News: Gilas Pilipinas Rim-Rattler Japeth Aguilar Draws Energy From Rabid MOA Arena Crowd Japeth Aguilar made just three field goals in the Philippine national men’s basketball team’s victory over Japan on Monday night, but he certainly made each of those count. His first basket was an monster one-handed alleyoop slam dunk off a backdoor cut in the second quarter. Two possessions later, he took Japanese defender Atsuya Ota off the dribble for a violent tomahawk jam. His pair of dunks energized Gilas Pilipinas, which opened up a 10-point lead at the half. He had another monster throwdown in the second half that had the crowd at the Mall of Asia on their feet. But for the high-flying Barangay Ginebra San Miguel big man, the fans inside the stadium are the one boosting him during the games. “Nakakakilabot yung kapag nag-chi-cheer sa iyo yung mga tao,” he told InterAKTV. “Nakaka-generate ng gana, parang ini-encourage ka nila na mag-dunk and inaabangan nila kung ano yung gagawin mo.” Aguilar finished with a modest line of seven points and one rebound, but his contributions beyond the box score drew praise from coach Chot Reyes. “Japeth Aguilar gave us a great lift off the bench,” said Reyes. The Gilas stalwart hopes he could use this as a springboard for better performances ahead. “Malaking bagay ito sa akin kasi nakakatulong ka sa team and napapasaya mo mga tao,” he said. Original Link: interaksyon/interaktv/gilas-pilipinas-rim-rattler-japeth-aguilar-draws-energy-from-rabid-moa-arena-crowd
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 05:57:05 +0000
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