BAGONG COACH, BAGONG PAG-ASA SA BARANGAY?

Puno ng pag-asa ang mga fans ng Barangay Ginebra San Miguel sa papasok na PBA Commissioner’s Cup.

Ito ay dahil sa bagong kabanata ang sisimulang isulat ng team.

Sa pagpasok ng bagong mentor na si Coach Alfrancis Chua, maging ang mga players ng team ay umaasang may mas magandang kapalaran ang naghihintay sa mga kabarangay.

Ayon kay team superstar Mark Caguioa, nawa’y maging win-win situation para sa kanila ang pagpapahiyang sa coach.

“Coach Al is a really good motivator. He is so much fun as a coach. He wants us to keep running the whole 2 hours of practice, it’s like a win-win situation for us,” sambit ni Caguioa.

Maging ang kalahiting miyembro ng bantog na “The Fast and the Furious” tandem na si Jayjay Helterbrand ay humanga sa magaling na pag motivate sa mga players ng ponytailed mentor.

“Coach Al is a great motivator, he gets the guys going in practice. We work hard and he pushes us. He’s a players’ coach. He’ll listen to our opinions, our take on offense and defense, he’s gotten everything going so far and we’re looking OK,” wika ni Helterbrand.

Samantala, hindi naman iniaasa ni Helterbrand ang pagbabalik ng kanyang laro kay Chua.

Sa aming pakikipagkwentuhan sa 2009 Most Valuable Player, siya mismo ang tutulong sa kanyang sarili na ibalik ang dating tikas ng performance.

“It’s only me who can help myself,” said Helterbrand, who was already regaining his old form last conference.

Pero matapos sabihin ni Chua na si Caguioa pa rin ang sasandigan ng team pagdating sa opensa, very humble na tumugon rito ang reigning Most Valuable Player.

“I am not thinking about that… I can be Mark Caguioa but without a championship wala din. I want to be in the Finals and win a championship. That’s all we want as a team,” ang sagot ng 33-year-old star.

Pero dahil si dating coach Siot Tanquingcen ang nagtaguyod ng kanilang karir, hindi naiwasan ng 1-2 punch ng Ginebra ang malungkot rin para rito.

“I wouldn’t say Coach Al’s system and training is better because iba naman yung kay Coach Siot (Tanquincen),” tugon ni Caguioa.

Sa punto naman ni Helterbrand: “It’s unfair to compare Coach Siot. We achieved a lot of success with him. And that’s what business is. It’s not the first time it happened. But thank God, he’s still with us here in Ginebra.”

Si Chua ay kilala sa kanyang pagiging emotional coach – higit pa sa kanyang husay na tapikin ang potential ng isang player – at ito ang tiyak na aabangan ng mga fans ng crowd favorite squad sa pagsikad ng Commissioner’s Cup sa February 8. (SBadua)

source :http://pba.inquirer.net/

let see when the next confy open......