![Throwback to Guiao’s candid pre-finals assessment: “We played with a system, and that was enough.” [photo credit: PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Blue-and-Red-Modern-Sporty-Static-Sports-Quote-Feature-News-Facebook-Post1-400x200.jpg)
Before the 2013 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Coach Yeng Guiao gave his assessment of his Rain or Shine squad. With no superstars but a disciplined system, he prepared his team to face Talk ‘N Text.
![RR Pogoy scores 30 points to lead TNT Tropang 5G to a crucial 89-88 win over Magnolia. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PBA-Images1214-400x200.jpg)
RR Pogoy’s 30-point performance propelled TNT Tropang 5G to a thrilling 89-88 win over Magnolia, keeping their grand slam hopes alive in a nail-biting PBA playoff game.
![Chito Victolero [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/chito-400x200.jpg)
The Hotshots are currently in bubble training at Lipa and the former pro player expressed confidence that his charges can compete with the big guns in the PBA. There is no exact date yet for the resumption of the games badly affected by the pandemic but Victolero assured fans that the Hotshots are getting ready for action.