Sorry Nards, I beg to disagree. I saw the entire game yesterday and while Cornley may have committed turnovers in the closing minutes, I don't think he was distracted. As a matter of fact, I felt Cornley was so pumped up with the game that it led him to commit the said turnovers.
I like Cornley. He reminds me so much of Jamie Waller, the import of Anejo Rum 65 in the 1987 Open. Built like a Sherman tank (as Joe Cantada would say), Cornley moves around though as if he didn't carry excess weight. He can play both inside and outside and gives everything to the game.
When ROS caught up with TNT in the 3rd quarter, we were witnesses to what this young team is capable of doing. They did so defensively by putting out stops to TNT's dreaded offense and caught up by scoring on the other end by speeding up the game. What was sorely missing from ROS' game though was its outside shooting - if they score more than 8 treys a game, it would be extremely difficult to beat them. ROS thrives on rhythm, not unlike the old Red Bull of Yeng Guiao, when they play offense. They move the ball around a lot while looking for the open man. They're capable of driving and drawing, and then hitting the shooter from the outside. But when the rhythm isn't there, they struggle big time
I really want to see ROS in the Finals. I don't know if they will. But a solid game tomorrow and hoping for a healthy Jeff Chan playing will make it possible. They just need one win and it'll be big if they do it this tomorrow.
