This will do wonders for them in the long run.
Heavyweight teams field in lesser-known players in the PBA On Tour to either rest their main gunners or find a diamond in the rough among the former.
For perennial cellar-dwellers like Terrafirma Dyip, the approach is to treat this preseason tournament like it’s the regular season.
That way, they could foster chemistry and get their confidence going heading into the Commissioner’s Cup this October.
“Very big for us kasi we take it seriously. As you all know, nasa bottom kami parati. We wanna take it seriously, build our chemistry, at tsaka get our confidence heading into next conference,” he said.
On Sunday, the Dyip pummelled an undermanned San Miguel Beermen with Tiongson leading the charge. The former Ateneo Blue Eagle fired 15 points on 3 three-pointers, dished out 6 assists, and had 3 steals.
His triple in the 2:24 mark capped a 10-2 run that gave the Dyip enough cushion, 77-66, to ward off the Beermen the rest of the game.
The Dyip, though, still hold a pedestrian 4-6 record.
Terrafirma will next face the Magnolia Hotshots on July 26 at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.
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