Through utter frustration and many attempts of publishing a blog i think this one might finally work. I guess this is supposed to be another perspective from people who have made and are still making the Slingers happen. Hopefully this will provide an insight and help to educate some in this new venture called the Singapore Slingers.
All but six months ago the City of Singapore held the opening night of what would turn out to be the first venture for a professional sports team in the Island Nation. Since the first game on the 20th of September the Slingers have estblished themselves as a new force in Singaporean Basketball.
Only seven games into their inaugural season, the pre-maturely dubbed “Pride of the Lion City” is cementing themselves within the community and becoming a new face for basketball. Seeing the team built from the ground up can’t help but inspire excitement as the more and more people find out and follow this new phenomenon. From the initial idea, to seeing the first game played, the Slingers have produced criticism and doubt from many within the Lion City. With all change comes doubt…. Doubt fuels challenge and challenge drives success.
Playing seven games at the largest Stadium in the (Aust.) NBL the Slingers are emerging as one of the City’s premiere sporting teams. With eight more home games remaining in the regular season the Slingers will be making a push for the play-offs as they grind out the rest of their inaugural season.
Living up to their nickname the Singapore Slingers are helping to boost an already vibrant basketball scene. With their focus to be firmly entrenched at the grass-roots level the sport can only be elevated as the schoolyard baller to the avid fan can now enjoy the sport live at what ever level they choose.
Tonight the Slinger take on the Cairns Taipans in the first of four away games. Cairns is running fifth in the Philips Championship and narrowly beat the Slingers in their last meeting at the Indoor Stadium. Picked to represent in the “World All-Stars” hopefully Mike Helms can display some of his 2-time All-Star talent and come away from Cairns with the ‘W’. The game can be followed on the Official Philips Chamionship site and start’s at 5:40pm local Singaporean time.
More and more people are catching onto the vibe and it is evident to see that Singapore realise that this is not just a passing road show.
The Slingers next home game at the Indoor Stadium is on the 13th of December against the New Zealand Breakers, look out for our boys throughout the month of November.
nice touch on the blog…hehe