More foreign players compete at VBA Brought by NovaWorld 2022
Quantity vs quality The adjustments hiked up spectators’ expectation for the tournament’s quality, which was partly met as the top 10 players scoring the most points in the group stage were all foreign. However, the 18 foreign players employed by the seven teams competing at the 2022 VBA could not prove much in terms of professional qualifications and fitness, but just physique. The Thang Long Warriors had to change players twice, while the Danang Dragons replaced their foreign players after six defeats. The Nha Trang Dolphins had to use a 14-day contract to bring in Scharer to take over the injured Whitfield, before CJ Jackson was also benched by injuries. Shane Henry (in white) tries to block Dominique Tham’s finish during a 2022 VBA game. Photo: VBA Fitness and speed combine Most of the coaches of the 2022 VBA’s teams, typically the Hanoi Buffaloes and Saigon Heat, assigned their two foreign players to the center and defender positions. One player with outstan...