Thanks for the well wishes. But yea, we really need lady luck and miracles this season. It's the first training of the season and we got hit with 4 bad GS players due to overplaying. I have dropped 3 of them, retaining Kwa Ming because his GS was fine last season, so it could be an outlier. So without further ado, let me introduce the U21 squad which we will start the season with!
Back Court
1. Sng Hao Heng
He was called up late last season to play scrimmages with us, playing behind Poh Sze Jian and putting up 3 APG in 11.8 MPG. He was handed the keys to the offense this season, and put up a respectable 13 points 4 rebounds 9 assists last week.
2. Kwa Ming
We call him Streaky Ming thanks to his inconsistencies, but don't look down on him. He put up 33 points on 13/18 shooting (6/6 free throws) against Vietnam U21 last season, one game after scoring 7 points from 1 of 6 from the field (5/8 free throws). He can hit double digits any time on a good day, but he's even went Dennis Rodman once, against Argentina U21, where he had 0 points 7 rebounds 7 assists, missing all 11 of his field goal attempts (4 from downtown). That said, despite his streaky shooting, he is still an important player to our team, as he can do more than just score.
3. Pang Ka Long
Performed decently in his last game, with 6 points in 12 minutes shooting 50% from the field.
4. Goh Kwang Jia
Put up some amazing stats on Monday with 29 points and 8 assists. Look forward to him leading our offense this season.
Front Court
1. Kum Fu Keong
A pretty decent shooter, scored 10 points on 50% shooting (3 of 4 from three) off the bench on Monday.
2. Thong Chong Lai
Featured in 2 scrimmages late last season, putting up an average of 11.5 points 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 26.8 MPG. He hasn't played yet this season, but looks like he will finally get his chance next Monday. A really promising prospect, especially when he is just 20 this season.
3. Hu Chaoting
Another quality product from the "U21 factory" PhantoMech (I won't be surprise if they have the most U21 players in history, I seem to have one or two coming in every few seasons). He played in 2 scrimmages last season, just 10.2 minutes in average and put up a modest average of 6 points and 1 rebound. He performed much better on Monday, thanks to having extended time, and put up 17 points and 8 rebounds. Expect him to play an important role in the team.
4. Jimmy bin Elbert
Just like Hu, he hails from PhantoMech. Although he only joined us this season, as he is only 20 years old. He had 6 points, 1 assists and 1 rebound on Monday.
5. Seah Yew Shi
The highest paid player on the team. Aside from Kwa Ming, he is the only other player to have played official games last season, including the 5-man overtime win against Paraguay U21. He had 20 points 9 rebounds 6 assist in that game, and shot a decent split of 60/50/80. He missed the game against Indonesia U21 on Monday, but you can look forward to him in the upcoming game.
We play South Korea U21 this coming Monday. Let's hope lady luck shines on us.