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San Miguel is flexing their muscle. Roster wise, TNT is really a level-below in comparison to San Miguel and we saw that in game 2 and game 3.It is time for TNT to show something different and tilt the series into something worth anticipating.
Before we tackle it, let us check the result of my deciding factors in game 1:
TNT-SMB
1. Chris Ross (11 Pts | 7 Rebs | 12 Asts | 3 Stls)
2. Free-throw shooting (64% VS 71%)
3. Joshua Smith (21 Pts | 9 Rebs | 2 Asts)
Verdict: Inaccurate
DECIDING FACTORS
1. Free-throw Shooting
2. Chris Ross
3. Fastbreak Points
In the first three installments of the series, Chris Ross was unstoppable. He averaged 16 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 3.7 steals per game. That is stat-filling 101, guys! In a sense, Chris Ross and Jayson Castro's roles were reversed. Castro is leaving hell in trying to stop Ross from making plays and scoring!
TNT need to do something about him. Maybe, they should stick with the shooters of San Miguel when Ross drive to the basket and let him try to score against Castro.
One more thing that TNT really need to react to is SMB's love to go for fastbreaks. SMB is of course doing that to counter the size of Josh Smith and TNT's frontcourt. How about replacing Smith, already?
That will be a game-changer but very risky.
Prediction
To be honest, I cannot think of any way to minimize the effect of Ross. TNT may better pray hard that Ross will regress by his own. If that doesn't happen, San Miguel will get this one again. I expect San Miguel to shoot enough free-throws to win this one.
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