Getting physical

University of Santo Tomas Head Coach Pido Jarencio believes his Growling Tigers just played the usual Filipino brand of basketball despite his wards being accused of getting too physical during their Final Four game against the National University Bulldogs on Sunday.

The Growling Tigers downed the top-seeded Bulldogs, 71-62, to force a rubber match for a finals berth in the 76th University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball tournament.

NU guard Bobby Ray Parks Jr., son of the late seven-time Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Best Import awardee Bobby Sr., complained that the Tigers’ physical play was too much as he and Emmanuel Mbe were at the receiving end of several dirty tactics.

Jarencio, however, did not answer Parks’ accusations directly and instead said that the young cager from NU should know how the Filipinos play since his father had a long stint in the PBA.

"Dapat alam mo kung paano ang laro dito sa pinas. Sa simpleng softdrinks lang nakikipag patayan tayo,” said Jarencio. “May shooting, speed at buo ang puso kung maglaro ang mga Pilipino. Kaya nga kinakatakutan tayo sa Asia.

Jarencio, who played for UST in the 80s, added that the way Gilas Pilipinas played in last month’s International Basketball Federation (Fiba) Asia Men’s Championship is the real brand of Filipino basketball.

"Kita niyo naman ‘yung Gilas. Ang sipag, patayan, ganun ang laro ng mga Pilipino. ‘Yun lang. Opinyon ko ‘yun. Pilay kung pilay,” said Jarencio.

"Matapang ang mga [Filipino] players kaya tayo nag-number one sa Asia [nuon]. Hanggang sa dumating na ‘yung impluwensiya ng mga Amerikano, nag-iba na ang laro. Ilag-ilag nalang tayo, medyo nawala.”

Jarencio’s statements are another subplot that could add color to the intriguing rivalry between UST and NU this season.

The bad blood between the Bulldogs and the Tigers began in the first round after NU’s Jeoffrey Javillonar accidentally hit UST top gunner Jeric Teng from behind that causing the latter not to finish the game.

Now, it is Parks’ turn to cry foul after he accused UST’s Kevin Ferrer of going way too physical while guarding him in that game.

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