Before tip-off, Coach Felton Sealey had a simple message for his young forward: "Just go out there and play free. Don’t overthink it." Michael Munnesvicky took those words and ran with them. On Friday night, the 22-year-old sharpshooter put on a show, draining six of his seven attempts from beyond the arc and scoring a game-high 26 points to lead Malaysia’s National Selection Team to a dominant 106–63 win over I-Shou University of Taiwan in the Tan See Seng Cup International Invitational. But...
7 days ago • 2 min read
👋 First thing first, I'm trying to provide both Chinese and English versions of my newsletter. I’ll keep experimenting to serve you better. If you find some value from my content, please subscribe to my newsletter. 👇 Scroll to bottom for ENGLISH VERSION 最近在看 B.League 主席島田慎二的《最強的職業球團經營聖經》這本書，內容真的非常棒，讓我很有共鳴。以下不是逐字翻譯，也非完整導讀，而是第二章部想我想分享的心得精華。 未來我會不定期推出類似的閱讀筆記，看看哪些想法對你有啟發，哪些需要再討論——歡迎回饋！ 職業球團經營 = 做業績 經營球隊，本質上就是「做業績」。沒有銷售，就沒有薪水，沒有球館或設施的升級，更沒有戰績可言。 2012...
7 days ago • 2 min read
👋 First thing first, I'm trying to provide both Chinese and English versions of my newsletter. I’ll keep experimenting to serve you better. Again, please subscribe to my newsletter. 👇 Scroll to bottom for ENGLISH VERSION 不要急著找答案，先建立你的思考框架 我想先說清楚一件事。 我每週寫電子報，並不是為了給你一份清單，教你怎麼做或者做什麼。因為說真的，我沒有所有的答案。也從來沒打算假裝自己有。 我分享的，都是我從過去的訪談中學到的東西，或者是我讀過的書、以及那些有過成功經歷的人教我的事。 這裡不是教你一步步照抄的 playbook。而是一個 lens。 一種看事情的方法。一種重新思考的方式。一種幫助你自己找出路的框架。 因為真正能決定行為的，是背後的信念（Belief）。 如果我們看事情的方式是窄化的、僵化的、淺層的，那麼再多的步驟說明也幫不了我們。...
14 days ago • 3 min read
👋 First thing first, I'm trying to provide both Chinese and English versions of my newsletter. If you enjoy reading in English or Chinese, let me know. I’ll keep experimenting to serve you better. 👇 Scroll to bottom for ENGLISH VERSION 你知道嗎，西班牙 ACB 聯賽是全世界外援比例最高的聯賽，全聯盟高達70%是外國球員！然而，西班牙卻依然是一支世界級勁旅。 反觀很多亞洲聯賽，至今仍陷在一個迷思中：「要讓本土球員成長，就要限制外援。」 這聽起來好像很合理，因為邏輯很簡單：外援少了，本土球員自然有更多上場機會、更多的上場時間，才會有更多機會表現、進步。 但問題是——這些上場時間真的有幫助嗎？他們真的因此變得更強、更能打國際賽嗎？還是，只是讓球員活在舒適圈裡，從來沒被逼到極限過？ 卡總的一句話，點破亞洲籃球的盲點 我最近在 podcast...
21 days ago • 5 min read
By Jordan Yap — Kuala Lumpur, March 28 The question hovered in the air before tipoff. With star player "Mei Mei" Ting Chun Hong sidelined due to injury, who would step up? The answer came quietly, but firmly: Jayson Lee. The 25-year-old from Penang didn’t start. He wasn’t even the obvious pick. But when his number was called, Jayson delivered—scoring 10 points, grabbing 4 rebounds, dishing out 2 assists, and flashing the kind of poise and toughness that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet. It...
28 days ago • 2 min read
Last Sunday, the night before NS Matrix Deers faced Taiwan’s Taoyuan Pilots in the BCL Asia-East Group A opener, Teamwork Sports Management—the company I co-founded—hosted a closed-door session with the Pilots' social media team. We invited local basketball creators to learn firsthand how a professional team runs digital strategy. It wasn’t just a talk. It was a wake-up call. To be clear—not for the creators. They already get it. A Wake-Up Call for Team Management Creators film, edit, post,...
28 days ago • 3 min read
By Jordan Yap — Kuala Lumpur, March 28 They had it. After two tough outings where they were mostly chasing, this time NS Matrix Deers were ahead—by 20, no less. The crowd at MABA Stadium could feel it. So could the players. And for 30 minutes, it looked like a breakthrough was finally coming. Then the final three minutes happened. And the ghosts of Games 1 and 2 came rushing back. The Deers surrendered a 50–30 lead and watched as Indonesia’s Pelita Jaya—making their first appearance in BCL...
29 days ago • 2 min read
NS Matrix Deers star Ting Chun Hong—better known to fans as “Mei Mei”—has been diagnosed with a mild strain of the gastrocnemius muscle in his left calf and will be sidelined for at least two weeks, he confirmed Tuesday. The injury occurred in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s BCL Asia-East clash between the Deers and Mongolia’s Bishrelt Metal. Mei Mei went down unexpectedly while attempting a right-side drive and was unable to stand, eventually helped off the court by assistant coach Kuek...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Two games into the Basketball Champions League Asia-East, and the NS Matrix Deers find themselves backed into a corner. Less than 48 hours after a double-overtime heartbreaker against Taiwanese powerhouse Taoyuan Pilots, the Deers endured another painful blow—this time falling 98-86 on home court to Mongolia’s Bishrelt Metal in their second Group A matchup. With a 0–2 record, Thursday’s showdown against Indonesian giants Pelita Jaya has become a must-win. "Nobody likes to lose, but we played...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read