In the past, James Yap contributions for San Mig Coffee was all about scoring.
But the Mixers superstar has found that he can help the team in many other ways. On Friday night, he only scored two points and attempted just six shots, but was still able to contribute to San Mig Coffee’s defensive effort to turn back Alaska.
“Kita mo naman tinira ko anim lang. At saka nakakapagod rin pala yung depensa,” said Yap, who said he is embracing coach Tim Cone’s philosophy of putting defense first.
“Sa sistema ngayon, yung mindset talaga namin is defense.”
The Mixers put together a fine defensive effort, holding Alaska to just 73 points on 28 percent shooting from the field.
“Ang sabi kasi ni Coach, second option na lang yung offense. Ang mahalaga, maka-stop kami lagi,” said Yap.
A deadly scorer from the time he first picked up a basketball, Yap said he’s now finding joy in other facets of the game beyond just putting the ball in the hoop.
“Iba pala ang feeling kapag nakaka-rebound ka tsaka dumidipensa ka, parang nakaka-shoot ka rin,” said Yap, who said he’s beginning to understand just why his teammate Marc Pingris enjoys defense and rebounding so much.
“Kaya ngayon alam ko na ang feeling ni Ping kapag nakaka-rebound at nakadepensa.”
http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/once-just-a-scorer-james-yap-finds-joy-on-defense-under-san-mig-coffee-coach-tim-cone
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