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Ah, feels great to bask in superiority. 6 players with proficient game shape, the Vietnamese couldn't bring us down despite going CT and getting 1 GDP right. It was a rather meaningless game for us since the point difference gap between us and South Korea U21 was too big, but apparently it was do or die for them, as now they risk dropping out of the top 4.

They had a chance to snatch the game after using hack-a-Shaq strategies and draining 2 consecutive clutch 3s (ironically they have been missing them throughout the game), but a pair of clutch free throws by Ng Liang Boon in the dying seconds totally dashed their hopes of a comeback as our boys edged them out 78-82.

Li Kim Choon stepped up his game after Liang Bingnan had to exit the game due to injury, and he performed admirably with 17 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds. We also had 3 other players in double figures - Lim Long Kok (17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals), Toh Choon Wah (16 points 12 rebounds), and Li Wai Soon (14 points 20 rebounds 4 assists and 2 blocks).

Our next two games will be against Australia U21 and Philippines U21. Expect us to lose both, but let's hope our boys manage to put up a great fight!

Expect us to lose both, but let's hope our boys manage to put up a great fight!

HAHAHAHAHA IMAGINE ENDING MY LAST POST WITH THIS SENTENCE!!!

I'm proud of the performance of our boys tonight. Yes we were down by 8 in the 1st. Down by 19 by halftime. But we actually clawed back and cut the lead to 5 close to the end of the 4th. Sadly that was the closest we were to causing an upset as our Filipino counterparts ended the night with a well deserved dub. Still satisfied with the result tho, it shows that we could probably have stolen the game if it was played on a different attitude (tho there was no need to).

Lim Long Kok led our boys with 23 points, however he was pretty inefficient from the field, shooting at 35% and hitting only 1 of his 6 three point attempts. Toh Choon Wah also had a pretty inefficient night, hitting only 36% from the field and getting into foul trouble. However he had by far the best +/- among the starters, and finished the game with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Li Wai Soon continued his stellar performance with a double-double as well, putting in 19 points,12 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Next week will be the last game of the round. Will Li Wai Soon hit 100 rebounds of the season in the next game? He's just 11 short, and if he keeps up his performance, it shouldn't be too far fetched.

A two game losing streak here, this time we didn't lose as well as the last game. We were inferior on all fronts but were lucky enough to stay in the game thanks to a huge amount of free throw attempts.

Yau Kim Hui led the team with 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting, while Toh Choon Wah put up a magnificent double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. He also rejected 4 shots, and all of them came early on in the game. Li Wai Soon continued to be dominant in the paint with 13 rebounds and 6 blocks. He also put up 8 points in an efficient 4 of 6 shooting. This game saw him break 100 rebounds and just 6 points off 100 points for this season.

Second round schedule is finally out, we face Indonesia U21 next. Let's hope everything goes smoothly!

87-85 was great! Hope you can win either PHI or HK.
Keep going bro, well done.

NT got No.30, luckily got ticket to play off. But difficult to pass over. All as well!!!

Cheers Bro!!!

Thanks bro! The senior NT did great too! Still got chance for HCA next season, and if we get it then it will be easier next season. Let's pray that Aussie gets upset xD

Meanwhile, it was a real miracle last night. I don't know how we won. HCA, superior team, everything seemed to point to a win for the host, but running the wrong defense allowed Abdur-Razzaq Jalil to catch fire and hit 8 of his 14 three point attempts to finish the game with 36 points. It was an unforgettable game for the guard as this was his first ever start, and he didn't hold back.

Meanwhile, Li Wai Soon also put up a fantastic defensive performance of 12 rebounds 1 steal and 4 blocks. He only managed 4 points tho, so he would still have to wait for the next game before he hit 100 points in a season.

Our next game is against Lebanon U21, another equally tough team. Let's hope lightning strikes twice xD

I hope you can go through… all as well…

Our high flying season came to a halt today as Lebanon U21 pulled off a lucky win against us. Well credits to the manager for not biting onto the bluff. I thought they would be more wary after Indonesia U21 fell to our outside offense, but they took the gamble, and it paid off. Still, the absurdly high amount of free throws and absurdly high accuracy from the charity stripe was just ridiculous, and was the only reason why they could claw back into the game. Nevertheless, I don't think I deserve to complain because we have been on the luckier side for quite a few occasions this season.

Li Wai Soon picked up a double double to break 100 points milestone, and the 12 rebounds he picked up put his season tally at 126 rebounds, 24 rebounds shy of making the top 10 rebounds per season list. He also has 258 total rebounds, and will likely make it to the top 10 all time rebounds next Monday.

Meanwhile, 6 points from Toh Choon Wah ensured that he became the 3rd player to hit 100 points this season, while 7 assists by Au Huat Loong saw him break the 50 assist mark.

Our next game will be against NZ U21. It's not going to be easy, but let's hope everything will go well.

Last Monday bad lucked both of us :(
Keep going dude, all as well…

Our boys bounced back big time to claim a narrow 107-98 win against New Zealand U21. We were cruising comfortably in the first half, but a bad run in the third almost allowed our opponents to come back. Thankfully we managed to hold on to win the game.

Lim Long Kok made history today, scoring 57 points to overtake Murphy Ang's 4 year old record. It was quite a memorable moment for me - it was my first ever game in charge of Singapore U21 and Murphy (who also debuted in that game) scored 55 points against Pakistan U21 to break a 40 season old record, becoming the third ever player to break 50 points. Today, 14 seasons later, it was broken by Lim Long Kok, who shot 62% from the field and only missed 1 out of his 5 three point attempts. It was a successfully run reverse patient as we carved open the opponent's defense. Li Wai Soon also put up an amazing performance, blocking 7 shots by half-time. I'm not sure if it was a record high number tho. That said, his performance tonight puts him just 12 rebounds short of making the season rebounding chart.

We have 2 more games to go, facing behemoths HK U21 and Philippines U21. With a big win by Indonesia U21 tonight, they seem to be in the driver's seat for 3rd place. Let's hope that NZ U21 gives them a run for their money, and we manage to keep our next two losses small.

Wow, it was garbage time by the 4th quarter. Well we only put our reserves in at the final 6 minutes, but our starters sat out the whole 4th quarter. Against HK U21, 5th best team in the world. That's quite an achievement I should say. Well yea, we were the only team trying out there. They probably underestimated us too, and made some questionable choices in their lineup. But I still didn't expect the blowout.

It was an overall team effort tonight - with 5 players hitting double figures. We outrebounded them 64-50, but none of our players broke double figures in rebounds, with all but 1 player grabbing at least 3 rebounds, and the only one who didn't make that amount was Abd Jalil, who only played 5 minutes (even then he had 2 rebounds). We shared the ball pretty well too, with almost all our players who played more than 5 minutes getting at least 1 assist. The only one who did not get any assists was Ng Liang Boon. We were also miraculously good from the charity stripe tonight. With a 64% free throw percentage, we hit the second most free throws in a game tonight, missing only 2 out of 20 tries. The only time we hit more was against Australia U21, but that was from 32 tries (63%). We had a 90% free throw rate tonight.

Our next game will be against Philippines U21. We are definitely outclassed by them. Let's just hope our boys put up another amazing performance.

Good Luck for coming Monday game. I wish to watch next round 🥰