Protectors and Dragons Took a Step Closer towards Next Round

The Home United Under 16, Protectors and Dragons took a step closer towards the final round of the Milo Cup 2008 when they secured a win in their opening match in the second round.
Protector won Paya Lebar 77-43 while the Dragons overcome Zheng Hua's resistance and won 71-55.

Paya Lebar CSC took their chances in the 1st quarter and gave the Protectors a hard time when they took the lead early in the game. The score tied at 13-13 at the end of 1st quarter. The Protectors stepped up on their defence and overturned the tie. The game turned into an one-way traffic subsequently when Paya Lebar was unable to break away from Home's full court press.

The Dragons had a uphill task when they took on Zheng Hua on the same evening. Having already lost to Tong Whye in the first round, they have to win their remaining games in order to stand a chance to qualify.

During the first quarter, Zheng Hua was on the roll when they hit Home's sloopy defence. Things got tougher for Home when they trailed 10-16 at the end of first quarter. After the break, the Dragons back to their normal full court man-mark and closed down the lead. They were 1 point behind when the 2nd quarter ended 29-28 in favour of Zheng Hua.

With such depth in Dragons squad, Zheng Hua soon ran out of steam as they mainly relied on a few players. Dragons kept rotating their players and they were still fresh towards the 3rd and last quarter. In the 3rd quarter, Home outscored Zheng Hua 24-7 and took the lead for the 1st time in the game. It was no turning back then, Home held on to their lead and won the game, taking a step closer to the next round.

The next game will be played at SBC on 16 Jun 2008. The Protectors will take on Chong Ghee at 8.30pm while the Dragons take on T-net at 7pm.

Protectors Progressed as Group Winner, Under 18 Faced Exits.

The Home United Protectors progressed to the second round of the Milo Cup after winning Kai Xuan Youth. While both the under 16 teams tasted successes in the first round, the Under 18 is eliminated in round one despite winning two of their 3 matches.

The Under 18 team suffered a big defeat during last night game against the Singapore School meant that they are being eliminated due to goal difference. The game last night marked the end of the season for the squad and a lot of work has to be done to improve this team if they are going to participate again next year.

The next game for the Under 16 teams will be on 14 June 2008 at Singapore Basketball Center. The Protectors will be playing at 5.30pm and the Dragon will be playing at 7pm. Let’s hope that this two teams are able to play well and progress to the final round of the tournament.

HUBC Blog Welcome Updates for Female team

As we are tied down with our personal commitment, this year’s reports are usually submitted by fans or anyone who watched the match. Although the reports are all on male teams, we are most welcome if female HUBC teams have got anything to submit to us for posting. Pls send all reports and pictures to homeunited.basketball@gmail.com