Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Defence was Welflex's final downfall

Tuesday, July 12, 2011


Efren Espiritu (R) of CESK goes for a layup while Elvin Requintin of Welflex Engineering tries to block him in the final of the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open on Sunday. Picture: BT/ Yee Chun Leong THEY came in as the favourites and could have left the court in celebratory mood, but their opponents had other plans.

Welflex Engineering were always in a good position to be crowned champions of the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat on Sunday.

But failure to adjust at the defensive end led to a 90-81 downfall to Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) in the final.

Welflex Engineering were clearly undersized and their 3-2 zone defence led to the duo of tournament MVP Geve Leones and Jeff Paraiso easily raking up points in the paint.

Despite getting off to a slow start to trail 20-11 heading into the second quarter, Welflex Engineering managed to pull up their socks to lead by as many as 10 points but stamina was an inevitable problem.

Their tired legs were exposed on Sunday and Welflex Engineering usually a run and gun style of team were outrun by CESK in the championship match. Their failure to get back on defence resulted in easy transition points. Read More… The Brunei Times

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