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Hey everyone!

Today was the first official game of the season for our U21 squad! We went up against India and managed to take the win (81876), thanks to a great performance from our backcourt, and probably a slightly questionable offensive choice from our opponent.

The victory was far from guaranteed. Over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing the young prospects and started reaching out to the managers involved (huge thanks to my staff for the help, it really takes a load off my shoulders).

Unfortunately, this generation isn’t the strongest, by far. I suspect my predecessor didn’t really keep up with scouting or player tracking, and it clearly shows in the current roster. This season’s team has quite lots of weaknesses.
Still, we’re working very hard with the younger guys. More and more players are now on solid training paths, especially the 18 and 19 year-olds.

This season, it’s hard to set clear goals. Even with this first victory, qualifying for the second round seems pretty unlikely. But we’ll do everything we can to make it happen, even if it’s through the back door! I’ll keep emphasizing training and player game shape management, those are the two key areas for staying competitive.

Next week, we’ll be facing Japan. By Friday, depending on the players’ game shape and progress, we’ll decide how to approach that game.

Lastly, there’s a Discord server dedicated to Malaysia BuzzerBeater. I use it to communicate with my assistants, and there’s now a section specifically for discussing about the Malaysian national teams. We can also chat about anything else related to BuzzerBeater (or not !). It’s a really convenient way to stay in touch. You can contact either me or WalterZ (87547) via BB mail, and we’ll send you the invite link to the server.

Thanks everyone for your support and go Malaysia !

Last edited by Barbenoir at 10/27/2025 7:41:01 PM

Yesterday was the 2nd game of our U21 campaign against Japan!
And once again, our young guns brought home the win. (81877) Even better, it was against one of our direct rivals for qualification to the next round !

We deliberately let them win the rebounding battle (we knew they were way stronger in that area anyway) and focused on other aspects where we could make a real impact despite our fragile roster. And it paid off ! This great win puts us one step closer to the second round, even if there’s still a lot left to do, of course.

The players are improving nicely, and I’ve got some great feedback on their training plans. Still, we’ll have to rely on our key guys staying in good game shape since we don’t have much bench depth.

Next Monday we’ll face U.A.E., and we’ll be chasing a third straight win, which would be a huge step toward qualification ! But we’ll need to prepare that game very seriously.

Big thanks to everyone supporting our national teams


Go Malaysia!!!

Hi everyone !
For this third match of the season, we played against U.A.E., and once again we came back with the win, our third in a row ! ((81880)


Our opponent today took a few tactical risks, but they didn’t quite hit the mark. Our strategy since the start of the season has been working quite well, and it allowed us to avoid the Outside GDP, which I had somewhat anticipated !

We’re now three teams in the group with a 3-0 record. Qualification for the second round isn’t officially secured yet, but it’s looking really, really good !

Sure, we’ve benefited from a favorable schedule so far, playing the two strongest teams last, but it wasn’t guaranteed from the start that we’d be with such a record and in this position !

Game shapes are starting to become interesting, but I’ll keep insisting every week on how important they are, alongside training ! Those are the two main factors for success.

Next week, we’ll be facing Saudi Arabia, before finishing against the two powerhouses, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Thanks to everyone who takes care of our players, and a big thank you as well to those training the younger ones.
The goal is clearly to keep progressing and ensure continuity over the seasons.

Go Malaysia !

Hi everyone!

Great news, we’re officially qualified for the 2nd round after this 4th consecutive win against Saudi Arabia ! (81885)
At the start of the season, I really didn’t think, and I mean really didn’t think, that we could be in this position after just 4 games.

From my point of view, the season is already a success.
We’ll finish this second round with two impossible-to-win games against Hong Kong and Taiwan. The result won’t really matter, we’ll mainly focus on getting ready to enter the 2nd round in the best possible shape.
We’ll try to pick up a few wins in that stage, while also slowly starting to think about next season.

The present matters a lot, getting positive results is of course the ultimate goal, but making sure we have long-term stability season after season is just as important to me.
Thanks to everyone who trains players for the malaysian national teams !

