7 local at least they are at the right path
5:54 [Comment From fan]
You play to win means you try to score. You play not to lose means you’re waiting for th ame to end
5:54
Jan, Red Sports:  @fan – There’s a time for everything 😉
5:55 [Comment From singapore sling]
fan dun think singapore playing in manila this nov
5:55 [Comment From fan]
Malaysia was smart to limit 2 imports. THe rest are all Malaysian National Team Members. I think theirs is best strategy
5:55
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  looks like its michael wong.
5:56 [Comment From singapore sling]
micheal can be point guard
5:56
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  steven khoo to the line for 2 now. he makes one of two, and its a 20 point game now. with under a minute to go
5:57 [Comment From singapore sling]
think malaysia will lose to brunei
5:57 [Comment From KIDOOOOS]
DId anyone see W.j’s dunk!
5:57
Jan, Red Sports:  @Kidooos – Yeah we did!
5:57 [Comment From singapore sling]
lol
5:57 [Comment From fan]
Why is Singapore skipping the ASEAN championships? Slingerrocks keep saying an all Singaporean team will make waves(?)
5:57 [Comment From singapore sling]
fan we scored 87 points already
5:57 [Comment From ok la]
i think the slingers have better chemistry than the other teams i have yet to see malaysia and thailand i heard they’re goin to filled it national team palyers which could translate to better chemistry…. and title contenders
5:58 [Comment From phileos]
eh ? malaysia lose to brunei ?
5:58
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  avenido makes 2 of 2 from the line, and the game ends with slingers winning 87-69
5:59
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  the game was close at the start of the 3rd period, but the slingers outscore the barracudas by 31-15 in the 3rd
6:00
Koh Yizhe, Redsports.sg:  A double double for both LeBlanc and Jeffers. Wei Jian and Wei Long also starred with plenty of energy!
6:20 [Comment From phileos]
good match for wei jian & wei long .. hope more to come from them in subsequent games .. haas ~
6:21
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  thanks for staying with us, basketball fans. it was a good result for the slingers, but they still have to work on certain areas, like preserving leads. the players arent pleased with the way they led their first quarter lead slip
6:21
Erwin Wong, Redsports.sg:  check back on redsports.sg and redhoops.com for game reports and pictures of the game
6:29 [Comment From singapore sling]
malaysia not as strong as wat fan might think
6:29 [Comment From singapore sling]
just mark my words
6:29 [Comment From KIDOOOOS]
POST THE DUNK!thanks!
6:29 [Comment From fan]
strategy is to tire out the 3 Filipino Players. They are very old.
6:29 [Comment From phileos]
good game for slingers !!! congraz !!!
6:30
Jan, Red Sports:  Final scoe 87-69 to the Slingers if you missed it. See you guys! Ciao!
6:32 [Comment From Defence wins Games]
Thanks for the reporting , most enjoyable and hope you will keep it up for next match !
6:32