A month faraway from steering La Salle to the UAAP males’s basketball crown, Topex Robinson is all over.
He has been serving as a shade commentator within the Philippine Basketball Affiliation’s (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup, and only recently, has been introduced in as a deputy for Charles Tiu’s Robust Group Athletics crew that can quickly be competing in Dubai.
Robinson mentioned it’s extra by chance than design.
“I assume it’s a product of getting a sure mindset—that as a lot as attainable, I recover from that Season 86 championship excessive,” the seasoned mentor advised the Inquirer just lately in a prolonged, candid chat over the cellphone.
“I’ve at all times felt that to recover from such a hang-up was to maintain searching for out alternatives to be taught,” he went on.
A championship has eluded Robinson within the beginner ranks and the professionals till he was given the keys to the Inexperienced Archers program in Could final 12 months. And naturally, the 47-year-old mentor will exit making an attempt to make sure that the title he received with La Salle final December could be the primary of many.
“Doing the PBA commentary is a approach of reconnecting with the group that has taken excellent care of me for the longest time. It’s a reminder of how far my journey in basketball has come,” he mentioned. “Masking the video games lets me see the sport like how I used to after I performed. It’s additionally a approach of grounding myself.
“After which being close to coach Brian (Goorjian)? I’ve acquired loads to be taught simply by being [in practices],” he mentioned. “I’ve been [to practice] for a handful of days however it has at all times felt missing. So I’m excited to journey to Dubai as a result of I do know I’ll see extra of him there in motion.”
‘One other continent’
Goorjian is an Olympic bronze-winning coach for the Australian nationwide crew and was the coach of the Bay Space Dragons who battled eventual champion Barangay Ginebra within the Commissioner’s Cup finals final season. “I’ve been round Tim (Cone), Yeng (Guiao), Ryan (Gregorio) and Tab (Baldwin), so being round Brian goes to be a brand new expertise. One other continent for me,” Robinson mentioned with a chuckle.
“However actually, it’s simply being aware of who you might be participating with. Basketball positive is our platform, however there are quite a lot of issues that I’m solely listening to from coach Brian now. So it’s opening my thoughts,” he added.
“We at the moment are getting ready for the subsequent season,” Robinson mentioned of La Salle. “As Mr. Enrique Razon advised us, Jan. 1 is the tip of our reign as champions as a result of that’s the day we start speaking about Season 87. Which is why I’m protecting myself busy.
“Our mortal enemy, in any case, is staying in that season. It’s accomplished and over with.”
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