Adamson coach Nash Racela throughout a recreation towards UST in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines—Adamson coach Nash Racela saved it straight and easy when requested concerning the Falcons’ blowout loss to College of Santo Tomas within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event on Saturday.
Hoping to gasoline their Last 4 chase, the Falcons took a 75-49 beating as a substitute from the Growling Tigers, who booked a ticket to the semifinals for the primary time in 5 years.
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“UST occurred,” mentioned Racela.
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“We knew that UST is a really explosive group. We struggled to cease them and we struggled offensively, too. I at all times inform them, in case you can’t be good with each, at the least be good with one. We didn’t have each.”
UST broke the sport huge open after the intermission and outscored Adamson, 23-4, within the pivotal third interval.
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Racela noticed his wards get dominated within the rebounding division which he attributed to the Tigers simply wanting it greater than the Falcons.
“UST had lots of offensive rebounds within the second half. That they had want. It’s not concerning the X’s and O’s anymore in these essential video games, it’s about want and wanting it extra.”
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“If we lose by that a lot, it means we made lots of errors and people want correction. The one factor to verify all these is to check the sport and simply watch it once more.”
However regardless of the loss, Adamson (5-8) nonetheless has a shot to make the Last 4 if it beats also-ran Ateneo on Saturday and College of the East (6-7) loses to No. 2 College of the Philippines on the identical day which forces a playoff between the Falcons and Pink Warriors for the final semifinal slot.
“[Now] we have to do it the exhausting approach. One, win towards Ateneo and two, hope that UP wins towards UE so we might play a knockout match. That’s the second recreation that we have to win,” Racela mentioned.
“Solely factor we will management is our subsequent recreation. Even when UP helps us by beating UE, if we don’t win our subsequent recreation, wala rin.”
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