COBRAS CRUSH QUACKIES 120-101

YMCA – A week after pulling down a crucial rebound, Cobra guard Carlos Chan was at it again this time burning the opposition with his hot shooting. Chan dropped ten 3 point bombs against the Quackies throughout the game with 9 of the coming in the 2nd half. It was extra special for Chan as he is celebrating his 26th birthday this coming Saturday. “Wala e… kahit anung gawin namin pasok talaga lahat ng tira niya… Nakabox 1 na nga kami pero wala talaga nakakawala pa din…” a visibly frustrated Dewey Uy said after the game.

“Maganda pinakita niya itong game na to… Dapat every week ganyan siya kasi important part ng game namin ang shooting niya.” Lim said. “He stretches out the defense and opens up the middle making it easier for the rest of us to operate and slash to the basket.” he added.

After the game a sleepy and tired GM/Forward Michael Cheng only had praises for his player “everyone on the court knew very well what he is capable of doing but we didn’t expect him to explode like that. It’s a very good sign for the team when a player starts to get his groove on the court. Pero kahit kaming mga kakampi niya nagulat sa pinakita niya.”

But it was no walk in the park for the Cobras. In fact it was a tight game in the 1st half wherein Chan struggled for only 3pts, shooting a miserable 1 out of 6 from the field, and Peewa Abrencillo, who finished with 12 pts, could not find the mark. Being short handed without the high leaping Jigger and guard Pot Pot.. Cheng was able to employ his inside outside game and big man/loud mouth Arnold Tsai was able to dominate inside the painted area. The former putting on his usual solid number with 23pts while the latter tallied a double-double performance pulling down 10 rebounds answering critics who have been constantly criticizing his defensive play. “Utos ng utos si maestro! E kung magulang ko nga e hindi ako mautusan! Henyo talaga ako! Wahahahaha!” the interview was cut short due to the worthless stuff that Tsai said.

Roger Chan, who in the previous game played a career low 20minutes, was interviewed after the game about why he was already playing so soon after the injury. “libre e…” he was quoted as saying. He played 40 minutes in this game which is right around his average.

Newcomer Berwin Meily paced the Quackies with 21 points.

NOTE: Chan’s 10 3pt conversions is the most by a Cobra player. The record for the most 3’s in a game, which is 15, is still held by Aji Ichiban Tanlo. The 37pts by Chan is also a season high for any player this year. RBK struggled from the free throw line for the 2nd straight game shooting 15 out of 25. GM Cheng participated in the fun run before the game and ended up shooting 1 air ball from the field and 1 air ball from the foul line. Lim dished out 9 assists failing to reach double figures in that department for the 2nd straight game. Chan’s post game celebration was held at Brazil Brazil at the fort wherein GM Cheng called Chan “vertically challenged”

OTHER NOTES: Please mark March 25 27 29 31 April 1 3 5 7 9 11… These are very good dates to have a breakup.

COBRAS SURGE PAST QUACKIES 91-87 ON CHAN’S HEROICS

YMCA – “Rebound!” that was the essential word this time around. Cobra mainstay Carlos Chan, despite battling with his personal issues, pulled down perhaps one, if no THE, most important rebound of the game. Leading 89-87 after a layup by Daniel Chua off a crucial turnover by Cobra big man Arnold Tsai, the Cobras needed just one stop and one basket to seal the game. In the ensuing play, “kuya Kaw” committed a turnover that lead to a fastbreak layup by Ben Lim. Unfortunately, Lim missed the layup which set up the scene for Chan’s heroics. After grabbing the crucial REBOUND, Chan passed off to a streaking Kent who converted to finish off the Quackies.

“Actually di naman kami nagugulat sa ginawa ngayon ni Django kasi una sa lahat, isa siya sa hussle players namin” said Reaport. “Tsaka pangalawa alam naman naming na every game he gives 110% effort mapaoffense o mapadefense tulad nun REBOUND nya ganun talaga siya maglaro.” Added Cheng.

In the post game interview Chan had this to say “resulta yan ng lagi akong nasisigawan ng ‘rebound Carlos rebound!’ ng mga hayop kong kakampi… tsaka siguro right place at the right time, yun lang yun… sana ganun din ako sa issue ko ngayon…”

On the other hand, this game was highlighted by some physicalities between the players including a mid-air collision between rising star Pot Pot and defensive anchor Peewa Abrencillo wherein the latter sent the former sprawling to the ground after blocking his shot. “ganun talaga… basta sa akin, clean block yun… t@n%*^& mo jack!” Peewa was quoted as saying after the incident. Despite nursing an injured finger, embattled Cobra forward Arnold Tsai was able to hold his own both on the offensive end and surprisingly on the defensive end. Tsai was being publicly criticized by his teammates for failing to perform on defense.

NOTE: this game marked the 2^nd time this season that a player was injured during the shootaround both coming from the Cobra team. Visiting barangay league scouts wer turned off by Tsai’s poor shot selection and by the fact that a man of his size was scared of blood. Cobras shot 11 out of 23 free throws for a woeful 47.82%. Roger Chan played only 25 minutes leaving with an injured right foot, it was a new season low for the Cobra’s latest veteran acquisition. “Teka, sub muna… alamin ko muna sino nanalo sa laban ni Pacquiao!” Roger was quoted saying. Cobra guard-forward-GM-waterboy Cheng came in late due to “personal” reasons, drawing comments from his teammates particularly his long time friend Lim. Lim had only this to say regarding Cheng’s tardiness “dapat responsible siya. Alam naman niya na malaki ang role niya sa team tapos malelate siya sa game. Alam na niya ang dapat niyang gawin.. At dapat na niya gawin to tuwing ODD number ang date!”

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This recap was born out of extreme boredom…