- Sorry for the title guys. Haha.
- As expected, ADMU books a seat in the finals with a crushing 81-64win over the UST Growling Tigers. (Maybe Crying Tigers after this game.)
- ADMU is simply the better team and are still the favorites to win the UAAP crown with this victory.
- ADMU just plays the game the right way. They’ll play defense, rotate the ball and take the best shot possible.
- UST needs to study how to defend the pick-and-roll. I don’t get it why they keep on giving Jai Reyes an open shot after he comes off the screen. The guy only knows how to shoot and either switching (which should work fabulously with UST since they basically have 4 perimeter players and an agile big man on floor always) or fighting through the screen will be more than enough to neutralize Jainamite. Why is UST double teaming the screener every single time knowing the guy who came off the screen is a deadly shooter?
- I hate Jai Reyes but he surely looked like a back-to-back champion in this game. He torched UST by hitting every open shot they gave him in route to 17 points. The guy is too cocky for what he can do for his team. He’s just a measly shooter who benefits from the attention the opposing defense gives to Rabeh and Eric. (Fine, his leadership has been crucial this year for ADMU especially with the graduation of Chirs Tiu and yes this is his girl.) Eric Salamat has every right to salute to the crown every play because he has been an integral part of Eagles’ offense and DEFENSE but Jai needs to shut up and play basketball.
- Eric Salamat probably is the MVP of this Ateneo team. (I’m sorry Rabeh, I think you’re too busy talking to the refs and crying about ticky-tacky fouls. ) The guy was either snatching the ball or tipping the ball to his teammates. He was part of every defensive play in the 2nd quarter. On the other end, he would draw the defense and make spectacular passes to his teammates. He was literally everywhere on the floor. He took a back seat in the 2nd half as he wasn’t needed as guys like Jai and Ryan were barbecuing the Tigers. His stats of6 points, 5 assists and 4 steals are not indications of his brilliant performance.
- So sad to see Ababou and Mirza graduate on such a humiliating finish to their collegiate careers. Mirza reverted back to his old form and jacked up a ton of 3s instead of doing a Corey Maggette and fish a ton of fouls. Ababou did manage to get his number quietly but I’m sure he would’ve liked to go down fighting a closer fight. Fortuna and Teng had their moments but they should’ve done a better job of setting up those guys instead of taking ill-advised shots.
- I know their offense includes a lot of 3 point attempts but I’m sure Pido doesn’t want them to take a 3 on every damn possession. Ateneo runs for high percentage 2 point attempts and they do such a great job of selective fastbreak. They know when to push the tempo or to set up in the halfcourt.
- Hats off to Pido Jarencio this year for his new design of UST’s offense. A lot of people were expecting DLSU or ADU to enter the final 4 this year but Pido adjusted to the arsenal he was given this year without his MVP, Jervy Cruz. It’s going to be a rough year next year for them unless they’re keeping another RP youth member and another 20-10 guy in their team B.
Monday, September 21, 2009
UST forces rubber match with ADMU
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The pick and roll defense is one of the most basic defense a team should master. And yet a lot of good teams fail to defend the pick and roll properly. FEU is one example, another example is the Cleveland Cavaliers and of course our RP team needs improvement in this area. Getting beaten by Jai is humiliating because he's just a really streaky shooter (right DLSU?). UST is a very good team (Ababou, Mirza, Canlas, Teng, Fortuna) but it just lacks inside presence. No shot blocker, no good rebounder. With the exit of Barroca we can just give the championship to Ateneo. Nooooooooo!!! I can't believe i said that.. :( Right now a UE-ADMU championship is more exciting to watch and it has a greater chance of an upset rather than Ateneo vs FEU. I hoped DLSU made the final four but i didn't expect them to be there because the Green Archers were composed of rookies or veterans who played liked rookies. haha..
ReplyDeletechange canlas to camus.. hahaha.. im sorry! peace! parehas naman C ung simula... :)
ReplyDeleteAteneo is just that good. Players are disciplined and they stick to their system. I sympathize with cbcc. It pains me to admit that Ateneo is really shaping up to repeat as champions.
ReplyDeleteUst might have been too afraid that Ateneo would pound it inside after every pick and roll play considering that Ust has a glaring weakness in the paint. The better team won in the end and it would have taken Ust's A game just for them to pose a real threat.