That was a thriller last night. From trailijg by 18 in the Third quarter, Alaska mounted one of the biggest comebacks in recent memory.
By beating the Purefoods Star Hotshots by 7 behind Romeo Travis's 28 points, 13 in the Third quarter.
“I just wanted our identity to get asserted in the second half,” said Aces coach Alex Compton, whose team has earned a reputation as the comeback kids of the league. “And I thought our guys did.”
These are just countless games where Alaska came from big leads. Even eliminating Ginebra San Miguel, despite trailing in the third. In the Philippine Cup, Calvin Abueva made his best career game against Talk N'Text with 26 points and 22 rebounds on a come-from-behind win.
When did this team came from the soft Alaska of Tim Cone to the rugged never say die team of Luigi Trillo and now, Alex Compton? Key points? During their championship run, they drafted Abueva, Chris Banchero, traded for JVee Casio, Eric Menk, Dondon Hontiveros. Sonny Thoss became the finals MVP in 2013 Commisioner's Cup sweeping Ginebra, and since Abueva being drafted, Alaska is on a title hunt ever since. Not to mention being the comeback kids or the never say die mentality they had now.
Unlike the team that became champion in 2013, I think this Alaska core could bring a lot of championships with that never say die mentality.
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