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Dahlia Mavericks relegated to League V
Posted on 9/2/2020
Quezon City, Philippines -- The Dahlia Mavericks didn't know what hit them. They were up 1-0 in the best of three series against Stoke Far Kerrs and they were blown out of their arena in the finale 87-70 as they will be relegated to League V.
"I would say inexperience," GM Nicolo Maro said. "they didn't play at the worst time."
The Mavericks were actually up 21-18 to end the first quarter but they went downhill from there. Kerr's outscored them 35-21 in the second quarter to 53-42. The Mavs were still flat-footed entering the third as they only scored 11 points while Kerr's had 21. They were trailing 74-53 entering the fourth.
Rob Craverio's crunch time performance has been heavily scrutinized as he only tallied 4 points and 12 rebounds albeit in 25 minutes. "We didn't feel the urgency on a do-or-die game," a fan quipped. Another one said, "we didn't feel his performance at all."
Coach Sean was quick to point out that "perhaps I didn't made the proper adjustments in the game" ...
