THE Bureau of Fire Protection Fire Firefighters battle the winless COA Enablers at 2 p.m. in the UNTV Cup Season 6 on Sunday at the Pasig City Sports Center.
The Firefighters are coming off their biggest win of the tournament yet, a 104-97 shocker over the AFP Cavaliers last Sunday.
“Sinabi ko sa mga players hindi namin kakayanin ‘yan kung magpa-practice lang kami, kailangan naming mag-extra effort talaga, mag-practice sila ng individual kapag wala kami practice,” said BFP playing coach Gilbert Malabanan. “Sikreto namin ‘yung depensa at playing as a team. Alam din namin ‘yung roles namin, kung sino ‘yung shooter, sino ‘yung libre.”
The second game at 3:30 p.m. features the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Busters and the Ombudsman Graft Busters, while Malacañang-Philippine Sports Commission Kamao will attempt to maintain its clean record against two-time champion Judiciary Magis at 5 p.m.
Kamao head coach Luie Gonzales admitted that his team is a slow-starter, a problem that needs fixing.
“As a coach, sa akin magsisimula ‘yun. Ibahin ko muna ang approach sa practice plan. Nandito na tayo sa middle ng season going to the next round medyo malalakas na ‘yung kalaban. Hindi pwede na mag-slow start kami. I need to address that problem,” said Gonzales.