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“His shoes are too big to fill. There’s a lot of pressure on my shoulders now because he is such a good player,” said Casio.
Tenorio had been the face of the Aces franchise before the team traded him along with Wesley Gonzales and Hans Thiele in a deal that netted them Casio, Dondon Hontiveros, and a future second round pick.
It won’t be the first time Casio is taking over Tenorio. Both players were part of the vaunted San Beda high school basketball program, and Casio took over for Tenorio as the Red Cubs’ main man after the latter left for college.
Casio said he doesn’t want to put pressure on himself by thinking about replacing Tenorio. But he feels right at home with Alaska, which runs a structured offense — something he is at home with after playing for coach Rajko Toroman as part of SMART-Gilas Pilipinas.
“We’re running a system that gives everyone equal opportunities. The system won’t center around me, but all five players playing inside the court,” said Casio, who added that he’s no stranger to the triangle offense preferred by Alaska coach Luigi Trillo.
“We were running that when we were in grade school. It was Coach Ernie Magsanoc (brother of PBA great Ronnie Magsanoc) who introduced the system to us. Medyo nangangapa ulit ako kasi it’s been a long time since I’ve played within the triangle.”
source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/jvee-casio-acknowledges-tenorio-tough-act-to-follow-at-alaska
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