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With Ross around, Pharex hopes to blossom this time
(October 27, 2008)

Is Fil-Am Chris Ross the right prescription for the Pharex Medics?

Carlo Tan, the cool but creative Pharex coach, thinks so.

“We’re now a bit matured but more than that, we’re a little taller and deeper right now than last year. And we know each other well now,” said Tan when asked about their chances for the coming 2009 PBL PG Flex Linoleum Cup.

But what excites Tan the most is the presence of the cat-quick guard from Marshall University of Texas whom they made the No. 1 pick in the recent Rookie Draft held at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig.

“He’s an athletic type of a player and not a fancy one. His quickness and speed will be his best weapon not to mention his creativity and leadership,” said team owner Jappy Pascual of the Pascual Laboratories – one of the country’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

“He will bring stability to the team,” added Tan of his 6-foot-1 guard.

Aside from Ross, the Pharex Medics also signed up five other promising rookies in 6-foot-6 Michael Galinato of Adamson, 6-foot-3 Ian Mazo, 6-foot-3 Raymund Aguilar and 5-foot-9 John Meligrito of Letran.

Former slam-dunk king Elmer Espiritu of University of the East will also be back to lead the team whose main goal now is to reach the semis.

They also retained the services of Sean Co, Don Villamin, JR Gerilla, Fritz Bauzon and Cebuano hotshot Ian Saladaga.

Tan, however, emphasized that he’s still in the process of cooking up the right chemistry for the team that failed to get past the semis last conference.

Still, Tan was satisfied with what they achieved last conference considering that it was only their second conference in the league.

“The highlight of our performance last year was that we won seven times unlike during our maiden campaign when we won only twice,” said Tan. “With Ross around, we hope to have a good run in the coming tournament.”

The Medics made a loud noise in the crucial stage of the elims when they snapped the 10-game winning run of Harbour Centre. Hopefully, they can make a sustained noise this time around.

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