One-conference leave for Chua? Ginebra San Miguel coach Alfrancis Chua will definitely be back on the Barangay bench in the PBA but the timing of his return is not certain at the moment. Chua had announced his resignation after the team got together for its first practice since the end of the Commissioner’s Cup at the Xavier School gym Monday last week. It was rumored that Chua decided to quit in the wake of on-line reports of coaching and player changes without his knowledge. A San Miguel Corp. press release later disclosed that the company had granted Chua’s request for a leave of absence. Apparently, Chua had a change of heart and will no longer resign from the team – a development that was welcomed enthusiastically by the Barangay players and their legion of fans. Who will take over the Ginebra reins on an interim basis in Chua’s absence is still not known. Of course, it’s possible that Chua himself might jump back into the firing line although unlikely as he had indicated plans of visiting his mother in San Francisco. After the gruelling Commissioner’s Cup Finals, Chua took his wife Jocelyn to Boracay, Palawan and Tokyo to get away and recover from the stress of the game. They hadn’t gone on a holiday together for nearly two years since Chua joined Ginebra as a consultant. If Chua skips the Governors Cup which begins Aug. 14, he’ll be back on the Ginebra bench for sure at the start of next season’s Philippine Cup on Nov. 17. So it’s just a question of when.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:45:28 +0000
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