Slayers looking to slow down Bulls
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Tuesday | October 14, 2008
LeVaughn Flynn, Staff Reporter
Port Royal Bulls' Damion Young (centre) blocks a shot from St George's Slayers' Ricardo Hunt (left) as Young's teammate Leighton Meeks (#20 back to camera) looks on during a KFC-sponsored National Basketball League match at the Stadium Courts earlier this season, which the Bulls won 71-61. The teams meet later, when the play-offs begin in a best-of-three showdown. - Anthony Minott/Freelance Photographer
In the same way they started the KFC National Basketball League (NBL) first round, newcomers Port Royal Bulls will be looking for a pace-setting win as they face St George's Slayers in the quarter-finals this evening at 6:00 at the National Stadium court.
This evening's game is the first of a best-of-three series with game two being played on Thursday.
Started well
Bulls, coached by Oneil Williams, a former Tivoli All-Stars player who drafted several players from his former club when the team qualified for the NBL, started their season with a win over fellow debutantes Catherine Hall All-Stars.
They went on to finish with a 17-5 record, the second best in the league behind champions Urban Knights (22-0). With a good mix of experienced players and the young squad that promoted them to the NBL, Bulls have lived up to the expectation as a legit title contender.
However, their quarter-final match-up with Slayers, champs in 2005 and 2006, will prove a dangerous one.
Tough opponent
Bulls are faced with such a tough opponent in the first round due to Slayers' poor form with 11 wins and 11 losses, one of their worst regular season records.
Slayers, though, are expected to call on that championship experience for the play-offs.
