For Alaska Aces hardworking import Diamon Simpson, there’s nothing more to prove on who the real best import is but rather set his eyes on the big one. The former St. Mary College standout is not really after individual awards (even though he is the most effective and consistent among all the reinforcements this conference) and the only thing that matters is winning the PBA Fiesta Championship. And now the Aces are up 2-0 and two wins away from winning it all. Simpson was his usual dominating self anew last night as he scored 29 points and hauled down 17 rebounds to lead Alaska to a 94-90 victory over the SMB Beermen. The 6-6 former NBA D-League star was all praised for his local teammates for pulling it through despite his fouling out with 29 seconds left and the Aces up by only three points. Simpson also mentioned that the presence of Miami Heat Fil-Am head coach Erik Spoelstra at the Big Dome pumped up the Aces.
“I’m proud of my team. I believe they can do it without me. I was aware that he’s there (Erik Spoelstra) and he’s an inspiration. It’s definitely not over. Their coach would surely have new scheme, brand new set of plays and new attitude. Right now, we’ll just try to play hard and try to win the championship.”
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