As Alaska flops, B-MEG must re-group to fix themselves

This post is originally published by yours truly in the blog site The Hotdog Stand, where I am one of the contributors.


As the Commissioner's Cup ended unexpectedly for the B-MEG Derby Ace Llamados, it's time for them to re-group and lick their wounds from a fierce battle to prepare for the season-ending Governor's Cup.

B-MEG has no one to blame, not Air21, not Rain or Shine, and not even Alaska, but themselves.

The Llamados were facing the battle all-season long with most of their key players nursing their injuries. Raymundo started the season out of the country for his rehab, while Reavis has yet to play this season with his foot injury. Just as Kerby was about to return, Rico Maierhofer suffered a season-ending ACL injury earlier this conference.

To put more insult to the pain, Don Allado and Jondan Salvador, B-MEG's key back-up  big men, were injured in the latter part of the eliminations. And as if the basketball gods have cursed B-MEG, James Yap suffered a calf injury that sidelined him in B-MEG's last three crucial games.

If I'm to be asked, injuries has been the root cause of B-MEG's struggles this season. With key players getting in and out of the injury list, chemistry has been a big problem for the Llamados. A key testament to that is their dismal assist-to-turnover ratio this conference. B-MEG ranks last in the assist department while is one of the worst in taking care of the ball.

Poor import scouting has also hurt B-MEG's chances this conference. Sub-par imports has taken a toll on the team's campaign. In connection to the earlier problem, repeated import changing has also caused B-MEG's team chemistry to struggle.

They must take this long break to regroup themselves and prepare for the next conference. Our injured players will have enough time to heal their injuries, especially for James Yap. Rafi Reavis' expected return come June will definitely boost our team's post defense next season. Sadly, Maierhofer will not return until the next season.

This is also the time for our team to scout for the import to fit the team. As much as possible, bring in the import candidates here in the country to practice with the team. Then, the team must decide for their official import as the next conference starts.

It will be a short and busy conference break for the Llamados. And as far as they're concerned, there's no way but to go up for the struggling Llamados