Definitely, time will not be on the side of coach Franz Pumaren as he tries to form a competitive team for the PBA’s newest ballclub, the Shopinas.com Clickers. With only a month to go before the opening of the local pro league's 37th season, it looks like the return of the former De LaSalle Green Archers champion mentor to the pro league will be a bumpy one. Pumaren, who played for the Ron Jacobs-mentored National squad in the 80’s, will try to build the team around his former La Salle star guard Renren Ritualo. He also plucked three rookies from the PBA draft last Sunday in Smart Gilas spark plug Mark Barroca (first round), former UP Maroons slotman Magi Sison (second round) and ex-JRU Heavy Bomber Mark Cagoco. Pumaren says he will try to get most of his players from the free-agent pool as he began conducting tryouts for the Clickers. Herewith is a complete list of players who reportedly showed up in the first day of Shopinas training camp:
“Mark Andaya, Mark Canlas, Marvin Cruz, Mark Cagoco, Dennis Daa, Chad Alonzo, Ogie Menor, Bambam Gamalinda, Khasim Mirza, Paolo Hubalde, Jojo Duncil, RJ Jazul, Gio Ciria Cruz, Angel Raymundo, Magi Sison, Pong Escobal, JR Aquino, and Hiram Bagatsing.”
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