Pumaren, Globalport ‘looking to make changes’ in roster

Globalport coach Franz Pumaren. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

Globalport has not been the model of consistency in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.

A 1-5 record has left the Batang Pier to languish at the 10th spot and head coach Franz Pumaren admitted that the team will look to shake up the roster to improve those numbers.

“I’ve seen what we have right now, I’ll be a hypocrite if I say I’m satisfied with our current roster,” said Pumaren after losing to TNT, 109-88, at Smart Araneta Coliseum. “I’m here, management is here to get the best possible players that can help us. We’re looking to make some changes probably.”

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“We know that we are missing, we know that we are not getting [the production] from the other guys, so we just need to plug in the holes.”

Pumaren, however, did not divulge who in his current roster will be put on the trading block but he pointed out once again that their bench production is giving not enough to support the starting unit.

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Globalport’s bench scored just 13 points against TNT while the KaTropa bench produced 40.

“We’re not getting help from the guys that should be helping us, the bench is not really there,” said Pumaren. “In order for us to turn around this conference is to play consistently, basketball is not a 24-minute, 36-minute game. We just have to adjust and see the overall picture.”