A Win Against the Falcons----ANIMO ATENEO!!!

Another late entry from me... :D

On July 10,2008(Thursday)-- After losing from Adamson in the FOPT, the eagles have their win against them. Actually, Adamson has improved significantly despite of having a young line up. They executed a good defense and the half-court pressure. But still Ateneo didn't take them for granted. As what I've watched I believed that the players of Ateneo execute a good game plan, not only offensively but also on their defense.Overall, blue eagles had a bit unaccustomed start caused by a few turnovers and missed open shots. Falcons stayed close because of their tight defense and 2nd chance points. Nevertheless, towards the end the eagles' shots start to fall in the right path and even their defense followed. In the 2nd half, the eagles start doing 2-3 zone which the falcons weren't able to adjust. Probably because of their lack of consistent outside shooters.

In the 1st half, Chris Tiu didn't make a very good start, actually. He missed a lot of open-outside shots and also missed two free throws(quite not like the typical Chris Tiu...huh!) He ended it with only 2-points. I know it is quite disappointing. However, in the 2nd half he started to overcome his bad start. His shots started to fall greatly. Fortunately, the other guys also contributed offensively and defensively. Jai Reyes was aggressively took outside shots with no turnovers(I guess). Eric Salamat and Ryan Buenafe helped also in scoring. Jobe Nkemakolam also gave 12 big rebounds for the team. Nonoy Baclao was very steady on the defensive end, blocks and in changing shots. He also brought some points and amazingly he was not in foul trouble that game. With Chris Tiu ended the 2nd half with big 10 points. And ADMU finished the game with 72-45 in the score board.
I hope that Ateneo's winning streak will continue up to the finals.

Best Player/Champ Player of the game: Chris Tiu -- 12 points(10pts. in the 2nd half), 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal
PSB Maaasahang Player: Nonoy Baclao

Later, ADMU Blue Eagles will face UE Red Warriors. I hope that Ateneo will get their 3rd win.
ANIMO ATENEO!!!
ANIMO BLUE EAGLES!!!
ONE BIG FIGHT!!!

-jhen-