Guiao worried over Rain or Shine’s inconsistency in PBA quarterfinals

Jane Bracher

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Guiao worried over Rain or Shine’s inconsistency in PBA quarterfinals
Yeng Guiao bares his disappointment over how Rain or Shine struggled with consistency despite winning over Blackwater in the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals

MANILA, Philippines – Rain or Shine is one win away from another semifinals appearance and head coach Yeng Guiao is even more worried about his team’s level of play.

The multi-titled coach bared his disappointment over how the Painters struggled with consistency despite winning over Blackwater Elite in phase 1 of the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals.

“What happens is we get good leads, then we lose the leads, then we lose our momentum and we have to win it in the endgame,” Guiao rued Saturday, December 26 after the 95-90 victory, a week after suffering a costly loss to NLEX to end the eliminations

“Sometimes you’re not going to win it in the endgame. That’s how we lost to NLEX. I’m kind of worried about that but I guess the motivation and the adrenaline is going to flow in our next game.” 

The Painters built a 15-point 51-36 lead over playoff first-timers Elite early in the third quarter and looked on the way to a comfortable rout.

But they yielded some space and momentum to the dangerous Carlo Lastimosa, who torched Rain or Shine with 31 of his 35 points in the second half as Blackwater tied the game at 75 early in the fourth quarter.

The twice-to-beat Painters leaned on their extensive playoff experience to pull out the win and avoid a rubber match. But even up until the final minute with Blackwater hanging around down only 93-88, Rain or Shine committed errors that kept the window of opportunity open for their foes. 

“We couldn’t stop him (Lastimosa) but it’s a good thing for us that we were able to make some big shots in the endgame,” Guiao said.

(WATCH: Gabe Norwood throws down alley-oop in Rain or Shine win

“We prepared really hard for this game but I didn’t see the kind of effort, especially defensive effort, that I expected. But I’m hoping the next time we play we’ll be able to raise our level of energy,” he added.

“I’m not really happy with our win although it got us a step closer. If we play this way we might not make the next round.”

Guiao ruled out the holiday season as reason for his team’s low energy, which dates back to the loss to NLEX as Rain or Shine also had to deal with the explosion of Sean Anthony, who hit a career-high 37 points to foil the Painters’ bid for a top seed and an outright semifinals berth.

(READ: Guiao sees positive side to Rain or Shine’s longer PBA playoffs road)

“We’re just doing the regular things we do, whether it’s the holidays or not,” Guiao said. 

Rain or Shine will face Talk ’N Text on Monday, December 28 at 7 pm in the knockout phase of the quarterfinals. And when they do, Guiao wants change. 

“We’re hoping that we can prepare a little harder maybe for the next game and maybe have some serious talk with the guys.”

#PBA: Coach Yeng Guiao after Rain or Shine defeated Blackwater

Posted by Jane Yvette Bracher on Saturday, 26 December 2015

– Rappler.com

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