Jason Brickman believes that he did well against some of the PBA’s best guards when his San Miguel Alab Pilipinas figured in two tune-ups with the Southeast Asian Games-bound Gilas Pilipinas.
The 27-year-old — who has made a name for himself in the ASEAN region — has gone up against the likes of LA Tenorio, Scottie Thompson, Stanley Pringle, Chris Ross, and Kiefer Ravena.
“I thought I did pretty well going against some of the best guards in the PBA. It’s great to play against them, watching them in the PBA,” said the Fil-Am cager.
“Great to play against those guards.”
Brickman did play well in their second and final tuneup on Monday evening. He showed why he’s among the region’s best floor generals, since he played a key role in Alab’s 93-89 victory.
It also marked the first time that Alab played at full strength, as imports Khalif Wyatt and Nick King — who has come in to take the place of Renaldo Balkman — suited up for the third-year ball club.
For Brickman, he likes what he saw from his team even if this was their first time playing together.
“I liked what I saw,” said Brickman, who’s playing for his third ABL team after Westports Malaysia and Mono Vampire.
“This was the first time that the team played together with a full team, and I think we looked pretty good that the first time, especially on defense. We really passed the ball and shared the ball.”
With that, the Long Island University product is optimistic of Alab’s chances for the upcoming 10th ABL season.
“I think we’ll have a chance. We have a really talented roster, a lot of good locals here, [and] our imports are really talented. I think we have as good of a lineup as anybody,” Brickman said.
“We just gonna have to improve everyday, play together, and hopefully, we play our best basketball at the end of the season in the playoffs and give ourselves a chance.”
