Adamson coach Nash Racela throughout a recreation in opposition to UST in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
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 gas their Remaining 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,” stated 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 all the time inform them, should you can’t be good with each, at the least be good with one. We didn’t have each.”
UST broke the sport vast 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 a variety of offensive rebounds within the second half. They’d 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 a variety of errors and people want correction. The one factor to verify all these is to review the sport and simply watch it once more.”
However regardless of the loss, Adamson (5-8) nonetheless has a shot to make the Remaining 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 Crimson Warriors for the final semifinal slot.
“[Now] we have to do it the exhausting means. One, win in opposition to Ateneo and two, hope that UP wins in opposition to UE so we may play a knockout match. That’s the second recreation that we have to win,” Racela stated.
“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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