News: San Miguel’s Arwind Santos Says Turnovers To Blame For Beermen’s Game One Loss Under some extreme pressure from the vaunted Alaska defense, San Miguel found itself coughing up the ball over and over. They finished with 26 turnovers in the game and they knew that their inability to handle the ball was a big factor in their 88-82 defeat to the Aces in Game One of the PBA Philippine Cup finals. “Isa lang bibitawan ko. Turnovers ang tumalo sa amin. Wala nang iba,” Santos said after the game. San Miguel coach Leo Austria, too, showed concern over the Beermen’s struggles in that department. “We committed a lot of turnovers, 26. How can you win in the championship if you commit 26 turnovers?” Austria wondered in the postgame press conference. Santos credited the defense of Alaska, whose pressure defense produced not only a number of miscues from the Beermen, but also easy transition opportunities for the Aces. Alaska scored 13 points off of San Miguel turnovers in Game One. Santos himself had eight turnovers, a blemish in a game where he posted 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. The Aces, too, had a great gameplan in the halfcourt game, taking away the Beermen’s usual angles for their passes to MVP June Mar Fajardo inside. “Oo, yung pressure nila. Tsaka yung mga ibang pasa na hindi namin napasa ng maayos. Kailangan makakuha kami ng angle,” Santos said. “Ako sa nakita ko, hindi masyado nakakarating yung bola kay June Mar. Hindi masyado napasahan si June Mar. Maganda rin yung depensa nila.” Austria, too, praised the Aces’ defensive pressure, although he questioned how their physical play managed to avoid the whistle from the officials, especially in the second and third quarters. Alaska did not commit a single foul in the second quarter and only two in the third while forcing a total of 14 San Miguel turnovers. The Aces did plenty of damage in those two periods, cutting a 22-point deficit down to just five heading into the fourth quarter. “I have to give credit to the defense of Alaska. They know the situation they’re in – a swarming defense. And even if there’s a foul, there’s no call. I don’t know what happened in the second and third quarter. Masyadong maganda yung defense nila and walang foul,” the coach said. Santos, though, believes that they can make the suitable adjustments as the series is a long one. “Pero ang kagandahan nito, series ito. Ang basketball naman, di mo masabi na ganoon pa rin ang itatakbo ng Game Two,” he added. Original Link: interaksyon/interaktv/san-miguels-arwind-santos-says-turnovers-to-blame-for-beermens-game-one-loss
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:26:11 +0000
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