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RR Pogoy (right) was devastating for TNT in the first week of the PBA reboot. —PHOTO COURTESY OF PBA IMAGES
CLARK FREEPORT – Roger Pogoy spent the day after TNT’s fourth win in his hotel room here, chilling.
He clearly needed rest after playing four of the past seven days, with the last two due to a bad ankle.
“It feels better,” Pogoy said of his ankle during a chat with the Inquirer. “It is much more manageable now.”
It barely looked like his ankle needed pain management the night before, scoring 30 points to help TNT beat Phoenix in a match between two of the top leaders of the compressed Philippine Cup.
After averaging 23.7 points highlighted by a career-high 45 on reopening night Oct. 11 against Alaska, and seven rebounds in the first week of action, the 28-year-old find from Cebu was unanimously named the first Corps player. Press Office of the PBA. of the week inside the bubble.
“You know, I’m glad, since this is also the result of the work we’ve been doing,” said Gilas Pilipinas pillar. “Four wins and we enjoy playing at the same time. So I’m also having great outings, it’s double the joy. “
While ecstatic with the initial success he and his team are enjoying in this fast-paced tournament, Pogoy is also the first to say that the Tropang Giga still has a long way to go.
“We are not finished yet,” he said. “The season is long and we are not yet halfway there. So we will continue working. “
Pogoy made it a point to praise his team’s cohesion from the start, saying it also played a part in their brilliance thus far.
“I think we have a pretty tight-knit group,” he said, criticizing rumors that TNT is a ticking time bomb, due to its stars, which is waiting to implode.
“There will be ups and downs,” Pogoy said. “It’s not always like this, where it’s full of ups and downs. We know that it is during casualties when we will show what the character of this team is made of ”.
Add in the fact that within this offering is a personal crusade that you have been trying to wage for years.
“It is also a personal goal of mine. I’ve been able to try out championships in other leagues that I’ve played, in high school, college, and the semi-pro circuit, ”Pogoy said. “It’s just a professional title that I haven’t been able to win.”
And that’s a motivation that can undoubtedly lead anyone to keep working, whether or not they have a bad ankle. INQ
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