Rain or Shine may need been swept of their PBA Philippine Cup semifinals sequence in opposition to the San Miguel Beermen, however for the Elasto Painters, the longer term appears vibrant.
The younger Rain or Shine group completed fifth within the elimination spherical with six wins and 5 losses and ousted TNT within the quarterfinals, 2-1.
Going in opposition to a powerhouse group in SMB, Rain or Shine was unable to get a win however made positive the Beermen have been challenged till the ultimate buzzer.
“Masaya kami at malungkot at the same time. Nakarating kami sa semifinals sa loob ng mahabang panahon, malaking achievement na ‘yun. Alam naman namin na malakas ang San Miguel, alam namin na kaya talunin sa series. Umasa kami na maka-isa, dalawa. Sayang, kaya nandun ‘yung disappointment, may chance kami manalo eh,” Guiao bared after their loss in Game 4 final Friday.
The Elasto Painters got here shut. In Game 1, got here up quick by simply three factors, 101-98. In Game 4, they led by as many as 19 factors earlier than San Miguel took over late to win by simply seven.
“We could’ve been ending it in a more positive note kung nakaisa or dalawa kami, ‘yun lang ang pinanghihinayangan namin.”
However, not all is misplaced for Guiao as his younger Rain or Shine core is simply beginning to present what it may do.
“Marami kaming natutunan sa series. As I said, we’ll come back next conference as a better team,” Guiao declared.
“Alam namin ang mga kulang namin, alam namin kung saan ang strengths namin. In the offseason, we will try to improve in those aspects, trying to build a contender team,” the fiery mentor added.
For Guiao, the way forward for Rain or Shine will revolve round growing the six or seven younger gamers which all skilled their first playoffs heartbreak, including round two extra from the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft, and maintaining veterans Gabe Norwood and Beau Belga round for steering.
“If we want to go deeper sa future conferences, we still need a few pieces na lang sa buildup namin. Actually, mabilis nga ‘yung improvement ng process namin. I think that’s the takeaway. Ma-experience nila as a young team kung paano dumaan sa ganito and what it takes to beat a team like San Miguel.”
Guiao himself is completely satisfied along with his younger core’s efficiency with the likes of Gian Mamuyac, Santi Santillan, Adrian Nocum, Andrei Caracut, Anton Asistio, and Jhonard Clarito shining in several elements of the sport from time-to-time, and Keith Datu’s potential but to be totally unleashed.
“These are guys who we we can keep together for the next three or four years. Imagine mo, tapos lumabas pa ‘yung galing nila, puwede ka mag-contend talaga,” stated Guiao.
‘Learning expertise’
Mamuyac, who posted the second-best scoring efficiency of his profession in Game 4 with 30 factors, sees the sequence as a chance for the younger group to be taught.
“Sayang, at least learning experience for everyone, lalo na bata kami. Nakapasok din kami sa semis, so malaking bagay for us. Absorb lang namin lahat ng lessons and hopefully come back stronger next conference,” stated the 25-year previous Mamuyac.
“Sayang, pero at least na-prove namin na kaya namin marating ‘to and sana maadik kami sa feeling na ‘to and sana marating namin every conference and higitan pa namin,” he added.
Caracut, in the meantime, had his personal style of ups and downs this season. He might obtained his personal share of robust love from Guiao, however he can be essential for Rain or Shine’s offense.
“‘Yung accountability, kailangan maging responsible ka eh. Marami rin akong adjustments, but marami rin akong kailangan i-improve din. Knowing Coach Yeng, sa mga sinasabi niya talagang pinu-push ka niya and ako, namo-motivate ako lalo na maitama ang mali ko at ma-improve ko ang dapat i-improve,” Caracut stated.
Rookie Nocum, then again, relished his first season within the league, however vows to be higher once they come again.
“‘Yung rookie season ko, para sa akin sobrang ganda,” Nocum stated as Rain or Shine made it to the playoffs in each conferences. “Tingin ko may magandang patutunguhan namin. Sabi nga ni Coach, nasa process pa kami. Ayun nga, tuloy-tuloy lang.”
However, for the Mapua University product, their youth might be one thing that works in opposition to them so that they must be cautious.
“Kailangan huwag na namin isipin na bata kami or ano kasi kapag once humarap kami sa big players, kailangan makipag-compete talaga.”
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
