BIG BBL Preview: Birmingham Knights. Douglas hoping for success (Picture from http://www.bbl.org.uk/) Birmingham Knights head coach Paul Douglas is looking forward to the new BBL season as the Knights join the elite of British basketball for the 2013/14 season. Douglas has had previous experience as a BBL player and also as an assistant coach and acting head coach at various clubs across British basketball. The new coach believes the team will be ready for the start of the new BBL season but admits it won't be an easy ride. He said: "It's taken a lot of time and effort to get the Birmingham Knights ready as a new team entering the BBL. We've been in training since June 2nd and it's important to get the players ready for the BBL and up to speed." "Preparation is important as the league is improving and the players need to be ready for it, the BBL is more physical than the EBL, so we need to be prepared physically and mentally....
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