Star sorely missed presence of Pingris, admits Barroca
Star point guard Mark Barroca said the Hotshots’ lack of size in the frontcourt was a big blow in their semifinals series loss against San Miguel that culminated Friday at Mall of Asia Arena.
The Hotshots won the first game of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series 109-105, but lost the next three to fall to the Finals-bound Beermen 4-1.
Barroca and crew had to contend with the size of the Beermen who had the 6-foot-10 June Mar Fajardo and the 6-foot-8 Charles Rhodes.
The guard said one man who could’ve spelled a difference was power forward Marc Pingris.
“We had a really small rotation in the four spot, we needed that hustle because Rafi [Reavis] will play limited minutes,” said Barroca. “Rafi’s not getting any younger.”
“I really think that we really needed Ping this series.”
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/252527/barroca-rues-thin-frontcourt-rotation-in-semis-loss-to-san-miguel
The Hotshots won the first game of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series 109-105, but lost the next three to fall to the Finals-bound Beermen 4-1.
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The guard said one man who could’ve spelled a difference was power forward Marc Pingris.
“We had a really small rotation in the four spot, we needed that hustle because Rafi [Reavis] will play limited minutes,” said Barroca. “Rafi’s not getting any younger.”
“I really think that we really needed Ping this series.”
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/252527/barroca-rues-thin-frontcourt-rotation-in-semis-loss-to-san-miguel
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