KCS Computer Specialist-Mandaue City will try to secure a spot in the Visayas Leg finals when it battles ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu today in the semifinals of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu.
Tip-off is at 6 p.m. with KCS armed with a twice-to-beat advantage against ARQ, which needs to win to force a rubber match tomorrow, Wednesday.
The winner will advance to the est-of-three Visayas Leg finals against undefeated MJAS Zenith Talisay City.
ARQ assistant coach Jerry Abuyabor said he and the coaching staff, led by head coach Francis Auquico, want the players to focus on the things they can control, especially transition defensive rotations.
“We just want our players to play their best game as possible,” Abuyabor said.
ARQ trounced Dumaguete 92-76 last Sunday to advance to the semis.
“We want to focus on things we can control since we’re facing a KCS team that is good in transition and ball movement. We just want our boys to bring their 100-percent on defense and give their best for us to advance into the finals,” Abuyabor added.
In their two meetings so far, KCS has prevailed — 77-66 last April 20 and 75-66 last April 23.
Despite this, KCS coach Mike Reyes is not taking any chances, especially against a squad filled with seasoned veterans such as Reed Juntilla, Jojo Tangkay, and Ferdinand Lusdoc, players he’s very familiar with owing to their time together in many commercial basketball leagues in years past.
