Just sharing some thoughts on how I look at
basketball games.
I look at the make up of a team. What kinds of
players are there? Do they like to run or are they a walk it up team?
I am a firm believer that if a team doesn’t have the
height then they should play a swarming type of game on defense then run at
every opportunity. There should be some shooters to keep the lane defense a
little loose to allow the slashers room to drive.
Been harping on the 24-second shot clock and how
teams like NU-BDO should take advantage of that.
Taking notes on the game yesterday, that attacking
game netted 29 free throw attempts and 20 fastbreak points. The frenetic attack
allowed the Bulldogs to even beat UE-Cebuana Lhuillier on the boards 41-35
912-11 on the offensive glass) despite the Warriors have Bam Gamalinda, Chris
Javier, Papot Paredes, and Jesse Bustos to patrol that lane.
I wondered why Lord Casajeros or even Ralf Olivares
didn’t play too much (five and four minutes each) while the guards got a lot of
playing time. Too many guards on the floor meant less to rebound, a strength of
Olivares or even Casajeros. So they got killed.
Paul Zamar is an outstanding player and he topscored
for Cebuana with 24 points in 32 minutes. But along with Roi Sumang, James
Martinez, and Alvin Padilla, they combined for 53 points and 12 rebounds. The
other 22 points were scattered across the forwards and centers who didn’t get
their touches. The ball in my opinion didn’t move too much. Rather than help
their other players get in the flow of the game, they took too many shots. The
four guards averaged 24 minutes while taking 41 attempts.
I feel they did not do proper reads. Alvin Padilla
scored eight points on 3-6 shooting. Maybe he should have gotten the ball a
little more.
That the guards heavily dictated their offense put a
lot of pressure on their forwards and centers. The porous perimeter defense
allowed the Bulldogs a lot of free lanes to attack their centers.
I thought that Cebuana relied too heavily on the
outside shot. The predilection for the outside shot saw them take 37 attempts
from the three-point line while making only 11. The Bulldogs on the other hand
attempted 19 times and scored on eight of them for 42%. Save for one or two
attempts (that missed badly), NU-BDO’s three-point attempts were taken during
the flow of the offense.
With Ray Parks deliberately allowing his teammates to
stand up on their own and to put their stamp on the team since he is leaving,
the others have responded. Love how Troy Rosario and Glenn Khobuntin playing
larger roles. And Glenn has been working hard even after practice. Watched him
take an extra 30 minutes of shots after practice ended the other day. That desire,
ethic and hunger has seen him play much much better. He topscored for the
Bulldogs with 22 points while pulling down 11 rebounds including five offensive
boards and five assists (to go with a steal and a block). A well-rounded game
that once was Parks’ domain. That augurs well for the transition.
But on to the Bulldogs’ offense, that eight seconds
or less attack allowed NU-BDO to win this running away 93-75. That was the huge
difference (along with the intensity that they sustained throughout the entire
40 minutes).
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