by rick olivares pic by mon rubio
Before we look at what the
Ateneo Blue Eagle rookie, Arvin (can we call him “the A-Train) Tolentino, there
are two moments that will define the Ateneo-UP match from last Wednesday.
There was 5’9” Nico Elorde
blocking 6’5” Gelo Vito and a play or two later, Kiefer Ravena hitting a huge
triple that hit the bottom of the net.
Even if Ateneo looked
lethargic (I won’t give UP too much credit for defense here) because they
surrendered 86 points, those two moments emphatically said that the Fighting
Maroons weren’t going to upset them on that day.
While it’s still early in
the Season as they are still groping for competition form, it should be noted
that Ateneo is in the middle of most defensive categories. Even after three
games played, they still lag behind UST and UE. They’ll be facing from hereon
teams that are in the upper half of the standings.
However, when it was
winning time, the Blue Eagles played better defense. When UP cut the lead down
to two, Ateneo went on a spurt offensively then choked the Maroons on the
defensive end.
Notable stat line:
Ateneo scored 23, 23, 20, and 20 points per quarter.
UP scored 21, 17, 16, and
21
Chris Newsome: 18 points, 12 rebounds (4 offensive), 2 assists, 1 steal,
and 1 turnover.
Now let’s look at the
A-Train’s (Arvin Tolentino) numbers:
Vs. UP
25 minutes = 20 points, 8
rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover.
Vs. La Salle
27 minutes = 14 points, 10
rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, and 2 blocks
Vs. Adamson
18 minutes = 12 points and
2 turnovers
In three matches, he has
averaged:
15.3
points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.6 blocks, and 1.3 turnovers per game.
Breaking
down his scoring further, here’s what’s he’s done:
6/15
from 3pt range = 40%
10/17
from 2pt range = 58.8%
8/12
from the FT line = 66.7%.
Solid
numbers and he can only get better. Huge pick up for Ateneo.
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