HEAD COACH Chito Victolero doesn’t expect his team, the Star Hotshots, to have a perfect record in the ongoing PBA Governors’ Cup.
They’ve been playing exceptional basketball, winning their first four games until the law of averages hit the Hotshots over the weekend when they lost to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.
“Probably the law of averages caught up on us,” Mr. Victolero said. “We didn’t shoot the ball well. But the effort is there.”
The Hotshots shot only 37% from the field with veteran gunner PJ Simon and spitfire guard Mark Barroca hardly making a contribution.
Aside from struggling offensively last time out, the Hotshots are also adjusting on the inclusion of comebacking veteran Marc Pingris, who has played more minutes since being idle for five months because of a hip injury.
“That’s another thing we’ve been working on. We’ve been trying to integrate him more because he has not played for the past five months,” added Mr. Victolero.
But Mr. Victolero remains positive on their chances of reaching the top four. He has to prepare his team more on their next big game against Barangay Ginebra, a team which denied the Hotshots of an outright finals entry.
“We’re very positive of our top four aspirations. It’s just one game and even though we lost against Rain or Shine, we were able to fight back from a 20-point lead, but just ran out of time,” he added. — Rey Joble
