Misfiring Pogoy vows to bounce back in Game 4
MANILA – TNT rookie Roger Pogoy promised to break his scoring slump when their 2017 Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup championship series against San Miguel resumes with Game 4 on Wednesday at the Smart- Araneta Coliseum.
After scoring a career-best 27 points in Katropa’s 104- 102 victory over Beermen in Game 1, the Cebuano guard was held scoreless in the following two matches, including a sour 0-for-13 shooting in Game 3 on Sunday night. “Bad game siguro. next game,” Pogoy
lang Bawi said. “(Beermen) na lang sa
Grabe lang sila mag- close out ( depensa).
sa ako, mag- Dati kasi pinapabayaan lang close out.”
ngayon grabe na sila “challenge talaga.
challenge May na talaga,” the former Far Eastern Kapag tumitira ako may University Tamaraws gunner na added. “mag-a- adjust
next game.” Pero na TNT head coach Nash Racela lang ako sa does not find Pogoy’s failure to score in the previous two games a cause for concern. He is counting on his prized rookie in the other aspects of the game.
“OK lang. Again, as long as he’s making the right decisions, taking the shots that he needs to take,” said Racela. “open, ganoon. If it doesn’t go in, problema, Kung talaga.” walang ganoon “
mind-set depensa. Basta kapag maglaro kasi
offense, ako ang ko ay
mind- Sunod na lang iyong set ko,” Pogoy said. “( ganoon talaga parati ang zero)
Kahit basta magawa ko lang kami.” ang trabaho ko at saka manalo
Pogoy was also fined P30,000 for hitting the groin of Beermen forward Arwind Santos during Game 2 of the Finals series on June 23. The incident led to the TNT forward’s ejection from that game.