Snow Badua
December 26, 2012, 11:44 pm
Paul Lee
and the Elasto Painters have already learned not to get affected by
officiating in the PBA. Jerome Ascano
WHILE
teams are complaining about the way officiating has gone so far in the
PBA Philippine Cup semifinals, Rain or Shine star player Paul Lee
stressed the Elasto Painters `have been there and done that.’
No wonder, the Welbest franchise is
currently in good standing in their best-of-seven series against the San
Mig Coffee Mixers, as it only needs to win two more games to make the
All-Filipino Cup Finals for the very first time.
“Hindi na kami nagpapa-apekto sa pito
ng referees, masisira lang diskarte namin,” said the reigning Rookie of
the Year, who himself had been at the receiving end of tough plays in
the league.
Lee’s words of wisdom came in the
midst of the complaints made by San Mig stars James Yap, Marc Pingris,
and Peter June Simon in the aftermath of the Mixers’ 98-72 loss to the
Elasto Painters on Christmas Day, a setback which they attributed to
inconsistent officiating.
The Rain or Shine sophomore guard recalled how coach Yeng Guiao lifted up the team spirit after a sorry 82-106 Game 2 loss.
“Talagang sinabi ni coach sa amin nun
na natalo kami hindi sa tawag ng mga referees, natalo kami kasi
nagpa-apekto kami. Kaya todo bawi talaga kami nung Game 3”, said Lee,
who himself had a dismal performance in Game 2.
While the 23-year-old pride of Tondo
said the Mixers should learn to be stronger from the experience, he
also wished their woes would extend all the way to Game 4 on Thursday at
the Mall of Asia Arena.
“Down ang morale nila (Mixers) dahil
tinambakan namin sila. Kaya dun kami aatake,” he said. “Mas magiging
agresibo pa kami kasi alam namin mas madali silang ma-frustrate ngayon.”
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