Ateneo vs. La Salle

Our second loss for the season. Shucks. I don't feel as bad - no cheating involved. Didn't look as if the La Salle players used dirty tricks. It actually seemed that they wanted it more (oo nga naman, two losses in a row against Ateneo will really hurt their ego's). They played better. The Ateneo heart wasn't enough to close the 31 point lead. Sayang, kung 15 points lang siguro yun, we would've had a chance.

Some observations: We really need to look for a good point guard who can replace LA Tenorio. I don't see it in Chris Tiu. And I definitely don't see it in Escalona. He has been playing for 3 years and he's still not a good point guard. And we need to look for someone who can dominate the paint.

What's weird is that even if we lost, I was so proud to be an Atenean during that game. La Sallians used to laugh at our line "Win or lose, this is the school we choose." But it's true. Win, or lose. The relationship of the gallery and the players is a two-way thing. The players have a responsibility to the gallery. They should play well, or at least try their best to play well. At the same time, the gallery has a responsibility to the players. The gallery should always cheer for the players, whether they win or lose. I actually pity the La Salle players (well, not Cardona and Gaco eheheh) 'cause it looks like they're on a one-way street. The gallery will only cheer for them, or 'cheer loudly with all their hearts' for them when they're winning. This has been mentioned time and again, in different places, by different people, La Sallians, and other non-Ateneans, included. It's a totally different story with Ateneo. During the game (except some parts of the second quarter when people were literally stunned by the one million errors of the Ateneo players), if you don't look at the score, you'll think that it's a tied game. When there's actually a 26 (and at one point it even reached 31) point lead!

(Ehehe I lost my train of thought 'cause someone called me up and I had to discuss some stuff for work. So I'll leave it at that.)