Padrigao says UST has not confirmed something after 2-0 begin

UST captain Forthsky Padrigao desires the Growling Tigers to maintain themselves grounded following a powerful begin to UAAP Season 88 with wins over defending champion UP and La Salle

MANILA, Philippines – After wins in opposition to final 12 months’s finalists to open UAAP Season 88, the UST Growling Tigers have but to show something, at the least in response to their captain, Forthsky Padrigao. 

Padrigao desires the Growling Tigers to maintain themselves grounded following a powerful begin to Season 88 with wins in opposition to the defending champions UP Combating Maroons and the runner-up La Salle Inexperienced Archers. 

“We haven’t confirmed something but,” stated Padrigao, who put up 12 factors and 9 assists off the bench of their 93-84 win in opposition to the Inexperienced Archers on Saturday, September 27. “We’re progressing as a workforce, however there are nonetheless numerous video games within the season…. We nonetheless have the second spherical. It’s simply the primary two video games of the season.”

Padrigao performed his first sport in Season 88 in opposition to La Salle after serving his one-game suspension within the Tigers’ season-opening win in opposition to UP, 87-67. 

The win ended UST’s 10-year, 16-game skid in opposition to the Inexperienced Archers. 

“We will’t rely anybody out right here. Some groups are extra aggressive now, and they’re absolutely us too,” Padrigao stated. 

Solely UST, the Ateneo Blue Eagles, and the NU Bulldogs stay unbeaten within the match by the primary week. 

UST additionally began 2-0 final season however ended the elimination spherical with a 7-7 document then misplaced to eventual champion UP within the Ultimate 4.

This time, Padrigao hopes the workforce doesn’t look too far forward.

“We’re specializing in ourselves,” he stated. “We’re taking issues sport by sport. We’re all about small particulars and little issues.”

Padrigao is in his last 12 months within the UAAP, together with co-captain Nic Cabañero, who led UST in opposition to La Salle with 27 factors.

Rookie overseas student-athlete Collins Akowe has additionally been spectacular for the Growling Tigers, placing up monstrous averages of 24.5 factors and 18.0 rebounds in these back-to-back wins to earn this season’s first Participant of the Week honors.

The Tigers final received the UAAP championship in 2006, which got here throughout present head coach Pido Jarencio’s debut 12 months as a tactician. 

With larger expectations now, Padrigao stated the workforce continues to be progressing in direction of a hefty purpose.

“We’re not completed but. However then now, at the least, we see the small progress we’re making.” – Rappler.com