The long road to the 9th NAASCU seems to be a lot longer than the usual ones the Olympians use to take. The Olympians are now back to what the team used to be in the 2005 season, pretenders. After much success in the recent NAASCU, the Olympians are now left with a bunch of newbies trying to gel as a team. This team is almost complete and the only missing ingredient is teamwork.
As of now, the team has not yet fully grasped the trapping defense that has once given the team much success. At the same time getting the ball pass the mid court has become another problem for the team.The Olympians are now using the Fr. Martin's Cup as a means to address the concern on gelling and hopefully give chances for the new ones to shine. The wingmen and frontline are not yet comfortable with the slack left by veterans Ramon Mabayo, Darryl Mendoza and Mike Cabangon.
New acquisitions Jean Mbe and Martin Antonio are tough men inside, but they still need some help. The team has acquired the services of two more wingmen who we hope in time will learn the system of Coach Vic and eventually contribute by the time the summer tournament starts.
The backcourt can be something that the Olympians can be very vulnerable. Their point guards are adequate and not spectacular. The game against DLSU saw them tumble in a maze of errors as the Green Archers showed them what a true pressure defense is. The OLympians though learned from that the hard way as the Archers put the game away as early as the first half by leading 44-18!
Again, its still seven months till the NAASCU opens and a lot of things will still happen by then. I just hope that one of those things if for my Olympians to get their acts together. Lets hope for the best and take it a game at a time since its still a long way to go. Good luck Olympians.
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