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WELL-RESTED BUT UNDERMANNED TEXTERS FACE HOT & COLD MIXERS
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Talk n Text coach Norman Black is thankful they’ve got over a week break after their most recent game where they suffered severe beating at the hands of Rain or Shine.
He also mentioned the health woes of Jarred Dillinger and Kelly Williams.
Black said their long rest should serve them in good stead, hopeful they’re physically and mentally prepared as they mix it up with San Mig Coffee in a crucial rematch in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday.
“We should be well rested because of the break, and so I’m expecting better defensive effort on our part,” said Black. “It’s another crucial game for us, and the start of a difficult sked to finish the elims.’’
The Mixers are also in a stretch of tough games, with little time to prepare against the Texters coming off a 100-105 loss to the Barako Bull Energy Coffee only last Easter Sunday.
Both the Texters and the Mixers look to bounce back from a loss and improve their record in the middle of the pack. Talk n Text shares fourth place with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Meralco at 5-5 while San Mig Coffee is half-game behind at 5-6.
The Mixers repulsed the Texters, 90-82, in their initial meeting in the mid-season tourney on Feb. 24.
Black admits they’re facing taller odds in their rematch with Dillinger and Williams out of commission.
“JD will still be out because of an injury and Kelly will take an indefinite medical leave because of health concerns,” said Black.
The Texters failed to keep up with the E-Painters’ relentless surge last March 24, suffering a ghastly 85-116 rout.
Then the Mixers had a chance to go up on the Texters on Sunday but went down on their knees under the weight of the Energy Cola’s mighty finish.
San Mig Coffee’s loss to Barako Bull sent the Mixers down to joint seventh with the Air21 Express at 5-6, just a game in front of the ninth-running Energy Cola (4-7).
Definitely, the Mixers must regroup right away or they face the possibility of finishing outside the Top Six. Their last three games are the Texters, the Air21 Express and the Meralco Bolts.
The Texters, meanwhile, have the Mixers, the GlobalPort Batang Pier, the Ginebra Kings and the Petron Boosters for their last four assignments. (SB)
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