Monday, May 23, 2011

NCBL 2011 2nd Division (Group C Previews)

Your still tuning in into Flava's site of entertainment.Now most of you know that probably,Group C is the group of death right?Well,let us see now.

QUAKES

Woah~,if the Sniperians could beat them by 4 points,it shows that this team is a team to beat for sure.Big threat,indeed.They can put up a good fight.Player movements?Not much though.Maybe one or two of them most probably.They made it to the 2nd round last season.Let's see whether they still have the coals to steam up further for the quarter finals.

HURRICANES

Surprise?Truly.Like Flava' said before,I'm not being nice to the Hurricanes since KLNC last season and nor shall I be.But hey,I do pity that their efforts were not brought up properly.I mean,they won third place last season,beating Phantoms (B),and nearly beat Swoosh 2 in the semi finals.I'm sure they are pretty hungry for the title this season.

ARMY

Division 2 welcomes back the Terminators.Army was relegated last season from the first division.After a long battle to climb up from 2nd division in 2009,now here they are again.Surely their roster is the same,big hunk guys but no ball handlers,let's see whether they can make history to be the first team from 2nd Division-played for Division 1-relegated back to Division 2-and back to 1st Division this season eyh?

CAGERS

Cagers was a threat indeed last season.Nearly made it to the 2nd round last season due to a 7 on 5 match up with Snipers on the court but failed to do so.Cagers is mainly a team filled with school boys with talents.But lack in aggressiveness and IQ basketballs.Can they advance this time?I'm not sure.

C.O.N.S

The name says it.We've got Swoosh 2,Phantoms (B),J3 (B),now we've got C.O.N.S,or used to name them Cons (B).What's next?Baby Pegasus?UBSA 2nd Version?ScoreApes changes the name from Monkeys to Apes that is?Anyways,if it's CONS,then it means trouble for other teams indeed.

DBU

Dua Belas United.If you translate it into the english version,it'll turn out to be U12 no,not U2 the band under the name United 12.PG and RPK has a point,first UBSA (United Ballerz Shah Alam),then S7U (Section 7 United),now we've got DBU.I've seen them play,and surely,they can play.But honestly,they don't have the 2nd round looks.But there's no doubt,to Flava's eyes,there are pretty much young talents in the team that can be polish,drill and wax on to be a good player someday.Let's just hope that day will come soon.

ARCHERS

Same old same old,all I know is that the bigger Putra,who played for Flames last season played for Archers during their friendly matches too.They have improved their game plays,stamina and speed for sure.Last season,they were nothing but dry leaves.Judging by how they played and trainings during the preseason,they could be the 2nd round contenders for this group.

PRINZE

Well,they were beaten badly in the first division back in 2009,beaten badly during the grouping phase last season,and heck,beaten up worse maybe this season?So much for their crowns and horses.

BLAZERS

Guess who's leading the Blazers?It's Harman the Smurf!! a.k.a Derrick Rose look-a-like Harman is still with the Sniperians' family.La Familia as some may say,but it's about time that he leads a team capable of playing.Snipers did have a friendly match with them and yes,they're good.They can shoot,fast pace dribble and got some big guys too.Well,not entirely big,but big.Above all new teams,I would rank them second behind Cons (B) at this early stage.

BENCHWARMERS

The Cinderella of NCBL is still with the league.Some of you may not know,the are a team with bad records last two seasons.Let's see,1 win,and 8 losses during the 2009 season,2 wins only during KLNC and got badly beaten up by Phoenix during the grouping phase in KLNC by nearly 50 points?But heck,they made it all the way to the 2nd round last season and loss to Swoosh 2 in a hard fought battle for sure.Another surprise this season?Could be.

V-BALLERZ

A new team indeed.Never heard of V-Ballerz at all.Plus,during the manager's meeting the other day,we even thought that they were named BBallerz instead.Sounds like my swagger and ghetto gimmicks doesn't it?

As for Flava's pick,group C will be a tough match to follow too.But I'd say,Quakes,Hurricanes,Army and a reserve fourth spot for the deserving team will advance to the 2nd round.So that's it,the schedule matches are on and revealed,so will just have to wait til' this Sunday and watch the games to see whether or not that the predictions are true.Til' then,Word Up folks!

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