La Salle star Mike Phillips and coach Topex Robinson throughout a UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball recreation. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — Mike Phillips rallied behind La Salle coach Topex Robinson amid the controversy surrounding him from their first-round win over rival College of the Philippines final week within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event.
Robinson had quite a bit to say after receiving stern warnings from the league over his heated trade with UP participant Reyland Torres that displayed “behaviors that don’t mirror the values of sportsmanship upheld by the UAAP and Fiba.”
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Phillips, who had 27 factors, 17 rebounds, and 5 assists of their 77-68 win over the College of the East on Saturday stated that each one his coach needs is the perfect for his or her crew.
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“Coach Topex has confirmed time and time and time and time once more that he has our backs. He’s a person of his phrase ever since his very first coaching coming in right here. He’s a man who after we win, he places all of the credit score on the crew, and after we lose, he takes all of the blame,” stated Phillips.
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“That’s onerous to do time and time and time once more. He simply lets us be males, simply lets us be children. We’re out right here enjoying this recreation we love and he’s taking all the warmth.”
“So even when Coach Topex has something with the UP state of affairs, I simply need everybody to know that myself, the entire complete crew, and the entire La Salle group is behind him as a result of he’s confirmed that he’s been behind us,” stated the La Salle large man.
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“When the lights had been off, it might’ve been straightforward to say, hey, it’s the crew. However when the lights are on and the lights are off, you possibly can see Coach Topex is a person that actually…he’s a person of his phrase and he sticks up for his gamers. So after we make a mistake, he sticks up for us. I’m not likely too acquainted with the state of affairs, however no matter occurs, no matter comes out, no matter’s taking place with Coach Topex, know that we’re behind him, and something that has been happening, we’re taking the burden off of him this time.”
“If there’s any assertion, in all my years right here in La Salle with Coach Topex, it’s actually that Coach Topex has our backs, and meaning a lot for us. A righteous man falls down seven instances and will get up eight,” he added.
Phillips thanked his coach for staying centered on caring for the crew regardless of the controversy because the Inexperienced Archers stayed scorching with a fourth straight victory to kick off the second spherical.
“He’s actually an extension of Jesus, as a result of take a look at him, he’s human. He’s human. We’re all human. Despite the fact that if we mess up, though tempers fly – we travel quite a bit – however he’s all the time there for us. Even at our lowest, he’s there for us. Now that we’re at the next level, he’s nonetheless there for us,” he stated.