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Even as import struggles, Pumaren tells GlobalPort locals to step up

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/04/06/040617-globalport.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Sean Williams and GlobalPort are struggling right out of the gate in the 2017 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup. <cite>Richard Esguerra, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/photos/2017/04/06/brownlee-sparks-ginebra-run-gin-kings-beat-global-2733" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – No player was spared from Franz Pumaren&#x27;s criticisms following GlobalPort&#x27;s 96-113 setback to Barangay Ginebra on Wednesday, which dropped them to 0-3 in the 2017 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.The Batang Pier had no answer for Ginebra import Justin Brownlee in the third quarter, as the reinforcement single-handedly outscored them, 20-17, in the frame. Brownlee&#x27;s explosion put the Gin Kings firmly in control, and GlobalPort barely threatened the rest of the way.&quot;It&#x27;s still the same thing,&quot; said Pumaren afterwards. &quot;We were there in the game, but the problem is those mental lapses that cost us the game, making the wrong decision defensive-wise. I can live with missed shots, but the defensive diagrams, we didn&#x27;t see it in the second half.&quot;GlobalPort got 29 points from Stanley Pringle, but Terrence Romeo was limited to 14 markers. To compound their woes, import Sean Williams could not match Brownlee&#x27;s output; he mustered only 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, on top of 12 rebounds and five turnovers.&quot;He&#x27;s not giving us import-like numbers. That&#x27;s the bottom line,&quot; Pumaren said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2017/04/05/brownlee-sparks-ginebra-run-gin-kings-beat-global-24251">READ: Brownlee sparks Ginebra run as Gin Kings beat Global</a></li></ul>The coach hinted that Williams may be on his way out for GlobalPort, pointing out that he has not lived up to his credentials.&quot;It&#x27;s all under review,&quot; Pumaren said of their import.Yet even though Williams has not been giving them monster numbers, Pumaren believes they can stay competitive if only their local players were performing better.&quot;The locals should start playing their roles, because even if our import is not giving us any import-like numbers, I think we can still survive,&quot; said Pumaren.&quot;Even if we’re not getting import-like numbers, the locals should also do their part. If we’re gonna play like what we’re capable of just like in the last conference, I think we will not be in this predicament,&quot; he stressed.Pumaren further warned that &quot;a lot of movements will happen&quot; for the Batang Pier if they continue to struggle, although he does see a light at the end of the tunnel.GlobalPort will be playing a winless Blackwater (0-4) team on Saturday, and the coach sees it as a golden opportunity for them to notch a breakthrough.&quot;We just need to weather the storm, and probably make the most of our game this Saturday,&quot; he said.For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

No player was spared from Franz Pumaren's criticisms following GlobalPort's 96-113 setback to Barangay Ginebra on Wednesday, which dropped them to 0-3 in the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

No player was spared from Franz Pumaren's criticisms following GlobalPort's 96-113 setback to Barangay Ginebra on Wednesday, which dropped them to 0-3 in the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

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Even as import struggles, Pumaren tells GlobalPort locals to step up

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 06, 2017 10:41 PM PHT

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