Jude P. Roque

I’d hate to be in Talk N’ Text (TNT) Ka Tropa head coach Nash Racela’s shoes right now. After suffering a 102-88 defeat last Friday at the hands of the San Miguel Beermen (SMB) in Game 2 of the on-going Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup finals, the young mentor needs to make a tough decision on whether to replace import Joshua Smith for the rest of the best-of-seven series. Smith is very clearly hampered by a foot injury that he sustained during the semis. But the former Georgetown University center was asked to play on by especially his teammates if he could. And he did. The 6’10” 330-pound behemoth made the game-winning shot in Game 1 of the finals to lift TNT to a 104-102 triumph over the Beermen. He also collected 21 points and nine rebounds in that game. But in Game 2, Josh only managed to play 18 minutes and was held to just eleven markers and six boards. He also had five turnovers.

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