Meralco solves Ginebra's Gulpi de Gulat style
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Meralco solves Ginebra's Gulpi de Gulat style
Meralco solves Ginebra's Gulpi de Gulat style
Gulat kayo no?
To the weak of heart, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel's newfound run-and-gun, "let all hell break loose" open court style would mean an immediate end to whatever fight one could muster. After all, what's there to do when L.A. Tenorio brings the ball downcourt in a little under 5 seconds, finds Allein Maliksi cocking for a jumper, Chris Ellis looking for an alley oop, Rico Maierhofer doing all sorts of crazy and energetic things and Billy Mamaril waiting for drop passes.
And if that wasn't enough, reigning PBA MVP Mark Caguioa is just waiting in the wings like the king lion of a pack followed by buddy Jayjay Helterbrand, Kerby Raymundo, Rudy Hatfield and solid role players Mike Cortez and Willie Wilson.
Well, don't tell that to the Meralco Bolts. Though they were caught with their pants down early in the first quarter, they buckled down to work from mid-2nd onwards to put a halt to Ginebra's run-and-gun fun and take the lead.
How did they do it?
First, Ginebra lost its backup guard Mike Cortez to a freak accident (head butt that opened him and the Bolts' Hugnatan up while they were diving for a loose ball) meaning Tenorio was left to fend for himself. Say what you will about the Gatorade endorser, but it was pretty clear that he was out of gas at time. The Bolts' Mac Cardona and Sol Mercado also took turns in punishing the pint-sized Tenorio by ensuring that there's always contact on every single play (kumbaga sa karne, ginawang tapa si Tenorio sa kakatadtad).
Helterbrand's continued lackadaisical play (injury and age) wasn't much of a help either. So once Tenorio started to slow down, so did the Ginebra juggernaut.
Problem solved.
As we said before, the only way this system works/worked is because of Tenorio's genius. He's the one guy who can make this odd-ball line-up of athletes and scorers work because he's the one who can dictate and command who goes where. Once he was gone (and Cortez out), it all went downhill for Ginebra and they simply went back to their one-on-one game.
For the Bolts, this pseudo-Dribble Drive system of theirs works. If only because these guys are hellaciously gritty and fearless. We know about Cardona and Mercado. And we know that veteran Reynel Hugnatan is the baddest mofo this side of his late 30s, but rookie Clifford Hodge is looking better than advertised.
May tulog kay Calvin Abueva itong si Hodge.
Hodge was hustling, working around the paint, scrapping for everything and was simply unafraid to take hits. The kid, who's not exactly the biggest guy out there, was getting in the heads of Ginebra's Mamaril and Raymundo, and even the usually poised Tenorio. He wasn't doing anything dirty out there, just hustling like every possession counts. And it did.
Really, we've been saying this before and we'll say it again. Hodge is the Santa Lucia Realtors-era Kelly Williams. This kid is just a workhorse who doesn't let anything faze him on the court. We'd go as far as saying that Hodge is better than Williams' rookie year simply because he has shown a knack for hitting his perimeter shots while it took the former PBA MVP time to develop an arc on the ball (ang tulis ng mga tira ni KW21 noon kala mo shotput).
They might be missing a legit center, but it would be very unwise to take the Bolts for granted this conference.
Source: KKS
Gulat kayo no?
To the weak of heart, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel's newfound run-and-gun, "let all hell break loose" open court style would mean an immediate end to whatever fight one could muster. After all, what's there to do when L.A. Tenorio brings the ball downcourt in a little under 5 seconds, finds Allein Maliksi cocking for a jumper, Chris Ellis looking for an alley oop, Rico Maierhofer doing all sorts of crazy and energetic things and Billy Mamaril waiting for drop passes.
And if that wasn't enough, reigning PBA MVP Mark Caguioa is just waiting in the wings like the king lion of a pack followed by buddy Jayjay Helterbrand, Kerby Raymundo, Rudy Hatfield and solid role players Mike Cortez and Willie Wilson.
Well, don't tell that to the Meralco Bolts. Though they were caught with their pants down early in the first quarter, they buckled down to work from mid-2nd onwards to put a halt to Ginebra's run-and-gun fun and take the lead.
