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LA Tenorio wins his first recreation as a PBA head coach as he guides Magnolia previous his former workforce Barangay Ginebra and former mentor Tim Cone
MANILA, Philippines – LA Tenorio’s switch from Barangay Ginebra to Magnolia because the Hotshots’ new head coach occurred so quick that he didn’t get an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart with Gin Kings mentor Tim Cone.
However after their first teaching duel, Tenorio hopes to choose Cone’s mind.
Tenorio received his first recreation as a PBA coach as he guided Magnolia to an 80-73 win over Ginebra that kicked off hostilities for the league’s fiftieth season on Sunday, October 5.
“Actually, to this point we haven’t had a face-to-face dialog as a result of we didn’t have any time,” stated Tenorio in a mixture of Filipino and English. “I talked to the gamers. I stated my goodbye, I stated my piece to the gamers, however with Coach Tim, I haven’t talked to him face-to-face.”
Simply a few months in the past, Tenorio was nonetheless taking part in for Cone.
He even helped Ginebra keep alive in final season’s All-Filipino match, hitting the game-winning three-pointer in opposition to San Miguel in Sport 6 of their best-of-seven semifinals in July.
Talks of retirement emerged after the Gin Kings misplaced to the Beermen in Sport 7, with Tenorio concluding his 18th season within the league.
However what got here subsequent proved to be a shock as San Miguel Company sports activities director Alfrancis Chua confirmed simply a few weeks later that administration handed Tenorio the Hotshots’ teaching reins, changing longtime head coach Chito Victolero.
Tenorio’s transfer to Magnolia marked the tip of his fruitful partnership with Cone which bore eight championships: one throughout their time at Alaska and 7 with Ginebra.
“Hopefully these subsequent few days, I’ll get to speak to him. Now that we’ve confronted one another and it’s over, perhaps I can get his ideas on teaching. I’m certain he was preparing additionally for this recreation, that’s why I didn’t disturb him,” stated Tenorio.
For Cone, going up in opposition to Tenorio was simply the identical as his encounters together with his different former gamers and assistants who grew to become head coaches.
That listing contains TNT’s Chot Reyes, Blackwater’s Jeffrey Cariaso, Meralco’s Luigi Trillo, Titan Extremely’s Johnedel Cardel, and Phoenix’s Willy Wilson.
“I’m glad for LA, unhappy for myself. You guys are making an enormous deal out of it than both he and I are,” stated Cone. “It’s a lot larger for LA than it was for me tonight, put it that method. It was his first recreation, he’s going to recollect it. I’m going to neglect this one actually shortly.”
With a win below his belt, Tenorio desires the Hotshots to deal with their final aim, which is to win their first championship since 2018.
“I really feel nice, I be ok with this win, however we didn’t obtain something,” stated Tenorio. “We’ve got to get higher and keep disciplined as a result of we’re wanting on the larger image. However after all, I’ll settle for this win. Why not?” – Rappler.com
