Paul Lee shrugs off Star’s struggles

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Paul Lee isn’t putting too much thought on Star’s recent struggles in the 2017 PBA Governors’ Cup.

The Hotshots have now lost back-to-back games after a strong 4-0 start.

“We faced two strong teams in that stretch,” Lee said after Star’s 105-101 loss to Barangay Ginebra on Sunday night.

“Coach told us earlier that it was a good game. We just didn’t get the win.”

The Hotshots’ immaturity showed late in the game with import Malcolm Hill, who is only 21, fouled out with still 54.9 seconds left.

Lee thinks that it’s understandable for Star to make such mistakes considering that the team is still in the stage of learning how to play as a cohesive unit after undergoing major changes in the offseason.

The important thing for the Hotshots, according to Lee, is to learn valuable lessons from those tough situations.

“We’re still a relatively new team. I think it’s unavoidable that some of these issues will come up and we’re working on it. Hopefully, if we encounter these situations again, we’ll be able to get good things from it,” he said.

“We have to move on. This game is done, so we have to bounce back on our next game. Our game against Meralco is very important. They’re a strong team so it’s another test for us. We need to be ready,” he said.