Finally! After almost a month of agony, the Green Archers at last registered their 5th win of the season. Despite a disappointing 2nd half start wherein the Tigers clawed back from a double digit halftime lead, the team still had enough will and sheer determination to pull through and keep their final four hopes alive.
Just when we all though that he would be benched for the entire game, veteran James Mangahas finally unleashed his venom in the 2nd half which stung the Tigers’ chance of a comeback and sealing their spot in the semifinals.
James and Bader were not fielded in during the first half. Coach Franz surely sent a strong message to these guys but eventually they all got a chance to strut their wares later on. Just goes to show that no matter what, the Archers will live and die with our veterans leading the charge.
Defense was good, holding UST to just 64 points, 30 in the first half and 34 in the second. UST is one of the highest scoring teams in the tournament. However, the defensive intensity has to be maintained for the full 40 minutes, not just short stretches.
For the second straight game, Joel ably quarterbacked the offense, and was a key factor in helping the Archers erect that 18 point lead in the first half. It was his assist to a wide open James that enabled that Mangahas triple that created separation in the last few seconds.
Free throw woes returned to haunt the team. If not for the misses, the Archers would have built enough of a cushion and the game would not have been the nail biter that it was.
Turnovers hurt the team early in the 2nd half, enabling UST to tie the game at 43-all. Overeagerness, plus the pressure exerted by the UST rally contributed to the spate of errors. The Archers scored only 6 points in the 3rd quarter after compiling 42 points in the first half. Fortunately, the entry of James somewhat steadied the team, and they were able to battle UST on even terms for the remainder of the game.
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jerometest
finally, the Snake comes out of its lair!
hope Peejay and Bader will now come out of their comfort zones..
goodluck on the remaining games..
FEU is a steady Final Four contender and it will be a tough one (again) on Saturday..
[i will be there to cheer and support for the team.. no matter what..]
ONE for AN1MO!!
green minded
i hope the team hire a shooting coach (similar to what the nba is doing)…free throw shooting is a problem for de la salle even way before. it almost cost us this game because of poor free throw shooting. but at least we won and we are alive…rejoice! rejoice!
do the same defensive intensity against FEU…
animo la salle…
MEM
omg wow finally
Proud Archer
Now we are getting a glimpse of our future team. That UST win is simply a win of HEART. We played very good defense in the first half, limiting the Tigers to only 24 points while our own offense hummed like a well-oiled machine in the first half. Also some bad luck shooting for the Tigers during that stretch. However, the Tigers showed their resiliency and came back in the third quarter. Basketball is a game of spurts, and the Tigers were due for have their own scoring run.
In that scorching 19-1 comeback of UST, our shots were there. They just didn’t fall. UST really plays very porous defense, and our shooters, particularly James, Hyram, Sam, and Joel took their pot shots. For the second straight game, after three good shooting days, Peejay’s shooting went south.
Fortunately for us, the 1st half cushion was enough, and that the UST run happened in the third quarter, not the fourth. After the third quarter, it was nothing more than heart. Dylan Ababou got his usual numbers. Khasim Mirza also got his fair share. Jeric Fortuna was steady at the point position. Fortunately, Jeric Teng was a bit off (due to his long stint in the bench because of three fouls) and Alain Maliksi was missing due to an injury. Dylan almost killed us as those three personal fouls actually worked for him in the end (he wasn’t as tired), and he was able to nurse his fouls from there.
It was very heartwarming to see that the boys were still in such high spirits, and displayed their unity by shaving their heads (me included). They came out smoking and proved to us that the team indeed has lethal firepower. It’s our defense which is really a work in progress.
Anyhow, this game is for the naysayers who said Joel Tolentino was a dud. This game is for the naysayers who say that our veterans are useless. This game is for the naysayers who always pick on someone or something to blame everytime we lose.
THAT is why you never criticize any player or the team for that matter. THAT is why James Mangahas is STILL part of the team. THAT is why I believe this team has heart which will only grow bigger as time passes. THAT is why we are still in this Archers.
