Juami Tiongson says PBA All-Star choice ‘just the start’

FILE–Terrafirma’s Juami Tiongson. –PBA IMAGES

MANILA, Philippines–Getting chosen for his first-ever look within the PBA All-Star Recreation served as each a reward and a reminder for Terrafirma’s Juami Tiongson.

“It’s very humbling as a result of I got here from nothing to be impulsively changing into an All-Star,” Tiongson stated in Filipino after scoring 30 factors within the Dyip’s 107-99 victory over the Converge FiberXers to start their PBA Philippine Cup marketing campaign Friday at Sensible Araneta Coliseum.

“All the pieces occurs so quick and I’m so grateful and content material with what’s occurring to my profession. However on the similar time, there’s extra work to be executed. My All-Star choice is just the start.”

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Tiongson was the twenty third out of the 24 gamers chosen by followers through the balloting for the exhibition traditional slated March 23 in Bacolod Metropolis, a validation of his standing as one of many premier gamers within the PBA.

He missed out on a spot throughout final 12 months’s version in Passi Metropolis, Iloilo regardless of being thought of as a deserved inclusion to the sport.

Attending to the All-Star festivities continued the unimaginable rise of the previous Ateneo guard, who at one level was out of the large league and needed to show his wares within the PBA D-League earlier than getting one other probability.

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Terrafirma’s All-Filipino opener was once more a showcase for Tiongson, whose offensive brilliance coupled together with his crew play with rookie Stephen Holt led to a convincing triumph.

“Our chemistry is so easy as a result of he’s very unselfish to a degree that I’ve to remind that he must be aggressive,” Tiongson stated of Holt, who completed with 27 factors.

The Dyip are hoping to make use of the PBA Philippine Cup begin as a springboard to compete for a playoff spot which has eluded them for the virtually seven seasons.

“We used to really feel that each win is like profitable a playoff sport,” he stated. “However all of us had been level-headed, relaxed and laser-focused on the following job.”