Talk ‘N Text collides with Rain or Shine in a battle of tournament leaders in the 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup Saturday at the Xavier University Gym in Cagayan de Oro.
The undermanned Tropang Texters square off with the Elasto Painters at 6:45 p.m. where at stake is the solo lead and the chance to boost their bid for the top two spots.
TNT is currently in the lead with a 7-1 mark while Rain or Shine is just half a game behind the defending champions with a 7-2 slate.
Tropang Texters head coach Chot Reyes said they are up for a stiff challenge against Rain or Shine mainly because of lack of personnel.
The undermanned Tropang Texters square off with the Elasto Painters at 6:45 p.m. where at stake is the solo lead and the chance to boost their bid for the top two spots.
TNT is currently in the lead with a 7-1 mark while Rain or Shine is just half a game behind the defending champions with a 7-2 slate.
Tropang Texters head coach Chot Reyes said they are up for a stiff challenge against Rain or Shine mainly because of lack of personnel.
“Without our four key men, we’re the decided underdogs tomorrow,” said Reyes as his team came from 96-83 demolition of Shopinas.com.
“It would be interesting to see how we play a strong, deep team that is coming off a loss,” he added.
Reyes is referring to the Elasto Painters, whose five-game winning streak was snapped by Petron Blaze, 90-80.
Talk ‘N Text will still be without Jimmy Alapag, Ryan Reyes, Aaron Aban and Ali Peek due to injuries but they were able to survive the lowly Clickers even with a short rotation.
In that game, Reyes had the opportunity to rest his players in the regular rotation like Larry Fonacier, Kelly Williams, Jayson Castro and Jared Dillinger.
The team signed Bambam Gamalinda and Shawn Weinstein to have at least extra bodies in their rotation.
“We have to get contributions from a lot of players to be able to survive,” said Reyes.
Rain or Shine has been playing impressively despite its loss to the Boosters though head coach Yeng Guiao said the defeat somewhat gave them a valuable lesson.
“Mabuti na rin ‘yung natalo. Akala kasi nila magaling na sila. At least ngayon alam na nila na hindi pa,” said Guiao.
The Tropang Texters prevailed in their first meeting, 107-98, behind the 28-point explosion from Harvey Carey.
Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/tourney-leaders-talk-n-text-rain-or-shine-square-off-in-cagayan-de-oro
“It would be interesting to see how we play a strong, deep team that is coming off a loss,” he added.
Reyes is referring to the Elasto Painters, whose five-game winning streak was snapped by Petron Blaze, 90-80.
Talk ‘N Text will still be without Jimmy Alapag, Ryan Reyes, Aaron Aban and Ali Peek due to injuries but they were able to survive the lowly Clickers even with a short rotation.
In that game, Reyes had the opportunity to rest his players in the regular rotation like Larry Fonacier, Kelly Williams, Jayson Castro and Jared Dillinger.
The team signed Bambam Gamalinda and Shawn Weinstein to have at least extra bodies in their rotation.
“We have to get contributions from a lot of players to be able to survive,” said Reyes.
Rain or Shine has been playing impressively despite its loss to the Boosters though head coach Yeng Guiao said the defeat somewhat gave them a valuable lesson.
“Mabuti na rin ‘yung natalo. Akala kasi nila magaling na sila. At least ngayon alam na nila na hindi pa,” said Guiao.
The Tropang Texters prevailed in their first meeting, 107-98, behind the 28-point explosion from Harvey Carey.
Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/tourney-leaders-talk-n-text-rain-or-shine-square-off-in-cagayan-de-oro
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