Racela shrugs off FEU loss to Adamson

FILE PHOTO – FEU coach Nash Racela.

Far Eastern University coach Nash Racela is taking his team’s 61-59 defeat to Adamson on Sunday in stride, focusing on his remaining schedule rather than dwelling on the defeat.

“Everything comes to an end, just like yesterday,” said Racela.

“It is what it is. On our part, we just have to prepare for every game,” he said.

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Though the Tamaraws are still in solo second with an 8-3 slate, they saw their seven-game winning run snapped after the Falcons drew significant contributions from Sean Manganti and Jonathan Espeleta.

It also didn’t help that they turned the ball over 27 times, compared to just 13 for Adamson.

But Racela doesn’t want to pin the blame for FEU’s lackluster showing on the 15-day break his team took.

“I don’t believe in that kasi I always tell our team to use everything to your advantage.”

“If you’re given a long layoff, then pwede ka magpahinga and you can work on a lot of different things para pag nag-resume, you get better.”

At this stage of the tournament, all Racela wants to see is for the Tamaraws to continue improving as they prepare for the Final Four.

“My main worry is mag-regress kami,” he said. “Ang importante, especially going sa crucial stretch, is mag-improve lang ng mag-improve. Pag di kami nagi-improve, it means hindi kami ok. Even if we’re losing, if we’re improving, that’s a positive thing for us.”

FEU takes on Ateneo on Wednesday as it tries to fortify its stronghold of the two-seed.