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Beermen all ready to step up
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The June Mar Fajardo injury may have been a big blow for San Miguel, but Marcio Lassiter knows that the Beermen can adapt to the situation dealt to them immediately.
“We’re all going to step up,” he said. “I’m ready to step up and we got plenty of guys who wants to do the same. It’s just going to be a team effort as a unit. We know the bigs are going to step up if June Mar is out for a little bit of time.”
Fortunately for San Miguel, the Fil-Am gunslinger has found his range as of late, as evidenced by his 22-point production in the series-clinching Game 6 on Friday, where the Beermen downed Rain or Shine for good, 90-82.
“It was tough. When I was injured, I felt I was taking a step back and I knew I had to take a couple steps forward and this is where I’m at,” said Lassiter. “I really worked hard because I knew it’s not going to come easy. I’m glad I’m getting a little rhythm going on right now and hopefully, I could carry that to the Finals.”
But if Fajardo’s injury proves anything, it shows that San Miguel has embraced the selfless brand of basketball it has been missing for the majority of the semifinals, with bench guys stepping up with the two-time MVP out.
“When we saw June Mar go down, it was tough for us and we all felt we needed to do this for June Mar too. We all stepped up right away. Everyone played great minutes and it was a team effort after June Mar left,” said Lassiter. “It is what it has to be, the next guy just comes up and steps up and I’m just glad we all did that today.”
The Beermen would need a bigger effort Sunday with Fajardo likely sidelined because of a swollen knee. But Lassiter knows that of there’s one team that could weather a storm like this, it is San Miguel.
“It will be tough having one day to prepare. We just got to bring a lot of energy and have as much energy as we can,” he said. “We’ll get a different dimension. I know we can play that and we might have to bring different players bringing different qualities. We’re just going to use our strengths and see what we could do against Alaska.”
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