JVee Casio a silver lining in another Blackwater loss

CHICAGO – Even a global pandemic could not avoid this roll, which now spans three conferences.

And as the dangerous Covid 19 omicron variant looms on the horizon, forcing many countries, including the Philippines, to relive past nightmares about restrictions and quarantines, the streak is as robust as it gets. has never been.

Blackwater had just lost 20 straight PBA games.

The last debacle happened just a few hours ago. Apparently when it rains it’s against Rain Or Shine, 92-79.

They were up 10 after a quarter, six at halftime. But Bossing’s lead and momentum evaporated like cheap cologne in the third quarter where they managed to score just 12 points while giving up 31.

Blackwater coach Ariel Vanguardia suffered a loss in his debut.

I’m tempted to say this one probably hurt, but being a punching bag for 20 games now, the Bossing are probably numb to all the pain.

But because we love car crashes in a way that we hush up and take a break when we see one on highways or in the streets, I wanted to know why this one caught on fire.

“What happened in that fateful third quarter,” I asked Jvee Casio, the former Alaskan ace who works (suffers?) Now as a reserve goalie at Blackwater. .

“RoS adjusted from the first half. And we didn’t turn things around especially when they had a race,” he replied.

Blackwater underwent a lot of staff changes during the off-season and it has proven – so far, at least – as futile as the Titanic’s interior revamp.

CASIO, HOWEVER, HAS TURNED OUT TO BE DAYLIGHT MONEY THROUGH ALL OF THAT DARK.

He came off the bench and collected 10 points in 18 minutes and 46 seconds of relief. Even at 35, his best years behind him now, Casio can still be a leader, an asset to what appears to be a team in perpetual rebuilding.

I’m curious how many buckets of popcorn former Blackwater head coach Nash Racela must have consumed while savoring the ongoing struggles of his former team.

But knowing that Nash is a taller man despite his unceremonious dismissal, I wouldn’t rule him out from lighting a candle for Bossing, begging for a quick turnaround.

In fairness to new head coach Ariel Vanguardia, that loss was not on him, although it is always practical to attribute a loss to the man in charge.

Listen, Vanguardia could plan all he can and preach to the troops with the passion of a fire and brimstone televangelist. But he can’t teach the right shot.

That’s what his players couldn’t do.

Blackwater only took 33 of 82 shots, a sad 40.2% clip. They did 16 out of 39 out of 3 which was an excellent rate of 41%. But they also missed 12 of 24 free throws.

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“The energy was not the same as how we started the game. We weathered the storm in the second quarter but didn’t have the same defensive mindset in the third,” said coach Ariel. after I asked him to do a brief autopsy of this latest disappearance.

“Part of the learning,” he concedes.

Hopefully, for the good guys like Coach Ariel and JVee, this newly acquired knowledge will eventually lead to a breakthrough.

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