ANIMO!!!!!!
sandalwood
now it can be told that as long as the veterans would stand up and be recognized, everything else follow including winning with determination…sarap ng feeling ko….congrats to us all
mr-green
Is there a website where I can watch this game? I missed the 4th quarter. Maaga yata natapos ang replay ngayon sa Balls ch34 because of the live coverage of US Open.
O_o
Wow big win, Joel Tolentino is starting to show why he’s on the team and starting to prove some people wrong(me included). One thing that was visible in this game was the INTENSITY of our players,you could see that everyone was just giving it all they got and that’s the brand of basketball that we should be playing every game.
a bit off topic, maybe we should bench Mangahas for 3 quarters then let him explode in the 4th every game?
more off topic, jovet mendoza looks kinda chinese now that he has no hair anyone agree?
I had restrain myself from checking facebook out all afternoon so that i will not be able to read any posting of the games result. Watching the replay was worth the wait. ALL HEART i agree. FEU next boys. KAYA PA!
10409114
great coaching by Coach Franz!! He knows when to use his players, and when he needs to make a statement… Whatever happens, we got the best coach in the UAAP! he’ll make our team better.. keep the faith!!
Mike H
Great win Archers! Too bad not many Archer supporters showed up at the game…let’s carry this momentum to our last 2 games…Animo La Salle!!!
vedasto padilla
DID YOU CHEER? DEFENSE IS CHEERING AND CHEERING IS DEFENSE. KONTING SIGAW PA WILL GET OUR WISH.
GreenForever
I am still proud to be a La Sallian..watching live and cheer as the team pour their hearts out is something to be proud of… to Proud Archer – yes you are right, don’t blame the veterans. In this crucial game, James Mangahas showed us that he’s not down and out – he SAVED the day!
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TEAM, WIN OR LOSE…its the spirit of La Salle
ANIMO LA SALLE!
swingman
1st half was the epitome of La Salle basketball excellence. 2nd half was pure La Sallian heart on display.
The way we played brilliantly, followed by the way we fought valiantly; Final 4 or not, this is what I want to remember. this is how I want the team to be remembered.
Hope springs eternal. Keep the faith.
Animo La Salle.
GREENhearted.
it was great to see the young guns to not just play but to deliver in such an important game as this. and james mangahas coming out of the slump he was in at this juncture in the season is a must for the much needed Archer wins. Hopefully Peejay gets his game going for the next assignments.
AN1MO!
BENch BOY
Congratulations!! Our collective hearts are still beating !! And we are still alive !! Great effort ! Everyone really deserves a pat on the back! We are still in this thing SO BE PROUD AND BE TRUE !! ANIMO
ssouske
hope that this game will mark a come back rally that will see our team at least fighting in the final 4. seriously… i wanna see the green and white in the F4…
Bobby Cabral
Coach Franz is a genius. He observed that James Mangahas usually has a good first half and disappears after. So, Franz starts James in the 3rd and 4th quarter, and guess what, he produces and is the hero. If only James can play with the same intensity for forty minutes, he would be the next MacMac or JV Casio. But, it’s never too late.
greenalumni
Lets hope that we will win tomorrow @FEU and UST will lose @AdU. If not lets hope again that we will win @NU and UST will lose @UE.. Its time to win. No more time to lose.
=D
Imagine this, a 4 point lead for us is just an equivalent of 2 turnovers by Bader, I oh so thank Franz for not giving Bader the minutes.
Let’s go archers!
ANIMO! =D
rots boy
wo what are the chances to be in the final 4?
JUNVLC241979
Wow, I knew it, a win is doable. Hoping for wins over FEU and then NU. Then a final 4 slot. Then games against Ateneo (4th vs. 1st, twice to beat advantage). Hey, isn’t this a forum for cheers and intelligence for our dear La Salle Basketball team? Cheers to the Green Archers! Win some more!! Cheers to Coach Franz, he can bring out the best in the boys. Cheers to our dear Alma Mater. It’s a good school of learning. Hope our dear athlete students would be learning and then winning
Archer
@=D
C’mon dude give the guy (bader) a break, we won right? its not the time to dampen the spirit and the morale of the players. Its time for us to cheer them the most. this is the time that we as supporters and as a lasalian work together for the betterment of the community.
