New and faster Barracudas

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, November 14, 2009

photo by: Yee Chun Leong       

REGGIE LARRY the Barracudas new import hopes he can help the Brunei team stop the rot when they take on the Thailand Tigers in their Asean Basketball League (ABL) match at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas tonight.

"I'm all ready and excited for the game. It's good that there is no jetlag and that I'm in good shape. I'm just anxious to see what there is on game day," said Larry in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday.

"I was told that the crowd is great. I'm looking forward to it (his first game with the Barracudas) and I am very excited to play," added Larry.

However, having only arrived in the Sultanate on Wednesday evening, the 23-year-old American doesn't quite know what to expect from the ABL.

      

"I don't know what to expect. I'll just do what the coach wants me to do. I'm going to do whatever it takes to grab the first home win for the team," said the former Boise State Broncos player.

Larry hopes to bring something different to the team, who were recently reduced in 'height' after seven-footer Lonnie Jones was shown the exit on Sunday his 30th birthday after a 97-62 thrashing by Satria Muda BritAma in Jakarta.

"We are a bit shorter now that we don't have a seven-footer on the team. Mike (Pilgrim) did say that we're now faster as a team. We can get back on defence much faster and push the ball up the court faster, too. So it's gonna be points on both sides for us," said Larry.

Barracudas head coach Bong Ramos is confident that Larry can help the team end their three-game slump against the visiting Tigers.

"Hopefully we can overcome the Tigers. I expect them to come out tough as they have been improving from game to game. With Reggie on the team now we have good energy and hustle. We are now a quicker team," said Ramos.

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source: The Brunei Times