How did they do it?
First, Ginebra lost its backup guard Mike Cortez to a freak accident (head butt that opened him and the Bolts' Hugnatan up while they were diving for a loose ball) meaning Tenorio was left to fend for himself. Say what you will about the Gatorade endorser, but it was pretty clear that he was out of gas at time. The Bolts' Mac Cardona and Sol Mercado also took turns in punishing the pint-sized Tenorio by ensuring that there's always contact on every single play (kumbaga sa karne, ginawang tapa si Tenorio sa kakatadtad).
Helterbrand's continued lackadaisical play (injury and age) wasn't much of a help either. So once Tenorio started to slow down, so did the Ginebra juggernaut.
Problem solved.
As we said before, the only way this system works/worked is because of Tenorio's genius. He's the one guy who can make this odd-ball line-up of athletes and scorers work because he's the one who can dictate and command who goes where. Once he was gone (and Cortez out), it all went downhill for Ginebra and they simply went back to their one-on-one game.
For the Bolts, this pseudo-Dribble Drive system of theirs works. If only because these guys are hellaciously gritty and fearless. We know about Cardona and Mercado. And we know that veteran Reynel Hugnatan is the baddest mofo this side of his late 30s, but rookie Clifford Hodge is looking better than advertised.
May tulog kay Calvin Abueva itong si Hodge.
Hodge was hustling, working around the paint, scrapping for everything and was simply unafraid to take hits. The kid, who's not exactly the biggest guy out there, was getting in the heads of Ginebra's Mamaril and Raymundo, and even the usually poised Tenorio. He wasn't doing anything dirty out there, just hustling like every possession counts. And it did.
Really, we've been saying this before and we'll say it again. Hodge is the Santa Lucia Realtors-era Kelly Williams. This kid is just a workhorse who doesn't let anything faze him on the court. We'd go as far as saying that Hodge is better than Williams' rookie year simply because he has shown a knack for hitting his perimeter shots while it took the former PBA MVP time to develop an arc on the ball (ang tulis ng mga tira ni KW21 noon kala mo shotput).
They might be missing a legit center, but it would be very unwise to take the Bolts for granted this conference.
Source: KKS
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Re: Meralco solves Ginebra's Gulpi de Gulat style
I agree na dangerous ang bolts with their potent line up, kaya lng hanggang duon lng ang team na to. Come play off time, titiklop to just like others and the real contenders will be left in the battle field. Sabihin ng bias ako, pero die hard ginebra lng talaga ako at for sure, next time na magharap sila, never again na matatalo ang ginebra!
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Sinuwerte nung 2nd half at minalas naman ang GINEBRA.. game over
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swaggerja4203 wrote:I agree na dangerous ang bolts with their potent line up, kaya lng hanggang duon lng ang team na to. Come play off time, titiklop to just like others and the real contenders will be left in the battle field. Sabihin ng bias ako, pero die hard ginebra lng talaga ako at for sure, next time na magharap sila, never again na matatalo ang ginebra!
nung sabado nga kala mo nag champion na ang mga ungas..pro kung tutusin swerte lang tlga sila..ksi kahit ano ibato nila pumapasok.
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biglang nag-shift ang lahat pagkawala ni cortez.. 2nd quarter pa lang nagbago lahat, although lamang pa rin sila pero bumaba talaga.. iba rin kasi yung may steady back up si LA, pero between jj at cortez para sa akin mas steady si LA.. napikon na sila kay hodge parang nawalan pa sila ng direksyon..
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naisip ko tuloy worst scenario, ganun ulit wala si mike na pang palit kay LA or hindi ka-effective si jj, baka kaya ni Keith or Chris mag-switch sa PG kasi sa US 1-2-3 naman ang laro nila.. naisip ko lang kahit ilang minutes lang para hindi bugbog si LA..
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Napakasaya tlga ng ibang team kapag Ginebra natatalo. Ikaw na kasi maging PINAKASIKAT! hehehe
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jianaustin wrote:naisip ko tuloy worst scenario, ganun ulit wala si mike na pang palit kay LA or hindi ka-effective si jj, baka kaya ni Keith or Chris mag-switch sa PG kasi sa US 1-2-3 naman ang laro nila.. naisip ko lang kahit ilang minutes lang para hindi bugbog si LA..
