Blackwater’s Baser Amer. –PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines—Blackwater coach Jeff Cariaso continues to be within the getting-to-know stage with Baser Amer however he believes it’s the guard’s season for the taking.
Amer, who’s about to be on his eighth season within the PBA, drew praises from Cariaso in the course of the league’s Media Day at One Esplanade on Wednesday.
“I’m nonetheless actually attending to know him. I’m attending to know what makes him go, in order that relationship half can also be essential with me coming in as a brand new coach,” stated Cariaso.
“He’s actually taken on the accountability and actually assured on how he approaches issues so once more, he’s somebody we’re going to depend on.”
Amer performed restricted minutes for Bossing within the PBA on Tour with norms of 6.9 factors and a couple of.2 assists.
However the San Beda product balled out for Blackwater in final season’s installment of the OBA Commissioners’ Cup, averaging 16.1 markers and a couple of.6 dimes in eight video games.
Cariaso hopes to see that very same impression present up on this 12 months’s Comm’s Cup event. In truth, he thinks the upcoming season Amer’s prime in his profession.
“He’s the vet and it’s his time. That’s what we anticipate from him,” he stated. “Understanding the place he’s in his profession, for me, that is his prime and while you’re in your prime, it’s essential that you just present up. He is aware of and understands. He’s one man that we’ll depend on closely.”
Blackwater will depend on their ground normal once they tip off their Season 48 marketing campaign in opposition to Converge on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Philsports Area.
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