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Newsome hopes history won't repeat itself for Ateneo

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/abs-cbnnews/a_images/access/100214_kiefer.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Chris Newsome and Kiefer Ravena react after Ateneo was booted out by NU in Season 77. ABS-CBN News</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Meralco forward Chris Newsome is hopeful that Ateneo de Manila University can avoid the fate that he and the rest of the Blue Eagles met in Season 77, when they squandered their twice-to-beat advantage against the National University (NU) Bulldogs.Newsome saw plenty of room for improvement for the Blue Eagles after they lost to the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws in their UAAP Season 79 Final 4 game last Saturday.The young Blue Eagles, armed with the twice-to-beat edge after finishing with the second seed, were leading by 10 points in the final frame but then had no answer for Raymar Jose and Monbert Arong in crunch time.FEU wound up with a 62-61 victory to force a do-or-die game on Wednesday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2016/11/26/tamaraws-glad-give-racela-one-match-uaap-18518">READ: Tamaraws more than glad to give Racela one more match in UAAP</a></li></ul>&quot;I definitely feel that Ateneo can do a better job in rebounding the basketball,&quot; Newsome said Sunday. &quot;You know, they had a lead, and I felt like they got a little bit too comfortable.&quot;&quot;They weren&#x27;t playing to win,&quot; he observed. &quot;They were playing not to lose.&quot;&quot;I definitely feel that they&#x27;re gonna have to make adjustments as far as that goes, not to take the foot off the gas whenever they have the chance to seal it and get the job done.&quot;Ateneo gave up 11 rebounds in the fourth quarter to Jose alone, while as a team, they only had eight boards. Jose finished with 23 rebounds.The Blue Eagles also gave up seven offensive boards in the fourth period that helped FEU mount their comeback.After the game, Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin acknowledged that they did not play with composure and poise down the stretch, and Newsome believes that can be attributed, at least partly, to the youth of the squad.&quot;This is the first year without players like (Von) Pessumal, some of the other key guys that were big time players for them in the last playoffs run that they had,&quot; Newsome pointed out. &quot;So you can say, that for them, it&#x27;s a great learning experience.&quot;In Season 77, Ateneo soared to the No. 1 seed, but found themselves in a brutal match-up against the Bulldogs, who eventually went on to win the UAAP championship – their first in six decades.&quot;I do hope they don&#x27;t make the same mistakes that we did when I was in the Final 4,&quot; said Newsome. &quot;We had the one-seed against NU, and they had a really tough team with Troy (Rosario) and Gelo Alolino, and they had (Alfred) Aroga and a couple of those other guys.&quot;&quot;Hopefully, they don&#x27;t make the same mistakes,&quot; he stressed.Newsome is banking on Ateneo&#x27;s coaching staff to prepare the players for what will surely be another difficult game on Wednesday.&quot;I know the coaching staff over there pretty well,&quot; he said, &quot;And I&#x27;m sure they&#x27;ll make their adjustments, and be ready for Game 2.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

Meralco forward Chris Newsome is hopeful that Ateneo de Manila University can avoid the fate that he and the rest of the Blue Eagles met in Season 77, when they squandered their twice-to-beat advantage against the National University (NU) Bulldogs.

Meralco forward Chris Newsome is hopeful that Ateneo de Manila University can avoid the fate that he and the rest of the Blue Eagles met in Season 77, when they squandered their twice-to-beat advantage against the National University (NU) Bulldogs.

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Newsome hopes history won't repeat itself for Ateneo

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Nov 29, 2016 12:38 PM PHT

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