Tenorio rues grieving Urbiztondo's absence as Barroca-Melton pair does damage

by **betterhalf** Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:28 pm

Tenorio rues grieving Urbiztondo's absence as Barroca-Melton pair does damage

BARANGAY Ginebra backup playmaker Josh Urbiztondo remains out of commission three games into the PLDT myDSL-PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series as he’s still in the US attending to his ailing mother..

Player agent Marvin Espiritu said Urbiztondo's mom died a week ago.

In the absence of Urbiztondo, Ginebra coach Ato Agustin had to work on a guard rotation of LA Tenorio and Eman Monfort, with Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand playing the two-guard spots.

But the Kings were obviously outhustled by San Mig in Game Three of the best-of-seven series, getting just two points off fastbreaks compared to the 19 points scored off the transition by their opponents.

The Mixers went on to win the game, 97-89, to regain control of the best-of-seven series, 2-1.

Tenorio said the experience of the 6-foot Urbiztondo could have been a plus factor for the Kings, especially in trying to keep pace with a fastbreaking San Mig backcourt led by Mark Barroca and rookie guard Justin Melton, whose quickness helped the Mixers score on several fastbreak opportunities in the payoff period.

“Unang una, dagdag din sa rotation ng guards si Josh. With his experience, subok na rin siya sa playoffs. Malaking bagay din talaga, kaya nami-miss namin siya,” Tenorio said after the game, which saw him play 38 extended minutes.

Without Urbiztondo, Tenorio said the rest of his backcourt mates need to step up their game as they try to counter their San Mig counterparts in Game Four.

Coach Ato Agustin said there is no definite timetable for the return of the former Fresno Pacific stalwart, which is why he’ll have to stick with the point guard tandem of Tenorio and Monfort at the moment.

The pint-sized Monfort though sprained his right ankle late in the third period of Sunday’s game at the Mall of Asia Arena and may have to play through the injury for the rest of the series.

Urbiztondo is averaging just 3.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 12 minutes of play this conference, but remains a scoring threat due to his ability to shoot three-point shots in bunches.

Source Spin.ph

by **betterhalf** Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:29 pm

Condolence sayo fireball

by garrett_jax Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:57 pm

condolence josh .................

bakit hihintayin pa si josh, kaya namang bantayan ni ellis si barroca ...... adjustment lang ang kailangan ...........

by **betterhalf** Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:01 pm

mahina sa diskarte si coach

by garrett_jax Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:04 pm

maganda nga ang line up ng ginebra, nasa coach lang ang kahinaan ......... hahaha

by monster888 Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:14 pm

FORRESTER THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE! PROVE YOUR
WORTH! COACH ATO, MALASAKIT NAMAN SA PINAPASWELDO NG TOP MANAGEMENT! PAGTRABAHUIN MO AT HUWAG IBURO SA BANGKO MGA PLAYERS MO! NAWAWALAN NG CONFIDENCE MGA PLAYERS KAPAG BINABANGKO MO! NGAYON TIRIK LINE UP MO ATO! ROLE MO RIN DAPAT MAG DEVELOP NG TALENT PARA KAPAG MAY INJURY O WALA YUNG IBA, MAY MAASAHAN KA ATO! NAKAKA MISS SI JAWO LALO NA YUNG SISTEMA NIYA NA WALANG MASAMANG TINAPAY SA PLAYERS NIYA!

by garrett_jax Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:18 pm

easy lang kabs .............. kalma lang ........ heheheheh

by jianaustin Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:23 pm

oo nga.. intense caps lahat hahaha

sana nga si forrester ginawa na nilang kapalitan ni mark sa SG spot nung eliminations pa lang kaso hindi eh.

by **MR. FAST** Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:50 pm

Kaya pala wala si Josh..

Condolence!

by jianaustin Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:26 pm

akala ko nga nagising na yung mom nya few days ago pero anyway condolence kay josh..

by **MR. FAST** Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:30 pm

ano ba nangyari sa mom nya?

by jianaustin Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:35 pm

^

maling info pala

joshua urbiztondo ‏
[ltr]@jurb2[/ltr]
7m
Hey everyone just to clarify my mom WAS in critical condition in icu about a week ago but has been getting better each day!

hindi ko alam basta ang alam na-ospital lang..

by **betterhalf** Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:39 pm

oo nga nakita ko rin sa twitter. san kaya nila nakuha ung balita na yan

by jianaustin Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:43 pm

yung spin may article sila na patay na ewan.. anyway sana gumaling na yung mom nya..

by **betterhalf** Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:45 pm

binago na ng spin Tenorio rues grieving Urbiztondo's absence as Barroca-Melton pair does damage 2716121197

by **MR. FAST** Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:00 pm

dont tell me yung matabang nakasalamin ang writer nun?hehe

by garrett_jax Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:05 pm

iba talaga nagagawa ni snowie ............ hahaha

by **betterhalf** Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:08 pm

@richava pre yan ang writer

by garrett_jax Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:30 pm

ooooooooopppppppsssssss ............ sori ......... heheheeh

nasanay na kasi kay snowie ........ may snowie2 papala ........

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