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PBL Chairman's Cup Post Mortem

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Ayon kay coach Joel Banal, hardworking at determinasyon ng kan-yang mga bataan ang naging pundasyon ng Ateneo-Hapee-Negros Navigation sa pagsungkit sa korona ng 2002 PBL Chairman’s Cup kontra Blu Sun Power noong Lunes.

"I’m very happy with the championship. Everybody played his role showed unforgiving defense throughout. But I believe in the saying that you do your best and God will do the rest. He fulfilled His promise to us," wika pa ni Banal.

"I think it (the title) is due and what I did is just maximized their talents, finding out where they’re more effective at. I believe they’ll carry the experience and all what they learned here in the UAAP," dagdag pa ni Banal.

Ito ang ikalawang PBL title ni Banal simula ng kanyang trangkuhan ang Casino Rubbing Alcohol na nakisosyo sa korona sa isang foreign team sa PBL International Invitational noong 1993.

Subalit hindi niya akalain na magiging maganda ang kanyang pagbabalik sa PBL at naniniwala siya na pagkakataon ang nagdala sa kanya sa Ateneo.

Siya ay naglalakad sa Eastwood sa Libis nang makabangga niya si Robin Tong, isang Ateneo Alumnus na kaibigan ng kanyang kapatid.

"Robin Tong, who I now consider as my godfather, told me that Ateneo has no coach and he asked me what I’m doing. I said I’m waiting for the results of my Pasig-Pirates contract. We parted ways and when he came back to me, he asked if I’m interested and I told him, of course I’m jobless," sabi pa ni Banal.

"Everything came so fast that the next thing I know is, they told me that I’m the coach of Ateneo. It’s a miracle. I guess I’m destined to be with Ateneo and the team is destined to win this championship."

Ang panalo ng Ateneo ay isang senyales ng bagong koponan sa PBL, at posibleng ito na ang simula na mas marami pang college teams ang lumahok sa liga at mapasabak sa kampeonato.

Ang Blue Eagles ay nangapa muna sa limang kumperensiya bago nila nakamit ang PBL crown. Pero nang ang Ateneo-Hapee-Negros Navigation ay makarating sa finals, batid na ni Banal na makukuha na nila ang titulo.

Kabilang sa dapat pasalamatan ni Banal sa tinapos ng Ateneo ay ang MVP ng liga na si Enrico Villanueva na kumayod ng husto. Bukod sa kanya, nakatulong rin ng malaki sina Jec Chia, Rich Alvarez at Larry Fonacier.

ANG BLUE EAGLES

ATENEO

ATENEO ALUMNUS

ATENEO-HAPEE-NEGROS NAVIGATION

BANAL

BLU SUN POWER

BUT I

CASINO RUBBING ALCOHOL

ROBIN TONG

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