Go Malaysia!

Hi !

On Monday we faced Taiwan in our 5th official game of the season. As expected, we lost. (81888) Despite our good GDP, Taiwan played Normal, which killed our slim chances right from the start.
Their choice to manage enthusiasm that way is rather surprising, but well… that’s how it is!

Next Monday we’ll play our last game of the 1st round against Hong Kong. We won’t be able to beat the world #3. After that, we’ll have a friendly match before starting the 2nd round.

Finally, as you probably noticed in another thread, Westri will be putting a young U21 prospect on the market after the All-Star break. This player will mainly need OD. I’m trying to find him a serious new manager, so if any of you are interested, feel free to contact me by PM.

Thanks to everyone for your support !

Go Malaysia!

Hello everyone. As expected, we lost on Monday against Hong Kong. (81891) I tried to take a gamble on the GDP, but unfortunately it didn’t work out!

Even with a good GDP, I’m not sure we would’ve won anyway, given the huge gap between us and HK.
Next Monday we’ll have a bye week, and we’ll play a friendly match against Thailand. After that, we’ll switch over to the 2nd round, and we’ll see what we can hope for depending on the schedule.
Go Malaysia!

After a comfortable friendly win against Thailand (82401), we started the 2nd round with a clear loss against China (82512). China is ranked 8th in the world, and there’s a huge gap between them and us, that comes as no surprise to anyone.

The rest of the second round looks interesting. We’ll try to win as many games as we can. Despite the progress made, the team is still fairly average overall.

We’ll be facing, in order, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Taiwan, and Indonesia. These will be interesting games to prepare for, and I hope we’ll be able to defend our chances with pride!

Go Malaysia!

Hi everyone !

It’s been a while since I last gave some news, with this busy end-of-year period. Last week, we faced Kazakhstan and unfortunately lost. (82514)
We rely on a few key players, and sadly they weren’t in great shape overall. We still tried to go for the win by playing Normal, but our opponent decided to put in more effort. No regrets, their offensive tactics were unpredictable, and we did what we could.

Today, we played Singapore, and this time we were the ones who went all-in by playing Crunch Time. It was unfortunately our only real chance to grab a win in this second round, and it went through by a short margin ! (82517)

The team is young (only 6 players aged 21 out of the 14 players used this season). You can’t plant a seed and expect fruits the very next day !

We still have two games left to finish the season, against two strong teams, Taiwan and Indonesia, whose rosters are far superior to ours. Still, I’m satisfied with this first season and very optimistic about the next ones !
I wish you all a great end of the year, see you in 2026 !

Go Malaysia !

Good job sir, hope Malaysia U21 team will grow stronger under your leadership.

Hi everyone !

I didn’t take the time earlier to wish you all the best for the new year, I hope it brings you lots of great things in real life, as well as plenty of success on BuzzerBeater, and for our national teams too !

After an expected loss against Taiwan (82520), we faced Indonesia in the last official game of the season. On paper, we were supposed to lose this one by quite a margin, so I took some tactical risks that unfortunately didn’t pay off. The surprise at the start of the game was that Indonesia didn’t play Crunch Time (which is rather hard to understand).

So we went from a game we were expected to lose to one we actually could have won, but in the end we lost it in overtime, after a crazy comeback in the final minute of the 4th quarter. (82522)

If I had been able to anticipate that Indonesia would play Normal (which was absolutely impossible to predict), I obviously would have made different tactical choices.

We finish this second round with only one win, but I’m satisfied with this season and this new, young group that is progressing well overall. This week, I’ll be doing a major update of my player database to take a close look at the progress made by our young players.
I can already tell you that next season’s roster will probably once again include many players who are only 20 years old. But that also means the team we’ll have in Season 72 should be competitive and allow us to aim a bit higher, at least, that’s what I’m hoping for.

Thanks to BasketWorld for the kind words of support, much appreciated, and thanks as well to everyone who follows from the shadows and trains young players.

Go Malaysia!