Poy Erram (center) and TNT kick off their Commissioner’s Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Ian Sangalang (left), Rafi Reavis and Magnolia. —PBA IMAGES
TNT has gotten over its bitter defeat the final convention, and coach Chot Reyes mentioned they’re persevering with to be taught from it.
“[Bouncing back] can also’t be our solely motivation,” Reyes mentioned with out evaluating as his Tropang Giga open their PBA Commissioner’s Cup marketing campaign in opposition to formidable Magnolia at Sensible Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. “We’ve talked about it (Sport 7 Philippine Cup Finals loss) at size and tried to select the teachings from the loss.”
Cameron Oliver will get a baptism by fireplace within the 5:45 p.m. contest as he will likely be going head-to-head with Serbian Nick Rakocevic whilst San Miguel Beer, which went on to win the PH Cup, begins its chase for the second jewel of an elusive Triple Crown within the 3 p.m. recreation in opposition to Blackwater, however not after tapping a brand new import on the final minute.
Oliver, who’s being thought of for naturalization for Gilas, will actually get his first really feel of a PBA recreation after the Tropang Giga weren’t in a position to play tuneup video games, one thing which Reyes is ruing.
“We’ll solely know the way good he (Oliver) is at recreation time as we haven’t even had the possibility to play any tuneup video games,” Reyes mentioned. “We will hardly get 10 guys in follow as a result of all our accidents.
“We even needed to have our 3×3 gamers follow with us simply so we will scrimmage. Pati tuloy laro nila nagulo.”
Diamond Stone arrived late Tuesday to pinch-hit for the highly-regarded Thomas Robinson, whom the Beermen positioned on the injured listing (See associated story on this web page).
San Miguel could have the lighter task in comparison with TNT, which will likely be taking part in a Hotshots crew coming off two straight wins the place Rakocevic tossed in a median of 33 factors that went with 25 rebounds.
The large deal for Magnolia and Rokocevic coming into this recreation is that they are going to play a title contender for the primary time.
Chito Victolero of Magnolia was glad seeing Rokocevic toss in 45 factors in a 100-92 win over Terrafirma, however was even happier when his native roster stuffed the hole when the Hotshots import was held down to simply 21 in a 109-105 nipping of Converge final Saturday.
“Seeing him make 45 [points] was a superb feeling,” Victolero mentioned as he tries to steer Magnolia to the solo lead. “However I used to be on the lookout for the locals to contribute in that recreation, and we acquired that in our subsequent recreation in opposition to Converge, which clearly states that the locals can step up simply in case.”
In the meantime, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial mentioned the league obtained a discover of garnishment from the Nasugbu (Batangas) Regional Trial Courtroom (RTC), however added that the asset the court docket order is after is not within the PBA’s arms.
Choose Wilhelmina Go-Santiago of Nasugbu RTC issued the Writ of Preliminary attachment in opposition to the properties of Phoenix for its failure to settle its money owed of P157 million to Absolute Distillers, Inc. The PBA was included in a listing of establishments that have been served notices due to a P100-million bond that new groups pay the league to make sure a long-term participation by a franchise.
“We obtained the discover, however we not have the P100-million bond. That was returned to Phoenix already as a result of they’ve met the minimal requirement of [a five-year] keep for brand spanking new groups within the league,” Marcial mentioned.
The league boss mentioned the PBA holds on to the bond for 5 years earlier than returning it to the group. Phoenix has been within the league since 2016.
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