To the players; continue to improve and show them that you guys deserve their respect. CONGRATULATIONS!!! next stop FEU.
AN1MO!!!
archer boy
Great win Archers! Let’s go for the final 4, the entire green and white community is behind you. Let’s make another classic finale for the UAAP 72 by coming out strong from the pits all the way to the finals. We just have to work on it one game at a time. Animo!
pat
a good game indeed for the archers! franz’s wake-up call to james did him good in terms of his offense and leadership! i see a bright future in this team, especially with what TAYSHAUN Andrada showed in the defensive end. Ababou got tayshauned twice in the last minute; too bad the first one was slapped with a foul. but a good game for them! next up is FEU. let’s keep our faith, because this is the time wherein our team needs our faith the most!
ANIMO LA SALLE!
green minded
we won because the rookies got more playing minutes than the usual. if only the veterans can sustain their energy, similar to what mangahas has shown in the 4th quarter of this game, it would be worth fielding them for more minutes in each game…just hope he (mangahas) and the rest of the so called veterans will gonna be consistent from this game forward…the team’s destiny is still within their control if they can win their last two games…one of the two remaining games of UST is against UE, who is battling for number two slot…so for sure they will give their game to UST…kaya pa yan…have faith…
animo la salle…
mr. dlsu
Thank God, we finally won………… we couldn’t rely on james alone, he’s an inconsistent player…. every guys must step up right now,….. it’s a win or go home for us now…. each game is hard to breathe, but i now we can still do it,,,.. play the heart of the champions!!!!!!!
med
Congrats Archers! It’s only now that I saw them play as a TEAM! Saw the game live and I was both ecstatic and nervous! The heart that the players showed during the 2nd half of the UE game, just showed us that they will prove their critics wrong in the next games! Hopefully they will be able to sustain the same kind of intensity and HEART! ANIMO LA SALLE! =)
James G
This was a classic college basketball game with the ebbs and flows of the type of competition at this level. Last time we met UST, they took a 12-point lead into the locker room at halftime while this time, WE took a 12-point lead into our locker at the half! I was confident then that we would come back in the first game and we did, likewise I was concerned about holding the lead this time around! Boy I’m glad these players showed heart and held on for the win! I was disturbed by the 6 total points scored in the 3rd quarter (SIX POINTS!) but in spite of the UST surge, which I knew was coming, our team held on and prevailed!
greenie4ever
James pulled through for the team and helped nail a much needed win. He earned his stripes. I hope he will again prove his detractors wrong in the FEU game on Sat. It’s unfortunate that our fate doesn’t lie entirely in our hands anymore.
batang agno
@ archer
yeah you’re right. we should give him a break and maybe let him show up on the remaining games. even though this season isn’t good for him, atleast he’s contributing a little help for the team to win and besides we already won so right so why do we need to put our players down. we are on the same school and we support one team so why don’t we just pull each other up instead of just putting up all the mistakes cmon guys let’s just support them and stop fussing about their mistakes and whatsoever thngs like that. just remember that every palyer has their off game and off season..
keep the faith!! animo la salle!!
two more )
Archer
@ batang agno
I agree with you, all we need to do is forget about the mistakes of the players lets just thrive hard for the upcoming games between FEU and NU we are still in the hunt fir the last F4 seat. lets all give our players and the team the much needed inspiration and motivation, let coach franz do the fussing and beating on the players what the team needs now is our full support.
AN1Mo La Salle!!! Keep the FAITH!!!
keeper of the faith
OMG. This is awesome. Please please Archers, reach the final 4.
batang agno
@ archer
yeah di naman tayo ang coach so why fuss about the mistakes and i know they are doing something to improve and correct it naman. we should believe and pray that we make it to the top 4 if we cheer for them as one community, there’s a very big chance for us to achive the last spot
