BOCAUE, Bulacan — On paper, Perlas Pilipinas has nothing to show: unranked, seeded the lowliest, armed by amateurs who barely have 3x3 basketball experience.
On Sunday, during the culmination of a campaign packaged with tempered expectations, Perlas made the biggest statement: That they are capable. Maybe not of winning yet, but showing up and playing? For three games, they made that evident.
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And amid the sea of commendations, and the clamor for support, coach Pat Aquino made a bittersweet revelation:
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