He also added, teams who get to the free throw stripe will most probably win games and it will also be pivotal in the PBA finals rematch between Ginebra and Meralco.
“Now, going to the finals, I hope both teams should be aggressive. That will dictate who will get more free throws.”
Now, Racela plans to train his players to be more aggressive. He believes that training his players to be more aggressive and getting to the foul line will give his team better chances of closing out games.
“I think we need to have more players who are more aggressive. Maybe that will help us. If we are more aggressive, maybe referees will call more fouls. That is the only thing I can think of right now,” said the TnT mentor.
“If you study the whole series, it all boils down on who gets more free throws and who gets fouled a lot. That is something we have to study. Maybe we could improve on that aspect,” he added.
Despite the loss, Racela is happy with the team’s overall performance. He, however, points out that to win a championship, they have to pass through San Miguel Corporation owned (SMC) teams.
“I am happy that for three conferences, we were able to advance in the playoffs – twice in the semis, once in the finals. It just so happened that in all three conferences, we played a San Miguel team and you know how tough it is to play a San Miguel team. It is really hard but if you want to win a championship, you really have to get past a San Miguel team,” said Racela.
Losing to a crowd-favorite team, Racela sees that most fans are happy to see their team’s demise.
“Today, I’m sure a lot of people are happy with our loss,” Racela ended.
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