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LA Tenorio is one with Ginebra in keeping the faith in import Charles Garcia after a pedestrian debut on Sunday.
The 29-year-old slotman finished with 19 points, eight assists, and six rebounds for the Gin Kings while also failing to stop Rain or Shine import Reggie Johnson in a 108-89 loss.
“We’re not looking at him as a some sort of a temporary import for Justin (Brownlee),” Tenorio said. “Justin is out of the picture for now.”
Brownlee is still with San Miguel Alab Pilipinas in the 2018 ASEAN Basketball League, but is expected to rejoin the Gin Kings after the campaign.
Tenorio, however, is going roll with whoever import Gin Kings have while they wait for Brownlee’s arrival.
“Whoever our import is, we’ll deal with that. I’m sure the coaching staff also has a plan for our import that’s why they took him. I’m sure with Coach Tim knows what to do and we won’t question him. We don’t have to talk about it.”
Rather than ponder on what the future holds, Tenorio urged the Gin Kings to focus on the job at hand, especially with a game against TNT slated next Sunday.
“We just have to do the adjustments and just have to believe it. It’s still a long way, no need to panic. We just have to look at the video and see what we can improve on for us to get the win,” he said.