CHARLOTTE – Hindi pa rin nakakalimutan ng kilalang shooting coach ng Spurs na si Chip Englland ang kanyang karanasan sa paglalaro sa Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
“Of course. I remember it like yesterday. The best basketball fans in the world, I always say it. A great basketball expe-rience for me playing in the PBA against all the greats, the Jaworskis, the Adornados...Fernandez...and then representing the country in the Jones Cup… great memories,” sabi ni Engelland na mas kilala sa tawag na ‘Shot Doctor’ sa mundo ng NBA. “I remember. Hector Calma, Alan Caidic, Samboy Lim, Franz Pumaren, Tonichi Yturri, Yves Dignadice, Dennis Still, Jeff Moore...coach Ron Jacobs. I remember a lot of my teammates and I forgot a few… but those were really good players.”
Bumalik si Engelland dito sa Pinas noong 2007 para sa reunion ng NCC/San Miguel Team. At nakita niya sina Jerry Codiñera, coach Ron Jacobs at ang team owner noon na si Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco.
“I saw boss Dan-ding Cojuangco... it was great seeing him and his family,” ani Engelland.
Si Engelland ang dahilan ng shooting improvement ng NBA players na sina Grant Hill, Larry Hughes, Shane Battier, Steve Kerr at Spurs key players Tony Parker at Kawhi Leonard.