Na-badtrip si Karim Abdul

MANILA, Philippines - Kaagad na nilisan ni Cameroonian Karim Abdul ang hardcourt matapos tumunog ang final buzzer sa 61-63 kabiguan ng University of Santo Tomas sa Ateneo noong Miyerkules.

Nagpupuyos sa galit si Abdul sa kanyang mga kakampi.

Hindi nagustuhan ni Abdul, kumolekta ng 19 points at 12 rebounds, ang kawalan ng kontribusyon ng kanilang mga beterano para sa Tigers.

“We have a lot of veteran players like Janjan (Sheriff) and Paolo Pe who’ve been here for five years but everybody is not contributing the way we need them to. All those things contribute  to the loss in the end,” sabi ni Abdul matapos lumabas ng kanilang dugout.

“Some guys don’t want to take on their responsibilities. It’s really pitiful. It’s so hard to accept certain things. If we lose, it’s our fault,” dagdag pa nito.

Sinayang ng Tigers ang hawak na two-point lead papunta sa huling 1:26 minuto na kinatampukan ng basket ni Kiefer Ravena sa natitirang 3.7 segundo para ipanalo ang Blue Eagles.

Ang plano ay magbigay ng fouls sa huling opensiba ng Ateneo, ngunit pinabayaan nila si Ravena na makatira.

“Coach (Bong dela Cruz) told us to foul Kiefer immediately because we still have fouls to give. It was Ed Daquioag who was on him and I don’t know about his presence of mind at that time but we didn’t foul,” wika ni Abdul. “I don’t know what to say, man. Everyday, we are going to say ‘Bawi next game. Bawi next game.’ But eve-ryday, it’s the same mistakes. Whenever we say, ‘Bawi next game,’ and then we are going to lose, it’s hard.”