Without Lassiter, SMB's performance remain the same.
I don't think so. They are not as cohesive and I think the SMB head coach has been experimenting a lot in the first four games of this series. With Lassiter in the line up, SMB may be 3-1 up by now. So you believed Lassiter is the game-changer? lol. You are really a die-hard SMB fan or maybe you believed on that because you have funds that currently at stake in the SMB side.
He is the counterpart of Chris Ross and no way Austria will always put these 2 on the floor at the same time. His disappearance honestly makes Austria thinks of a better lineup since he will not destroy the starters. SMB is not always an unstoppable team like others look at this team for the past conferences.TNT is just playing good. Let's admit that even what's our favorites. Even an SMB fan look at that way.
Lassiter's injury is a loss to the SMB team, with him in the floor he can hustle and when he is hot in 3 point shooting, that would make the defense focus on him and that will free up June Mar Fajardo and the import. If I'm not mistaken, TNT has a good shooting percentage in 3 points in the past 4 games while SMB could have improve their 3 point shooting if they have lassiter which is their most reliable 3 point shooter and he is tall so he can help defend and rebound the ball which is in every game they are out rebounded by TNT.
Yes, he is good. No doubt about that. And yes a big loss but not that big. SMB is the most complete team in the PBA that even their bench players are not trash. But even Lassiter is there, it's not an assurance that SMB will now be on 3-1 lead.
It's like saying that TNT is complete trash because they are nothing against SMB if Lassiter is not there.
For sure, even he is there, TNT will found a way to deal with him at any cost.Well, between the 2 teams, TNT is more efficient with their offense and defense and I know SMB understand that and there strategy was focus on distracting Jones, force him to loss focus and be emotional and they were successful in some point when Jones were ejected of 2 tech, sit out for flagrant foul and that's the time also when they start a rally but Jones is just so good, even TNT is down, they can come back and win the game.
I would say this game would have been 3-1 if Jones wasn't ejected in game 2.