From Colegio de San Juan de Letran to De La Salle University and now, University of Sto. Tomas, Aldin Ayo's teams have been defined with the fight they put up.
"I told them to have a sense of pride in what they do. Sinabihan ko yung players kanina na karamihan sa atin, galing sa probinsya tapos pag naglaro na tayo rito at may nakita tayong medyo maputi, medyo maporma, na-iintimidate na," he told reporters after the Growling Tigers took quite a while to leave their locker room following their 72-89 loss.
He wants nothing more than for his players to have that same attitude - especially as half of their lineup is made up of recruits from the province such as Rhenz Abando who hails from Pangasinan as well as Cebuanos Dave Ando and Zach Huang. Still, coach Aldin saw silver linings in how three of his players in particular didn't let themselves get completely, as he put it, "starstruck." "If you noticed, si Rhenz Abando, yun ang dapat mindset - probinsyano ako, 'di ako kilala, pero may maputing le-layup, I'm going to challenge your shot. Ganun si Rhenz," he shared, referring to a moment in the first half when Abando got a block on Paras.
"Ayoko namang sobrang yabang, ayoko namang sobrang humble. Moderation lang. Yung nandun lang sa gitna na maging competitive," he said.
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