Meralco starts to bubble with the first hit

Meralco coach Norman Black is delighted to see his players finally emerge from their hotel room and begin preparing for the PBA Philippine Cup restart on October 11 inside the bubble in Pampanga.

The Bolts and Magnolia Hotshots became the first teams to play five-on-five games on the University of Angeles Foundation campus after spending the past three days waiting for their COVID-19 tests to test negative on the Quest. Hotel in Clark.

It was also the first time that PBA teams were able to hold scrimmages after being limited to drills and training while practicing health protocols prior to their entry into Clark.

“It was nice to get out of the hotel room, it was nice to get into practice, and more importantly, it was nice to see the players on the court again,” Black said after the Meralco training session that began at the 1 pm in the multi of the AUF. – Use room that became a practice area.

With 10 days to go before the season resumes, Black would rather preach the things his players are already familiar with before the season stoppage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“What I’m going to do is keep things as simple as possible,” Black said. “I am going to try to review and practice things that the players already know. We don’t really have much time to add new things, but at this point it is important that we are good at what we know in order to be competitive. “

Black and the Bolts hope to end a string of disappointing performances at the Philippine Cup and try to replicate their success during most of the import-laden conferences.