San Miguel celebrity June Mar Fajardo had not a problem readjusting to life without “Pops,” generating 19 factors as well as 13 rebounds versus Phoenix.– PBA PICTURES
San Miguel Beer took the very first jump right into its brand-new globe without experienced tactician Leo Austria at the training helm as well as the group appeared all right with the brand-new arrangement– at the very least, on Sunday evening.
The Beermen began their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup project on a high note with a collection of gamers contributing to surround Phoenix, 114-93, however the more crucial point that arised from the Ynares Center in Antipolo City was the convenience degree of the group’s celebrities pertaining to the training modification.
Most significantly, one really crucial celebrity.
“How we played the game was OK so far,” the club’s keystone, June Mar Fajardo, informed the Inquirer after the video game. “Practices have been OK as well. I just hope we can sustain this.”
Fajardo, that genuinely developed under Austria, really did not appear to mind no more having “Pops” bellowing directions from the sidelines.
“As with ‘Pops,’ he’s still with the team, so we still get to see him. I’m happy for him. He gets to relax and I think he gets to play more [recreational] basketball at his place,” included the soft-spoken facility, that developed into a six-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) as well as a nine-time champ under the tutoring of the gracious Austria.
Key gamers
Aside from Fajardo’s 19 factors as well as 13 rebounds, 4 even more gamers verified crucial for theBeermen CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter, brand-new individual Allyn Bulanadi, as well as ultimate gamer of the video game Simon Enciso all had twin-digit ratings in the triumph.
Cameron Clark, the import that last played in the PBA for the NLEX franchise business, top-scored with 23 factors that selected 7 rebounds, playing well along with Fajardo, the seasonal beginning factor of San Miguel’s strike.
The efficiency can have been a spin-off of the marginal transition it took to play under brand-new trainer Jorge Gallent, that has al
