Still learning triangle offense, Ian Sangalang makes quiet debut for San Mig Coffee Second overall pick Ian Sangalang had barely six days of practice with San Mig Coffee before the team plunged into action in the opening game of the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup on Sunday. He had a quiet debut, finishing with eight points and four rebounds in 23 minutes. He scored just a single point in the second half, when the Gin Kings ran roughshod over the Mixers. Sangalang admitted that the amount of time to practice had been so short that he has only picked up the basics of Mixers coach Tim Cone’s notoriously complicated triangle offense. “Nasa simula pa lang kami, wala pa kami sa mga options ng triangle. Simula pa lang ito, marami pa kaming kailangang matutunan sa triangle,” Sangalang told InterAKTV. “Minsan, one pass away, nawawala kami. First time ko naglaro sa triangle, kaya medyo naninibago ako.” Star forward Marc Pingris, who has promised to take Sangalang under his wing, said its the responsibility of the veteran crew to fast-track the progress of their rookies. “Kailangan nilang mag-adjust, pero kailangan rin naming mag-adjust. Kailangan namin silang tulungan,” said Pingris. “Sa triangle kasi, mawala yung isa, mawawala na yung lahat. Kailangan naming silang alalayan sa practice. Hindi tama yung iaasa na lang namin kay Coach yung pagtuturo kasi kami yung magkakasama naglalaro.” Lack of firepower Against Ginebra, the Mixers were severely lacking in firepower, with Joe Devance and Peter June Simon skipping the contest. Simon is out because of a left Achilles tendon injury. “Mga four days na siguro ito,” Simon said. “Nagsimula ito nung tune up game namin against GlobalPort tapos inilaro ko pa rin.” Devance, for his part, fears that he’ll be out for a week because of a knee injury. “I was limping during our first practice (Monday) and then my left knee was swelling,” Devance said. “I would have played if not for the swelling.” interaksyon/interaktv/still-learning-triangle-offense-ian-sangalang-makes-quiet-debut-for-san-mig-coffee #adminbubbles
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:41:06 +0000
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