Dwight Ramos. Picture from Levanga Hokkaido
MANILA, Philippines — Dwight Ramos believes the Levanga Hokkaido can do significantly better within the upcoming 2023-23 B.League season.
Ramos and Levanga have a whole lot of room to develop after the workforce solely managed to win 19 out of their 60 video games final season.
“Personally, I actually don’t give it some thought an excessive amount of, objectives or something. I simply wished to get extra wins than final 12 months. Particularly with how the workforce is taking part in, I really feel like we will get extra wins this 12 months,” stated Ramos, who’s coming into his second season with Hokkaido, in a digital press convention on Wednesday, “It needs to be extra thrilling for followers since we play laborious, particularly right here at residence in order that’s actually the most important factor. Win as many video games as we will.”
Ramos averaged 9.5 factors, 3.8 rebounds, and a couple of.8 assists in his first season with Hokkaido, taking part in simply 41 video games after happening with a proper ankle harm in November.
Armed along with his first Fiba World Cup expertise, the Gilas Pilipinas star is keen to construct a powerful status when the Levanga open their marketing campaign towards the Akita Happinets on October 7.
“I simply hope that we will construct a status that each time a workforce involves Hokkaido, it’s gonna be laborious for them to win. I need them to come back right here play a distinct approach, you will have a distinct swag — that it’s going to be laborious for groups to come back right here and beat us at our residence court docket,” stated the 6-foot-4 guard. “That’s what I hope to be beginning this 12 months. Hopefully, our workforce can do this within the first [game] and play all through the entire season.”
Dwight Ramos. Picture from Levanga Hokkaido
Hokkaido can be having a brand new coach as assistant Ryutaro Onodera took over the reins from Kenichi Sako final February.
“I feel coach has, I feel final 12 months he was sort of in a distinct scenario he was put there midway by the season. He has a full 12 months to place in his offense and protection, what he desires to do. And simply because he has extra time, he is ready to develop the workforce higher and make us extra disciplined with what he desires to do and teaches what he desires to take action there’s some various things,” Ramos, who’s in his third 12 months within the B.League, stated. “I can’t reveal an excessive amount of… It’s great things and he has extra time to place it in. I feel that’s the explanation why it’s going to be a significantly better season additionally.”
The 25-year-old Ramos determined to return to Hokkaido as a result of Sapporo is his favourite metropolis and he felt the workforce actually wished him.
“The one factor that I can do is simply put together myself for no matter he asks of me so in follow I’m going to need to do additional pictures, additional work earlier than and after follow. Simply to be prepared for no matter he asks. If he asks me to deliver down the ball, ballhandling is true and I simply sort of must be well-rounded and do what he asks of me,” he stated.
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