Dyip eye peaking at right time

MANILA, Philippines — Things are looking quite differently early in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup.

Terrafirma, usually lurking in the cellar, is enjoying a roaring start, sitting alone at the summit. And San Miguel Beer, the powerhouse, is reeling from a fumbling opening, bowing to erstwhile winless Titan Ultra.

Today, when the two squads hit the court against separate opponents for Week 3 of the mid-season conference at the Ynares Center-Antipolo, they carry contrasting objectives.

Unbeaten in three matches, the Dyip seek to keep the surprising trend going as they battle Phoenix (2-1) while the Beermen, a bust in their 112-119 setback to the Giant Risers, aim to get on the board against Converge (1-2), a high-powered crew on a two-game slide itself.

For Terrafirma coach Ronald Tubid, the main concern is how to keep the Mubashar Ali-led squad running at an ideal pace in terms of peaking.

“Sabi naming mga coaches, tamang-tama lang dapat pag-peak. Hindi ‘yung biglang pag-peak, then biglang bulusok kaya medyo alalay sa practice,” Tubid said ahead of their 5:15 p.m. encounter against a Fuel Masters team bent on rebounding from their 86-93 loss to Meralco.

“Hindi pa fully absorbed ng mga players ang sistema namin kaya dinadahan-dahan din namin para right time ang pag-peak,” he added.