‘May sistema silang maayos’: Ahead of Manila Clasico, Marc Pingris impressed by Ginebra under Jeffrey Cariaso Against a lowly opponent in the GlobalPort Batang Pier on Friday, the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers got off to a lackluster start before waking up in the second half. With a highly-anticipated Manila Clasico showdown with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel looming on Sunday, coach Tim Cone hopes his Mixers have gotten the wakeup call. “Sabi sa amin ni Coach, huwag kaming maglalaro ng apoy kung ayaw naming mapaso. Nagising kami. Naisip namin hindi kami pwedeng mag-relax,” Pingris told InterAksyon in an exclusive interview. “Hindi pwedeng ganitong klaseng laro ipakita namin sa Ginebra.” Sunday’s match marks the first time the Mixers will face Ginebra since former San Mig Coffee assistant coach Jeffrey Cariaso took over the reins of the Gin Kings, who have won three straight games to open the PLDT Home Telpad Governors’ Cup. Pingris has been watching Ginebra’s progress closely, and he’s been impressed. “Sorry to say this, pero ang Ginebra ngayon nakikita ko mas may disiplina,” Pingris said. “May sistema silang maayos, umiikot yung bola sa kanila, kasi nga triangle na. Hindi ko naman sinasabi na wala silang disiplina noon. Pero mas masaya silang maglaro ngayon. Parang naka-smile silang lahat at alam yung gagawin nila.” Coming into the matchup, Pingris has nothing but respect for the new team of his old coach. “Sabi ni Coach Jeff, kami raw yung pinakamalaking test ng team niya kung hanggang saan yung team nila,” said Pingris. “I believe rin naman yung Ginebra napakalakas na team. Hindi natin sila pwedeng balewalain. Malalaki sila, yung foundation ng team nila umaangat ngayon.”
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 17:58:02 +0000
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