Quick thoughts on one half (plus five minutes) of this highly competitive game:
(Special mention na lang for the benefit of the first half contributors. Jervy Cruz, Powerade bench, Sean Anthony)
-Entering the third quarter, both teams shooting terribly from the three-point country. At this juncture, Powerade made a very special tweak that made them look like they're going to take game 3. Play zone defense. With that zone, Rain or Shine looked liked lost souls inside the court and Powerade able to capitalize on the offensive end. Kaya umabot ng 11 points ang lamang nila nung third quarter. Rain or Shine was doing it right when they pound the ball quickly inside to the big man before the opponent could set their zone up, resulted to quick points by Beau Belga and Larry Rodriguez during that stretch. Coach Yeng Guiao could've figured that one quickly, but not the players inside (were those Belga, Rodriguez, Paul Lee, Jeff Chan, and Gabe Norwood?). They should've called for time sooner.
- When they called for time, that's when they all said "aaaaahhhh... okay..." on Powerade's zone. In the end, Jeff Chan scored 19 points entering the fourth (seriously not so sure here. pba.ph isn't nba.com or espn.go.com yet where they keep live stats accurately. I told you, I'm not a stats dude).
- It's nice to see Romel Adducul demonstrating command in the paint whenever inside. It's sad to see Romel Adducul on the free throw line if you're on the Tigers side.
- Majority knew that Powerade's perennial nightmare is the fourth quarter. Rain or Shine could've sealed the deal, until Gary David happened. After an 8-point run by himself, we suddenly had a freakin' ballgame!
- Ang ganda sana ng last play ng Rain or Shine. Perfect na perfect! Paul Lee attracting two defenders leaving guys open outside. Lee just opted for Beau Belga. Belga just overshoots that Robert Horry-type of three. (Sorry Beau, you're not him. But hey, those kind of shots made Big Shot Rob that way, too! So cheer up! Mang Inasal lang ang katapat nyan.)
- Remember what Doug Kramer did to UST on the first game of the 2000-whatever UAAP finals? Then he almost did it again tonight? Galing pumwesto no? We should name him Doug "Puwistow" Kramer. (Huwag natin kalimutan si Rudy "Da Anay" Lingganay.)
- Paul Lee botched a couple of crucial plays down the stretch. First, his foul on Gary David in an attempt to strip the ball while he was shooting a three, which David nailed and made the game tied and send it to overtime. Second, he dribbled the ball to his foot and sent it out of bounds during overtime. After nya grumaduate, he walked to his bench head down, sat in there, and covered his face with his towel. He is disappointed. He thought he let his team down. He's thinking of redemption on Tuesday. He's thinking of sending Powerade six feet under the ground. And I tell you these are the ingredients of a player who is bound to be included in the PBA's 50 Greatest Players.
- Gary David's final lay-up? On TV, I knew he was going to fake even before he faked Gabe Norwood. When you see a player who seems like he's ready to jump, but saw his strong leg stretched instead of his both knees bent getting ready to jump, dude's gonna fake. Gary caught the ball, saw Norwood, bent his left knee but stretched his right leg. Those leg formations aren't for jumping. So yes, he did fake. Ewan ko lang kung ano ang masasabi ko if I watched it live. How did I know that he's gonna fake? Salamat sa walang sawang panonood ko ng Intramurals game sa university namin. Young college ballers do it all the time, wala nga lang kumakagat sa fake.
- Gary David. 5th straight game with 30 plus points. Monumental.
What should Rain or Shine do the next game?
If I have a chance to coach a college intramurals team, I'll apply only one principle on defense in order for us to win. I don't know if coach Yeng Guiao will do this. But if he does, dalawa lang yan: it's either we're thinking alike, or in whatever reality-defying moment that he read my blog, just like coach Bo Perasol did back in their loss in Game 1. Something tells me this will work. And this is it.
Let the best guy go. Just stop the other guys.
No harm in trying. You'd just be down 3-1 if it failed. If it worked, you're welcome!
