WHAT THIS GAME MEANS:
This series has been a unanimous draw so far. RoS controlled Game 1 while SMC controlled Game 2.Game 3 should be that game where coaches start to make the telling adjustments. How will Coach Yeng counter James Yap’s explosion in Game 2? Will he send out double teams or show hard on screens and take the Let Anyone But James Beat Us approach? For SMC, will Coach Tim draw up more plays for the other guys? Will he lengthen his rotation to save the legs of his core guys?
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR:
James Yap’s supporting cast. After Big Game James exploded in Game 2, chances are RoS will throw the kitchen sink at him. So the Scoring Apostle, JDV, Coffee Prince, and Sakuragi would all need to step up and play their monikers to the hilt. Remember how the other Lakers saved Kobe’s poor shooting ass in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals? Well, the Mixers supporting cast might be asked to do the same in Game 3.
WHO TO WATCH OUT FOR:
The James Yap stopper, whoever that may be. Game 1. X points. Game 2. 34 points. I think we’re convinced now that RoS is too deep for SMC and that James Yap is the only one who can balance that disparity out. If the Elasto Painters want that 2-1 advantage they need some steady dose of first class defense from Norwood and Ibanes on Yap. They could even go Detroit Bad Boys when Yap drives to the paint, like sneak in a Beau Belga hip check or a Quinahan love tap after he takes the shot. Whatever happens, RoS needs to stop the most skilled local 2-guard ever in the PBA.
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