LA SALLE coach Aldin Ayo is preaching the principle of playing spontaneous basketball.
Ayo said this is the type of game that the Green Archers want to do for the rest of the season in the 79th University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament.
This how the Green Archers secured a 78-72 win over the Maroons to stay unbeaten in nine games.
Jeron Teng led with 21 points while Ben Mbala dominated the paint with 17 markers and 20 rebounds.
Teng was not around and was still recovering from an ankle injury when La Salle relied on other players to beat Adamson, 86-79, last week.
“We miss JT (Teng). But, in this kind of situation, you can’t go to just one go-to guy. We will lose the spontaneous game that we play,” said Ayo who found good reason to celebrate his 39th birthday the other day.
Ayo said he was glad that the Green Archers were able to show their resolve despite a tough stand by the Maroons.
He said he is is also impressed that the Green Archers responded well to the adjustments made by the Maroons on defense.
Their defensive adjustments allowed them to be in the ballgame against La Salle.
“Our game was disrupted by their camouflage defense. We’ve been practicing against that type of defense. But they were still able to disrupt our game. Good thing that we stuck together,” said Ayo.
