(09-27-2008, 01:48 AM)Grim Wrote: As for the game, I felt that the refs were too light on their whistles. It was a championship game, they should have given a little more leeway in terms of physicality. Ang feeling ko kasi natakot sila masyado dun sa tension between the players because of the rivalry and what might happen because of that physicality, kaya magaan yung pito nila. It happened that a LOT of those calls favored Ateneo. Passing through picks, presses, double teams... usually those kinds of contact go unheeded with other schools. Example nalang si Casio. I felt he should have ended the game with only three fouls.
What I don't like is what I'm hearing right now though... may rumors na mag-iimport daw ang Ateneo ng player from the States. Just to win another championship? It doesn't feel right.
Yup, I was at the patron area. Nagwawala si Senator Gordon sa likod ko (literally), pero medyo tahimik naman si Senator Jinggoy sa kanan ko.
About your analysis, I mostly agree with it. Just wanted to add that the refs were also responsible for making Chris sit out for more than half of game 1, and Rabeh for half of game 2.
While it is true that Casio probably shouldn't have been called for one of his fouls, it was probably also DLSU's insistence on playing physical that got them in trouble in the firs place. In addition to that, at the middle stages of the game the refs might unconsciously have been trying to make up for the bad foul call on Rabeh at the start of the game by being light on DLSU, which wasn't able to capitalize on his absence.
DLSU also wasn't executing on their own plays for most of the game, and their low post game was rendered ineffective by Baclao. I think they were just outmatched (hence trying to stick to a physical game despite being warned by the refs before the game started).
