TTT TOPANG 5G coach CHOT REYES is played with match officials in the Filipiné Cup PBA quarters against Magnolia Hotshots. –Marlo Cueto / Inquirer.net
Manila, Philippines – Taking a technical fault for resentment to a call may not be the prettiest view for coach Chot Reyes but for him, it was necessary.
Before TNT won Magnolia in his quarter -final case of the PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday in Philsports Arena, Reyes had an unpleasant scene in the second quarter.
Watch: Chot Reyes talks about his technical fault in the second trimester against Magnolia. | @Melofuertesinq pic.twitter.com/oavyqy82cc
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After numerous complaints on non-appeal, Reyes launched a crisis of anger and even kicked one of the chairs on the TNT bench, which earned him a technical fault.
Was it something he regretted? Maybe not entirely.
“Sometimes you have to do these things to draw not only players, but also to really let officials know how unhappy we were of several non-appeals,” said Reyes after their 89-88 victory over the hotshots.
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Coach Chot Reyes is not satisfied with calls in the second quarter.
He was whistled for a technical fault for this resentment to a call. Magnolia on TNT, 44-37, half. @Inquirersports pic.twitter.com/72h4snviw
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“I have been there for a long time to know not to lose my composure.”
After receiving this technical fault, Reyes became a little more collected and ordered the neighborhoods to shoot the carpet under Magnolia, which led the majority of the match.
The calm of the chief tactician detected in the team, which did not panic despite his entry into the fourth period following the second seeded hotshots.
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“I know that I can have explosions of emotions like that, but what I have learned over the years is to train through it and make sure that my thought and my thought process are still very clear.”
“I just really wanted to make a point at this time in the second trimester.”
Reyes and Tropang 5G turn for a victory on Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium closer to the coveted Grand Slam.
