With the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers set to embark on their playoff campaign in the PLDT Home TVolution Commissioner’s Cup, coach Tim Cone chose to rest his top players on Sunday against Alaska. Import James May, stars James Yap and Marc Pingris, and rookie spitfire Justin Melton all sat out the Mixers’ 85-66 blowout loss. “Alam naman natin si Coach Tim matagal na sa liga so alam na niya kung anong mga dapat gawin,” said Yap, who is still recuperating from his back injury. According to the two-time Most Valuable Player, his ailment has healed well enough for him to return to practice. “Nag-ensayo ako nung mga nakaraang araw kasi kaya ko naman.” The Holy Week break as well as the game off has also been beneficial for Mays, who is suffering from the same back injury that Yap has. “It’s doing a lot better. Coach allowed me to take a rest,” said Mays. San Mig Coffee will have a quick turnaround before starting its best-of-three quarterfinals series against either the Alaska Aces or the Meralco Bolts. Yap and the Mixers, veterans of many playoff wars, know exactly what to expect. “Bukas patayan na naman ito,” he said interaksyon/interaktv/bukas-patayan-na-naman-james-yap-relishes-extra-rest-day-before-start-of-playoffs
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:46:48 +0000
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