Photo series: Lenny Daniel is excited, Hanoi Buffaloes are ready to battle at VBA Playoffs 2023
Hanoi Buffaloes had a practice session at Nha Trang University's gymnasium, ready for the first VBA Playoffs 2023 match against Nha Trang Dolphins on the evening of September 8.
Replacing foreign players right after the Regular Season and before the Playoffs is quite a bold decision by Hanoi Buffaloes. Replacing Anthony January is Lenny Daniel, an American scoring machine.
During the training session on September 7, Lenny Daniel was present in Nha Trang to join forces with Hanoi Buffaloes, ready for the Playoffs series with the Dolphins.
The farewell to Anthony January (injury) brought many regrets to the fans when this player led the Buffaloes in many indicators. However, Lenny Daniel is a quality alternative.
Born in 1987, Lenny has extensive playing experience having played professional basketball in 13 different countries. Another plus point is that Daniel used to play in Vietnam (Saigon Heat, ABL) and had some understanding of basketball in the S-shaped strip of land.
Not as young as January, Daniel promises to still bring many positive values to the "Capital Buffalo", especially in playgrounds that need leadership and real combat experience like the VBA Playoffs.
It should be noted that although he was recently replaced, Lenny Daniel has been in Vietnam and trained with the Buffaloes for nearly 3 weeks. This is a good run that the 2m03 tall bigman had before fighting in the VBA Playoffs 2023.
Besides Lenny Daniel, the Hanoi Buffaloes with the available players are in good physical condition and in good spirits.
Coach Erik Rashad conveyed many messages to the players, and asked the whole team to keep absolute focus right in the training session.
In three encounters with Nha Trang Dolphins in Regular Season, Hanoi Buffaloes had 1 victory in the Capital and lost 2 matches, including a defeat 5 days ago with a score of 72-80 at Nha Trang University Stadium.
With great determination, Lenny Daniel and his teammates aim to win away at Game 1 on September 8, creating money to convert home advantage in the match taking place in the Capital. September 12 (and September 15 if necessary).
