San Miguel Beer swingman Marcio Lassiter shoots a 3-pointer throughout a sport towards TNT within the PBA Philippine Cup.–PBA IMAGES
BACOLOD CITY — Marcio Lassiter is definitely one of many Philippine Basketball Affiliation’s best shooters proper now, however a PBA All-Star 3-Level Shootout crown stays elusive for the San Miguel marksman.
“I imply, you at all times need to get one as a shooter, proper?” Lassiter instructed a few reporters on Friday after lunch, simply earlier than visiting Negros Occidental Excessive College for the league’s customary outreach program through the midseason showcase.
“Final yr was one among my closest ones. I simply hope I may construct off of that … and placed on one other good displaying,” Lassiter stated.
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Of the PBA’s prime 5 three-point shooters, solely Lassiter and LA Tenorio have but to rule the competition. Jimmy Alapag, who leads that fancied listing, has received the All-Star derby twice similar to hometown wager James Yap. Allan Caidic, who’s ranked second, received the primary version of the shootout 32 years in the past.
“Possibly I simply want a defender to protect me,” Lassiter stated with a chuckle. “Possibly that’s the important thing—for somebody to get near me and guard me.”
“I’m undoubtedly going to shoot for it like I at all times do yearly. Hope I get off to a great begin, good rhythm that may carry me by way of prefer it did final yr,” he went on.
Lassiter got here shut through the All-Star revelries in Passi Metropolis, Iloilo, a yr in the past. He racked up 28 whopping factors within the first spherical solely to go for 21 and fall to Paul Lee’s 28 within the finalé.
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This yr’s area will function two divisions, with Lassiter and Lee making one other look. Additionally becoming a member of the fray are Barangay Ginebra’s Maverick Ahanmisi, NorthPort’s Arvin Tolentino, and Blackwater’s Yap to call some.
The PBA additionally felt {that a} shootout among the many league’s large males would transform one other attention-grabbing draw within the showcase slated this Saturday afternoon at College of St. La Salle.
Lassiter’s teammate at San Miguel and the league’s seven-time Most Worthwhile Participant June Mar Fajardo can be main the competition’s new division that can even function the likes of Rain or Shine’s stretch ahead Santi Santillan, Phoenix’s Jason Perkins and TNT’s Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser, amongst others.
“Yearly [we] acquired good shooters. These are guys who’re similar to me who’re catch-and-shoot. Some are rhythm shooters. All of it simply depends upon how the ball bounces generally. Primarily, you simply acquired to concentrate on your self. I do know all of us can win it on any given evening,” stated Lassiter.
The ten-time PBA champion could have some form of a lift going into the competition as he has been taking pictures 81.8 p.c from deep, hitting 9 of his 11 triples in San Miguel’s first two video games within the Philippine Cup.
“I’m taking pictures the ball effectively. I simply hope some’s defender’s in entrance of me however I do know that it is a completely completely different factor. I’m continuously taking pictures the ball effectively the previous couple of conferences so I’m attempting to get in a rhythm, be constant,” stated Lassiter.
“Hopefully it simply turns circle from the final time we did this to now lastly getting over the hump,” he added.
