Struggling Painters have no chemistry, says Guiao
Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao. PBA IMAGES
Rain or Shine is not the premier model of consistency in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup.
And after a disappointing 101-87 loss to Barangay Ginebra on Sunday, Elasto Painters head coach Yeng Guiao seemed to have had enough of his team’s inconsistent showing.
“I’m a little worried because it’s our sixth game in the eliminations and by this time, we should be peaking,” said Guiao on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. “Ang nangyayari nagsa-slide kami, so this will require urgent measures.”
“I will talk to the coaching staff on Tuesday, next game is on Sunday, and we will deliberate about the team’s situation.”
Rain or Shine finished the Commissioner’s Cup with a 7-4 record and the Elasto Painters went on to win the title, and it was their cohesiveness that kept the team together all the way to the finals.
But Guiao said he doesn’t see the same cohesion that he once saw the previous conference.
“We’re not as cohesive as last conference, we don’t have the chemistry,” said Guiao.
Rain or Shine had lowest-scoring import in Pierre Henderson-Niles in the Commissioner’s Cup and the unlike its current reinforcement Dior Lowhorn, who is averaging close 20 points a game this conference.
“Last conference we have the lowest-scoring import, but we did not have problems with our offense, we found a way to produce the points,” said Guiao. “Ngayon yung import namin who is averaging 20-plus points but we can’t produce enough numbers on offense for us to keep winning.”
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