The UE Red Warriors in Filoil
tourney thus far
by rick olivares
The UE Red Warriors have been struggling in the Filoil Flying V
Hanes Premier Cup in defense of their crown.
They are 0-2 and their next assignments in the elimination round do
not look any easier – JRU and University of San Carlos, University of Visayas
and Southwestern University all in Cebu.
Of course, the goal is ultimately the UAAP as the summer is used for
assessing players as well as implementing the system and philosophies of new
head coach Derrick Pumaren. However, even without the summer done, the problems
of the Red Warriors though many can be attributed mainly to one thing – a lack
of capable support for Roi Sumang and the two-headed monster of Charles Mammie
and Moustaph Arafat.
They lost some players to graduation who were more than capable of
putting that ball in the basket –
Ralf Olivares: 6.8ppg in Filoil;
11.4ppg in UAAP
Lord Casajeros: 5.6ppg in Filoil;
6.5ppg in UAAP
JM Noble: 6.0ppg in Filoil; 6.4ppg
in UAAP
Adrian Santos 6.4ppg in Filoil;
4.4ppg in UAAP
JR Sumido was supposed to be in that bunch but his confidence and
game went somewhere only Roy Hibbert knows (from 7.7ppg in Filoil to 2.2 in
UAAP).
Charles Mammie averaged 14.2ppg in Filoil and raised it a bit to 15.5
points for his team in the UAAP.
If you noticed, the Red Warriors’ main men mostly saw their points
average go up except for Santos and Sumido. What happened to them on their way
to a failed Final Four bid is another story altogether.
Nevertheless, collectively that’s a combined 28.7 points from
Olivares, Casajeros, Noble and Santos (in the UAAP) that Arafat, Gino Jumao-as,
Dan Alberto, and their host of newcomers need to fill in. The players who also
graduated were beasts on the defensive end so they played both ends of the
floor giving former head coach Boycie Zamar some much-needed stops.
From what we have seen so far, there’s no one to keep the defense
from playing honest. We’ve seen Mammie double or triple-teamed. Opponents have
used a taller defender on Sumang to some success. As for Arafat, he likes to
beat his man off the dribble. I’d say he’s better on the break than a
half-court set.
The loss of Olivares and Casajeros is huge because both do not only
score and shoot (in the clutch too) but they can also put the ball on the floor
and create. It now falls on Gino to replicate that but I haven’t seen that
coming from him in UE’s new offense.
Let’s compare the 2013 & 2014 campaigns in Filoil for UE offensive-wise and look at how they
developed for the UAAP.
2013 OFFENSE Filoil Flying V Hanes
Premier Cup
Team
|
Pts
|
FB Pts
|
2nd
Chance Pts
|
FG%
|
FT
attempts/game
|
3PTs
|
Assists
|
UE
|
78.5
|
12.1
|
11.1
|
40%
|
17.4
|
53-237
|
13.6
|
Opponent
|
68.4
|
10.9
|
9.3
|
35%
|
14.1
|
57-252
|
14.5
|
2013 OFFENSE UAAP
Team
|
Pts
|
FB Pts
|
2nd
Chance Pts
|
FG%
|
FT
attempts/game
|
3PTs
|
Assists
|
UE
|
74.4
|
9.1
|
10.7
|
37.8%
|
24.6
|
72-285
|
11.4
|
Opponent
|
75.8
|
10.4
|
11.1
|
39.6%
|
13.5
|
96-326
|
16.4
|
2014
OFFENSE Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup
Team
|
Pts
|
FB Pts
|
2nd
Chance Pts
|
FG%
|
FT
attempts/game
|
3PTs
|
Assists
|
UE
|
70.0
|
17.0
|
14.5
|
40%
|
21
|
6-39
|
13.5
|
Opponent
|
76.0
|
35.5
|
15.0
|
41%
|
25
|
11-35
|
17.0
|
Now let’s compare the 2013 & 2014 campaigns in Filoil for UE defensive-wise and look at how they
developed for the UAAP.
2013 DEFENSE Filoil Flying V Hanes
Premier Cup
Team
|
Rebounds
|
Steals
|
Blocks
|
Turnovers
|
UE
|
51.1
|
4.0
|
4.8
|
20.7
|
Opponent
|
45.5
|
3.5
|
5.1
|
23.2
|
2013 DEFENSE UAAP
Team
|
Rebounds
|
Steals
|
Blocks
|
Turnovers
|
UE
|
47.4
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
16.3
|
Opponent
|
45.8
|
3.5
|
5.1
|
17.3
|
2014 DEFENSE Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier
Cup
Team
|
Rebounds
|
Steals
|
Blocks
|
Turnovers
|
UE
|
41.5
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
18.0
|
Opponent
|
42.5
|
3.5
|
1.5
|
18.0
|
Thus far, this is how UE’s main men are doing:
Roi Sumang – (2 games) 15.5
ppg
Charles Mammie – (1 game) 13.0 ppg
Moustaph Arafat – (2 games) 11.0 ppg
Peds Galanza – (2 games) 11.0 ppg
I’ve already pointed out the lack of additional scoring options and
creative players has allowed opponents to key their defense on Roi.
The other problem is on the defensive end. In the two matches thus
far, they’re getting killed on the boards and giving up an average of 35 fastbreak
points!
That’s a lot. Way too much in fact. They need to hustle back on
defense.
Coach Derrick has been moving players around to find a
line-up/combination that works. If UE is going to play any better this year,
they will need Gino Jumao-as, Chris Javier, Ivan Hernandez, Mark Olayon, and
Dan Alberto to play solid. It would be too much to ask Roi Sumang or even
Charles Mammie/Moustaph Arafat to carry the load.
I know they are trying to use Dan as a back up to Roi so they have
some quarterbacking and outside shooting for the second unit but what if the
former ran the point while Roi moved to the shooting guard slot? I know they
are giving up size there. That means Mark Olayon and Chris Javier will have to
move around somewhat. Maybe Chris at the five then Moustaph at the four so he
could use his speed in going after the corner shooters.
Yes, it’s the pre-season and it’s a little early to give an
accurate assessment on how they will do. But the problems are too obvious. If
Coach Derrick had a few more months he could have possibly brought in some
help. Right now, this is what they have. They’ll have to live and die with this
team.
Hey, Mario Bonleon… if you stayed then you’d have all the playing
time you want.
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Here's to my bud CHARLES MAMMIE. Sorry for the last piece. Wishing you and your team all the best, bud. And for Roi Sumang…. one of the best pound-for-pound players in college ball. Hey, Chris… this is the YEAR! Your time. Your time.
Very Well said dude.. Two Thumbs Up for you! Thanks for this write up and Keep it up!
ReplyDeletelol. Mario Bonleon. hahahaha
ReplyDeletePaging Javier, Olayon, Jumao-as Hernandez!
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