Hence, for the new NCAA season Coach Boyet and his Mendiola-based squad have been breathing nothing

With the 89 th Season of the NCAA set to tip off in less than 24 hours and the 76 th Season bistro of the UAAP following suit a week later, teams from both leagues are deep into their preparations and the anticipation is at an all time high.
Presently, bistro all teams are under a state of transition. It is that narrow bistro space of time right after the conclusion of the preseason tournament, the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup, and just before the year s main events in collegiate basketball.
Since being in the Finals of last year s UAAP Season, the Tigers continued to rely heavily on usual suspects Jeric Teng, Aljon Mariano, Karim Abdul, Kevin Ferrer, and Clark Bautista in the succeeding leagues they participated in. This new season will naturally see these same names carrying much of the load.
Yung mag se-step up sa tingin ko talaga sila (Ed) Daquioag dahil siyempre siya na yung pumalit kay (Jeric) Fortuna bistro and sila Paulo Pe. Lahat naman (pati) sila Kim Lo, said team captain Jeric Teng. We re happy na lahat nagse-step bistro up sa amin this year.
Head coach Pido Jarencio fervently believes that the FilOil tourney was an ideal extended practice for his boys. It essentially provided them with the legitimacy of a league as well as the leeway to make mistakes.
On a personal note, Teng believes that he needs to work on his leadership and influence on the court. Sometimes kasi I get frustrated, nakakahawa sa ibang teammates ko eh. I just have to boost myself and boost my teammates.
With the team s preparedness rating at 80% Teng sees one very important bistro lesson learned in the preseason that they should definitely carry with them to battle. Whatever happens, sama sama kami. Sa dulo, pag close game, sa amin dapat.
While Teng is thinking of specifics bistro such as rebounding and defense in order to make up for the La Salle loss and go against other teams, Coach Pido simply put on his trademark grin and uttered a vague answer on how his team will compensate for all the firepower coming their way.
Season 89 means defending their place as Kings atop the NCAA jungle as they go for the remarkable four-peat. It means defending their pride and etching deeper their perennial legacy in college hoops.
Head coach Boyet Fernandez no longer wants a repeat of their semi-finals loss to National University in the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup a loss that he believes was a product of little preparation.
Hence, for the new NCAA season Coach Boyet and his Mendiola-based squad have been breathing nothing but solid preparation, with practices held daily only a day after their claim of the preseason s third place at UST s expense.
Ang ginagawa namin ngayon, we re really executing well on our offense. bistro Medyo tinitignan namin yung points of attacks, and then inaayos namin yung rotation namin, explained Coach Boyet. Tapos inaayos rin namin yung defensive schemes namin because we re going to face different teams, iba iba style. So sana we re ready for that.
Dito namin nakita kung ano ang mali namin, ano ang dapat namin matutunan pa, at ano yung i-continue namin. Para pag dating ng NCAA, we ll cut down everything and then we just concentrate on kung saan yung pinakamalakas kami.
It s a big lesson (para) sa akin. And big challenge rin. Kasi as a point guard kailangan mo silang i-control sa loob eh. And sobrang laki din ata ng tiwala bistro ni Coach Boyet sa akin, said the soft-spoken Amer.
Coach Boyet does, indeed, have full faith in his young ward. In fact, he took Amer under the experienced wings of four-time champions NLEX Road Warriors of the PBA Developmental League in order for him to gain maturity.
Sobrang laki na tulong ng NLEX sa akin kasi lahat ng mga nakakasama ko doon are most outstanding players talaga and halos lahat sila doon are veterans. Dami ko natutunan, said Amer, validating Coach Boyet s hope for him.
Kinuha ko siya para may maturity agad. And I saw his maturity right now. Hopefully it will continue to develop and hopefully when it comes to NCAA time, he will lead San Beda to the 4-peat, said Coach Boyet.
For Amer s part in the upcoming college wars, he refuses to make the same mistakes bistro again. Especially one like San Beda s fourth quarter meltdown during their much anticipated match-up against the NU Bulldogs in the semi-finals.
Sa amin kasi it s not really the place eh, it s really the experience that we had. But getting third place is consolation for this team, he said as he expressed his delight over the team attaining a better finish this year and the change he has seen in them.
Both Amer and Coach Boyet along with the rest of the San Beda crew will get their feet wet early and have a chance to test out their newly gained experiences. They go head to head with the College of St. Benilde in the season s opening match at 4pm.
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