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SMB's Gilas boys brimming with confidence but Gallent tempers expectations for Beermen

Published Oct 24, 2023 07:35 am

At A Glance

  • San Miguel Beer head coach Jorge Gallent was hardly worried by the busy off season of some of his top players although he was quick to temper expectations for his team pegged as one of the early favorites for the PBA Commissioner's Cup.<br> 

San Miguel Beer head coach Jorge Gallent was hardly worried by the busy off season of some of his top players although he was quick to temper expectations for his team pegged as one of the early favorites for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
 

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June Mar Fajardo during the FIBA World Cup (Noel Pabalate/MB)

June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter and Chris Ross barely had any rest despite the long break between the last conference and the new season after doing their duties with Gilas Pilipinas in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and Asian Games.
 

“No naman (concern) kasi they rested for 10 days. Coach Al (Chua) gave them rest days. CJ practiced five days ago pa I guess he got bored in the house, but CJ is fresh, June Mar the same, he got his-10 day rest so he’s fresh the same as Ross and Cio,” said Gallent on Tuesday, Oct 24.

 

In fact, Gallent said the gold medal run could be a boost to his veteran players ahead of the new season
 

“It lifted their confidence. I’m sure they learned a lot from coach Tim. Their confidence is gonna be high coming into the season.  The gold that they got is gonna be a huge boost to the season,” he added.

The Beermen, however, have yet to really hit the ground running when it comes to their preparation. SMB have added new players including latest acquisition Jeron Teng while players, who played for Gilas only started practice last week.
 

Ross and Terrence Romeo also suffered some minor injuries although he expects them and the rest of the team to become ready when they kick off their Commissioners’ Cup against NLEX on Nov. 15.

“We have three new players and we just have to get rid of some injuries. The following week Terrence got injured, Chris Ross got injured but by November 15 they’re gonna be okay,” said Gallent.
 

“Jeron is a big addition to our team. I’m confident he’s gonna help us a lot. He’s just practiced 2 to 3 days. I'm sure he’s gonna help us alot with this championship because we haven’t won this since Chris McCullough so that was 2018,” he furthered.

 

A concern for Gallent though is SMB’s misfortune in picking its reinforcements in import-flavored conferences, something he’s praying to have settled after signing veteran internationalist Tyler Stone.

"We hope our import is a good fit and he stays long. It’s hard to look for replacement imports. There are a lot of teams and a lot of countries looking for imports also like in Japana and other countries. Tsamba talaga ang pagkuha ng import.”

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