Si MC47 naman kayang mag PG eh.
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DMac wrote:Napakasaya tlga ng ibang team kapag Ginebra natatalo. Ikaw na kasi maging PINAKASIKAT! hehehe
nabuhay nanaman ang mga BENGKAY
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DMac wrote:jianaustin wrote:naisip ko tuloy worst scenario, ganun ulit wala si mike na pang palit kay LA or hindi ka-effective si jj, baka kaya ni Keith or Chris mag-switch sa PG kasi sa US 1-2-3 naman ang laro nila.. naisip ko lang kahit ilang minutes lang para hindi bugbog si LA..
Si MC47 naman kayang mag PG eh.
oo kaya nya parang last time nung nandyan si bozeman pero hindi sya ma-maximize pag PG sya saka madalas sabay sila ni LA eh.. anyway, okay na siguro si cortez next game. para sa akin nothing against jj pero mas SG na sya kaysa PG..
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Kaya naasar si LA kasi tlaga palang Siniko ni Hodge.. check his tweet yesterday, na nagsosorry kay LA... nawala ang temper nya then si Billy mams and Kerbi mga kuya to the rescue naginit din.. for me nasira lang yung laro nila kasi masyado na silang gigil pero kayang kaya nila ang Bolts.. based on my analysis... good revelation din na career high agad si Ellis with 19.. both rookies comeback from their 2 pts sa last game nila... kya masasabi ko lang na talagang masyado lang nang-gigil ang Ginebra kya yung mga tira mejo pilit na din like nung mga tira ni MC47...
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Yari yan pagbalik sa araneta
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off night lng talaga ang shooting ng ginebra on that night taps sinabayan pa ng bwenas sa bolts. Tuwang tuwa nga ang bench na kala mo champion na pero sad to say, ni semi ndi makakatuntong ang bolts kahit pa super ang rookie nila. yun lng...kabs
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^isa pa yan, may halong swerte na din yung mga ABNOY
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Re: Meralco solves Ginebra's Gulpi de Gulat style
kaya nanalo ang meralco sa ginebra eh...inasar nila magmula kay tenorio,kerby ,mamaril maging c ellis tinira din ni mercado...kumbaga eh unang maasar talo ...un ang nangyari sa ginebra nung sabado...
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kasama na rin siguro sa game plan nila na asarin si LA para masira laro ng team..
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pati rin me naasar ..di me nka2log masyado...
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baka nagulat din ang ginebra kasi sa ROS nga cool lang sila, kung may isang team na puwede silang pikunin ROS yun kasi physical team pero at least aware na sila lalo na kay hodge mapang-asar din yung rookie na yun, hindi sya lang sya younger rudy hatfield cross breed pa ni cardona lol..
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^cross breed din ni JOSH
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MR. FAST wrote:^cross breed din ni JOSH
mala-Budoy lol naisip ko tuloy si enrico o kaya si tubid, sana nandyan pa sila para nabigyan ng isa.. infairness kasi sa ginebra si kerby na yung may temper issues pero halos lahat mabait na sa court.. even si caguioa, nag-mature na hindi na sya pala patol.. si mamaril nagpipigil na eh kasi sila lang yta ni kerby ang center kaya hindi nya hinampas pero alam mong pikon na pikon na sya..
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jianaustin wrote:MR. FAST wrote:^cross breed din ni JOSH
mala-Budoy lol naisip ko tuloy si enrico o kaya si tubid, sana nandyan pa sila para nabigyan ng isa.. infairness kasi sa ginebra si kerby na yung may temper issues pero halos lahat mabait na sa court.. even si caguioa, nag-mature na hindi na sya pala patol.. si mamaril nagpipigil na eh kasi sila lang yta ni kerby ang center kaya hindi nya hinampas pero alam mong pikon na pikon na sya..
Tama ka dyan, pansin ko din yan kay MC, nung nagkaharap nga sila ni Macmac wala lang di tulad ng dati nakikipag asaran pa pati sa mga bitter fans nya
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