Bring Out Your Blue Broom?

Try posting him up now.

This is it. The final game of the elimination round. That one last chance for that other bird team to break their losing drought. And it will be one more game for the champions to stamp their class and fan all the hate once more.

This is the sweeper ladies and gentlemen. This is the game where the hard work our Blue Eagles have put in all season long will be partly rewarded. However, let’s keep in mind that the ultimate reward for the hardest work done by the boys in Blue and White will be that fourth title. We are all so praying hard for.
The sweep will be sweet for me if it happens. 

Why? I’m so fed up by all those lowly birds who cry shrilly “LUTOOOOOO!” everytime they get whistled for a foul on a driving Ateneo player. It will be sweet since I know Nico won’t disappoint me and finally show Camson his place in the power forward of the League pecking order. It will be sweet since I know Greg is reserving that inner beast for his duel with Manyara, that guy who thinks he can hang with him, then going all out to make this poor little pretender cry on his way home as he quits basketball. It will be sweet for Kiefer Ravena finally shows Alex Nuyles, Janus Lozada and Roider Cabrera the true meaning of fear. It will be sweet for it will be a countdown of the final games that the beloved Pocket Rocket, Captain Kirk and Bacon will be playing with that Ateneo emblazoned on their chests.

So, in advance of the game, let’s discuss what should and what shouldn’t be done by our Hail Mary Squad in order to preserve our clean slate and barge straight into the finals. By the way, did you know that Adamson put up a Facebook page just for the game. Anyway, let’s get to the nitty gritty.
5 Important Matters for the Blue and White:

• Hammer Adamson with pick and rolls. In the first game, they’ve proved they are inept at defending this basic basketball play. With Greg at the helm and an accurate Emman and Long at hand, I say keep punishing them on the switch. No matter how much of a defensive team Bacon’s dad has shaped them since taking the reins, they are still a sieve when it comes to that particular play.
• Push the tempo. It is important that Kiefer be found on his bust outs. Emman would take care of that. Why do I want a fast pace? The Falcons couldn’t keep up with a Growling Tigers team that is a 3rd spot at best. What more if it’s the best running team in the league?
• Rebound, rebound and rebound. To fuel our unstoppable running game, everyone must be focused on boxing out their man. I hope and I pray that there will be limited offensive rebounds for that other bird team. Greg should grab 20, just saying.
• Bench mob. Let’s take this like my favorite NBA team, the Chicago Bulls. They had the best bench in terms of efficiency and chemistry. Our bench must be ON THE SAME PAGE ALL THE TIME. Also, we should find Justin Chua on pick and pops as he got his lost stroke back. Tonino can make do with scrapping it out and turning garbage into gold. Frank Golla however is the kicker. I do not mean to diss the dude, but his butterfingers are really bad. Not to mention sometimes, he gets lost on defensive switches leaving the paint undefended.
• Move the ball. We are the best passing team so why the heck would we keep the ball static? Keep that moving around as we push the tempo to make these Falcons dizzy before Greg rams it down (I HOPE!).

by Mr. Orange