NAGSALITA NA SI PING!! NAKAKAKILABOT UNG ADMIRATION PARA SA GRAND SLAM! PINGRIS SAYS SAN MIG COFFEE IS SAVING BEST FOR LAST By Snow Badua Published: Jul/08/2014 8:35 PM MANILA — For the San Mig Coffee Mixers to regain their old dominant form, they must first learn to keep their eyes away from their Grand Slam ambitions, which have become a distraction to them. Star forward Marc Pingris bared to Solar Sports Desk that he told his teammates after Tuesdays practice to get their acts together “Nag-usap kami nila James (Yap) kanina at nung team, sinabi namin na masyado kaming na-pressure sa grand slam at history ganyan. Sabi ko wala na tayong dapat patunayan pa, nabigay na natin lahat,” Pingris said on the eve of their Governors Cup finals do-or-die showdown with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. “Sabi namin eh laruin na lang namin, tanggal pressure na lang sa amin. Siguro naman kahit papano may pressure na rin sa kanila” he said. Pingris also shared how coach Tim Cone motivated all of the players to keep their focus and their heads up amidst the mounting pressure. “Sinabihan kami kanina ni coach Tim na yung championship namin parang puno ng mangga na may hinog,” said Pinrgis while trying to recall the final message of Cone in their last practice practice for the season. “Kung may hinog yung puno na yan. Hindi mo kailangang hintayin na mahulog. Kailangang kunin mo. Yan ang gagawin namin bukas. Kahit anong mangyari kukunin namin yan (championship),” he added. And though he sounded very firm, the hard-banging Pozzorubio, Pangasinan pride admits to having tensed moments since the team suffered a moreale-wrecking 88-79 loss to the Elastopainters Monday night. “Alam ko na na-pressure din kami eh. Saka ang pangit din ng execution namin, parang walang energy. Bukas gagawin namin kung ano ang dapat naming gawin… Ang hirap kasing matulog,” he said. “Iniisip mo yung mga nagawa mong mali. Para maitama mo sa next day. Kasi gusto rin nilang kunin eh. Gusto ring kunin ng Rain or Shine (ang titulo),” said the Gilas Pilipinas power forward. “Ano pang aantayin mo, last day na, wala nang practice. So gawin mo na lahat. Andito na eh.So lahat bukas ibibigay na ang lahat. Ako rin ibibigay ko na kahit anong pagod na ng katawan ko bukas.” — Solar Sports Desk
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:12:43 +0000