What can we expect from this team this All Filipino Cup? Is their lineup enough to be a playoff team? They have some veterans on the team and good defensive players like Semerad and Anthony, and we know that these two always plays hard on the court, but Bolick should lead the team.
Though they manage to win the game but in terms of being playoff competitive agaisnt SMC teams who are very dominant, not sure if NLEX have that enough firepower to compete against Gin kings,SMB and Magnolia, especially that we are in the all filipino cup where no reinforcement to carry the load, though it's still too early to conclude and the ball always round, upset can still happen here.
One game is not enough to conclude that they are a playoff team already. If they struggled against Northport, how much more against a legit playoff team? Even with the Magnolia Hotspots, I think they won't last, as Magnolia is a very good defensive team that can limit Berto if he is the only one carrying the team. Unlike Magnolia, which focuses on improving the team and does not rely on one man.
I agree that Berto should be back to his original place, carrying a team is not new to him, he can do it as long as the coach and his teamates believes in him, he can bring the best on him and try to help winning the game.
He had 31 points in this game, shooting 9-22, making it a very efficient performance for him.
However, I'm not sure if he could achieve that number against a defensive team. Bollick played against his old team, so he pretty much knows how to defeat them.