UAAP: Baldwin hopes 50-point victory ‘sign of better things’ for Ateneo

Coach Ateneo Tab Baldwin vs UST. UAAP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin hopes that the Blue Eagles’ 50-point destruction in front of the University of Santo Tomas is a “sign of better things to come” in the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball tournament. .

Ateneo played like a well-oiled wrecking machine, blow up UST with a 101-51 . win remained undefeated for 10 games on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Baldwin stressed this could be seen as a declared victory for the Blue Eagles if they can sustain it in their remaining matches.

“I think it’s a big thought and I want it to come true,” Baldwin said after their big win. “But I think we’ll only know if that’s true if we follow it up with other games where players actually keep their roles to the whetstone and keep working hard throughout. games and stick and work together. ”

“I hope this is a sign of better things to come for our team. But we will have to wait and see,” he added.

Ateneo, who is still undefeated in 36 games since 2018, secured a spot in the Finals.

Baldwin wanted to see the Blue Eagles’ 40-minute performance and it led to their most dominant performance of the season so far, where they led with 53 points and held the Growling Tigers up to 20/70 shots. and 2 -of-25 words deep.

“Apart from being a bit loose with 19 swings, I think it was a pretty all-round performance at both ends of the ring and it feels good for everyone when I think you come off the floor with that feeling. like you played 40 minutes of basketball as a team,” he said. “That’s really our job. So we feel pretty good about that.”

Raffy Verano, who led Ateneo’s win with 18 points and seven rebounds, also said the Blue Eagles had to deal with their mental declines during their unbeaten run.

“I think we just need to prepare mentally for each game. Coach Tab, the coaches got it right, we had a lot of mental breakdown, especially in the second half,” Verano said. “We are talking to the players, mentally we need to go to the game with a killer instinct. I think we really showed a little of that today. I think if it moves forward, it will keep going up and up. ”

The defending champions have four more games left in the elimination round, facing National University on Saturday. A sweep will book the Blue Eagles a ticket to the final for the second consecutive season.

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