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Hotshots right their ship by dealing Dyip another blow

MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Jerrick Ahanmisi knocked down four four-point shots in Magnolia’s lopsided win over Terrafirma in Group A of the PBA Governors’ Cup on Sunday, capping off a week that saw teams go for more attempts from the second arc. Ahanmisi finished with 24 points as the Hotshots prevailed, 124-103, over the winless Dyip at…

Personnel changes make Hotshots ready for now and the future

A quick look at Magnolia’s roster for the upcoming PBA season and one could surmise that the Hotshots are simply loading up on fresh talent to finally get over the hump. But that’s just a side to the grand plan, according to head coach Chito Victolero, who bared that the other goal is to future-proof…

Hotshots through to quarters, place Dyip on playoff bubble

Ian Sangalang (right) gets a hard foul from Mark Sangalang. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Magnolia became the third team to punch a ticket to the quarterfinals of the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday, with a 108-100 victory over Terrafirma practically making up for an alarming stretch that saw the perennial contender Hotshots absorb back-to-back defeats, including…

Dyip exhaust rare chance at playoff berth, battle Hotshots

Terrafirma Dyip’s Stephen Holt in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES Unbeaten San Miguel Beer and fellow title contender Barangay Ginebra will finally have some company in the quarterfinals by the end of Friday’s PBA Philippine Cup doubleheader. One of them could be the all-Filipino tournament’s current underdog story in Terrafirma, the perennial cellar-dweller which…

Mark Barroca gives way for other Hotshots to flourish

Magnolia Hotshots’ Mark Barocca in a PBA Philippine Cup game against Blackwater Bossing. -PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Magnolia’s Mark Barroca has proven time and time again that he will do what’s necessary for the Hotshots to flourish. In the Hotshots’ 81-77 win over Blackwater in the PBA Philippine Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Wednesday, Barroca…

As Sangalang rediscovers form, Hotshots look to continue roll

Ian Sangalang (No. 10, photo above) is back shouldering low-post chores forMagnolia. —PBA IMAGES Slowly but surely, Magnolia is getting Ian Sangalang back in the form the team is used to seeing from him. Sangalang had 23 points, nine rebounds, five assists as the Hotshots dumped the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 107-93, last Sunday, a performance…

Even with first win streak, Victolero reminds Hotshots to keep working hard

Chito Victolero. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Magnolia coach Chito Victolero is hopeful that their first winning streak is a sign that a difficult start to their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup campaign is finally behind his Hotshots. And what he wants from his charges, who on Sunday posted a 107-93 victory over the Phoenix Fuel Masters…

In a title series that has so far been played in streaks, Beermen try to ring death knell for Hotshots

Tyler Bey (right) and the Hotshots are not ready to concede anything to Bennie Boatwright and the Beermen. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Having some momentum and the veritable psychological edge, San Miguel sets out to deal the finishing blow on Magnolia when they clash in Game 6 of what has been a compelling Philippine Basketball Association…

Failure to wall-in Jericho Cruz led to Hotshots defeat in Game 5

MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Magnolia import Tyler Bey kept it simple when asked about what went wrong with the Hotshots in Game 5 of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup Finals on Sunday. “We can’t just let guys go off for 30,” he told reporters with a long face on the heels of a 108-98 defeat…

Beermen blow Hotshots off the floor early for 2-0 lead

MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net There were more fireworks off the court than on it, and it took place minutes after San Miguel Beer prevailed over Magnolia in a one-sided way to go ahead, 2-0, in their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup Finals series. Instead of the focus being on how the Beermen meticulously dominated the Hotshots…