{"id":197273,"date":"2019-01-11T02:20:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T07:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=197273"},"modified":"2019-01-11T02:20:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T07:20:16","slug":"alaska-aces-anticipate-adjustments-for-start-of-pba-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/01\/11\/alaska-aces-anticipate-adjustments-for-start-of-pba-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Aces anticipate adjustments for start of PBA season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“PBA Media day!” (Photo<\/a>: Alaska Aces<\/a>\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>After a first runner-up run in the recently concluded Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors Cup, the Alaska Aces have announced an incomplete lineup for their first game of the 2019 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to head coach Alex Compton during the media conference that occurred last Thursday, January 10, the Hotshots will only resume practice next Monday, January 14. \u201cWe haven\u2019t started yet because we\u2019re at a low point with injuries,\u201d he explained, \u201cWe have to recover and we have to try to build our bodies right back again. What happened is that last month, we were playing for 14 months straight so the players got beaten up.\u201d Coach Alex is referring to Simon Enciso, Vic Manuel, and Chris Banchero, all recovering from knee and ankle injuries and are out indefinitely. Sonny Thoss and Jayvee Casio are nursing their respective injuries as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amidst the adjustments, Coach Alex is staying positive nonetheless. \u201cWe usually don\u2019t focus on the results right away. For us, it\u2019s going to be trying to play right, are we making the good decisions, are we playing hard, the Alaska way,\u201d he continued, \u201c<\/span>We\u2019re gonna be a little out of shape, and have key players that aren\u2019t playing, we going to have other players excited for the opportunity and the responsibilities that they\u2019ll have trying to set into those roles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately for the Aces, Negrenese center Siverino \u201cNonoy\u201d Baclao recently signed a one-year contract extension to be part of his fourth year with the team. This past week, the team also signed 2018 PBA Rookie Draft selections Jesper Ayaay and Gideon Babilonia for two years, while letting go of veteran players Karl Dehasa, Ronald Pascual, and Marion Magat.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Alex Compton-led squad will debut their new lineup on February 3 as they go head-to-head against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters at Ynares Center in Antipolo.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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