This is what happened when Asi Taulava was in his rookie year. Remember how he and Mobiline Phone Pals demolished everyone in the All-Filipino Cup that year? The team was flawless coming into the quarterfinals. They had twice-to-beat advantage against an eighth-seed Brgy. Ginebra, who just lost Robert Jaworski to retirement that year. If I'm not mistaken, Coach Rino Salazar just let a single coverage for Asi for majority of the time (well, it was Marlou defending him... so pwede na kahit single coverage talaga), ignoring the option of double-teaming so other players won't score easily. They won the first game. This is an example of my defensive principle. Let Asi do his wrecking, just don't let Patrick Fran and company score. Game 2, Mobiline nearly had it, until this...(Special mention na lang for the benefit of the first half contributors. Jervy Cruz, Powerade bench, Sean Anthony)
-Entering the third quarter, both teams shooting terribly from the three-point country. At this juncture, Powerade made a very special tweak that made them look like they're going to take game 3. Play zone defense. With that zone, Rain or Shine looked liked lost souls inside the court and Powerade able to capitalize on the offensive end. Kaya umabot ng 11 points ang lamang nila nung third quarter. Rain or Shine was doing it right when they pound the ball quickly inside to the big man before the opponent could set their zone up, resulted to quick points by Beau Belga and Larry Rodriguez during that stretch. Coach Yeng Guiao could've figured that one quickly, but not the players inside (were those Belga, Rodriguez, Paul Lee, Jeff Chan, and Gabe Norwood?). They should've called for time sooner.
- When they called for time, that's when they all said "aaaaahhhh... okay..." on Powerade's zone. In the end, Jeff Chan scored 19 points entering the fourth (seriously not so sure here. pba.ph isn't nba.com or espn.go.com yet where they keep live stats accurately. I told you, I'm not a stats dude).
- It's nice to see Romel Adducul demonstrating command in the paint whenever inside. It's sad to see Romel Adducul on the free throw line if you're on the Tigers side.
- Majority knew that Powerade's perennial nightmare is the fourth quarter. Rain or Shine could've sealed the deal, until Gary David happened. After an 8-point run by himself, we suddenly had a freakin' ballgame!
- Ang ganda sana ng last play ng Rain or Shine. Perfect na perfect! Paul Lee attracting two defenders leaving guys open outside. Lee just opted for Beau Belga. Belga just overshoots that Robert Horry-type of three. (Sorry Beau, you're not him. But hey, those kind of shots made Big Shot Rob that way, too! So cheer up! Mang Inasal lang ang katapat nyan.)
- Remember what Doug Kramer did to UST on the first game of the 2000-whatever UAAP finals? Then he almost did it again tonight? Galing pumwesto no? We should name him Doug "Puwistow" Kramer. (Huwag natin kalimutan si Rudy "Da Anay" Lingganay.)
- Paul Lee botched a couple of crucial plays down the stretch. First, his foul on Gary David in an attempt to strip the ball while he was shooting a three, which David nailed and made the game tied and send it to overtime. Second, he dribbled the ball to his foot and sent it out of bounds during overtime. After nya grumaduate, he walked to his bench head down, sat in there, and covered his face with his towel. He is disappointed. He thought he let his team down. He's thinking of redemption on Tuesday. He's thinking of sending Powerade six feet under the ground. And I tell you these are the ingredients of a player who is bound to be included in the PBA's 50 Greatest Players.
- Gary David's final lay-up? On TV, I knew he was going to fake even before he faked Gabe Norwood. When you see a player who seems like he's ready to jump, but saw his strong leg stretched instead of his both knees bent getting ready to jump, dude's gonna fake. Gary caught the ball, saw Norwood, bent his left knee but stretched his right leg. Those leg formations aren't for jumping. So yes, he did fake. Ewan ko lang kung ano ang masasabi ko if I watched it live. How did I know that he's gonna fake? Salamat sa walang sawang panonood ko ng Intramurals game sa university namin. Young college ballers do it all the time, wala nga lang kumakagat sa fake.
- Gary David. 5th straight game with 30 plus points. Monumental.
What should Rain or Shine do the next game?
If I have a chance to coach a college intramurals team, I'll apply only one principle on defense in order for us to win. I don't know if coach Yeng Guiao will do this. But if he does, dalawa lang yan: it's either we're thinking alike, or in whatever reality-defying moment that he read my blog, just like coach Bo Perasol did back in their loss in Game 1. Something tells me this will work. And this is it.
Let the best guy go. Just stop the other guys.
No harm in trying. You'd just be down 3-1 if it failed. If it worked, you're welcome!
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