SBBL - The Final - Singapore Showstoppers (SGP rank 9) vs Cheesecake (SGP rank 6)
The Singapore Showstoppers still made SBBLers still remember of their past performance, an average SBBL team and a mere playoff participant. Today, here's your real Showstoppers, because they have stopped some big teams (Eric United, Sessioes Doers) and sneak their way to the big stage, SBBL Final.
Manager Jem92 has done a good job of adding perimeter strength, acquiring combo-guard Xiong Jiayun, and bring back a local Shooter Lin Soon Chun, who proved the right chemistry when playing alongside Alfredo Coutinho, especially when they beat Eric United on Semifinals. The SS crews also paid some attention to scout the European continent, managed to fish out a tough Italiano SF Urbano Di Giuseppe (20ppg 5apg 5rpg). SS still have the same well-skilled bigman pair as per last season, Pedro Pineda (20ppg, 3apg, 11rpg) and tough Center Noel Lima (16ppg 16rpg). Together with their new perimeter players, SS again look very sharp offensively, which are known as their specialty.
As their first opportunity to the Grand Final and with underdog status, SS will be relying on their team play with high percentage scoring to fight out the Great 8 Champ, Cheesecake.
Cheesecake, after a full season of re-shuffling, finally have a squad that are even able to compete with any B3 Championship team. Also the Franchise first trip to final, they will be looking for their first even SBBL Title and represent Singapore for B3 Tournament together with Eric United. Cheesecake, with their current elite squad led by Severino Peres (16.6ppg 7apg) & Vincent Katic (24.5ppg) together with their bigmen that stops Jaguars MVP P.Alexandersson, should have much more advantages. Asides of HCA, each Cheesecake players are much more proven warrior, and they beat the last season Champs, Pekanbaru Jaguars.
Both team reportedly were doing fine, injury free and are ready for tomorrow Game 1 battle.