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PBA: Rookie Quinto flourishes as Meralco's 'glue guy'

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/11/03/quinto.jpg"/><figcaption>Meralco rookie Bong Quinto (19). Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Bong Quinto has carved a niche for himself in the Meralco Bolts, and his willingness to play his role has earned him praise from head coach Norman Black.A standout from Letran who shockingly fell to the second round of the 2018 PBA Rookie Draft, Quinto has made himself dependable for Meralco, particularly in the ongoing Governors&#x27; Cup. The rookie is averaging 7.63 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, while doing the little things that Black wants him to do to help the Bolts win.&quot;I made a decision on Bong Quinto at the beginning of this conference, to give him the opportunity to play the 3-position for us. I actually think he&#x27;s more of a 2, but luckily for me, he is strong enough to play the 3-position, and he&#x27;s aggressive enough to play the 3-position,&quot; said Black, who picked Quinto with the second pick in the second round last December.The shift in position paid dividends for the rookie. Quinto normed just 3.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11 minutes per game last conference, but his playing time has more than doubled in the Governors&#x27; Cup, at over 24 minutes per game. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2019/10/31/pba-with-new-milestones-secured-tenorio-hopes-62788">READ: With new milestones secured, Tenorio hopes for more</a></li></ul>Quinto showed off his game on Sunday, when he put up 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, along with 5 rebounds and 2 assists in Meralco&#x27;s 101-77 demolition of Barangay Ginebra. The rookie was also a plus-21 for the game in 26 minutes of playing time. For Black, Quinto&#x27;s performance against the Gin Kings was exactly what he wanted to see from the rookie.&quot;He&#x27;s a well-rounded player, he can score the basketball but he rebounds well, he plays good defense, and he&#x27;s a very, very good assist guy. In other words, he&#x27;s a good ball-mover, which we really need in that first team, because a lot of the guys like to score in our first team,&quot; Black said of Quinto.&quot;He&#x27;s been doing a great job for us,&quot; the multi-titled mentor further praised.Black called Quinto &quot;the glue guy&quot; of the team, noting that the versatile swingman does not need the ball to be effective.&quot;He does the little things that help us win,&quot; he added. &quot;So as long as he continues to play like that, he will continue to get playing time.&quot;Quinto, for his part, relishes the role that Black has given to him and believes he can shine even as a role player for the Bolts.&quot;&#x27;Yun lang talaga yung trabaho ko samin eh, yung magbigay ng space kila AD. And then, yun lang, pag binigay nila yung opportunity sakin dapat maconvert ko yung mga ganung sitwasyon para magstay ako sa game,&quot; he said.Told that Black referred to him as Meralco&#x27;s &quot;glue guy,&quot; Quinto simply stressed that he is just doing his job.&quot;Every game naman talaga, nagfofocus lang ako, lalo na sa practice talaga,&quot; said Quinto, who was part of the Mythical Team in the NCAA last year. &quot;Focus ako sa practice kung ano yung nakikita kong kailangan kong gawin, yun lang yung ginagawa ko.&quot;As Quinto begins to shine in Meralco&#x27;s system, he insists that he has not spared any thought for the teams that passed on him in the draft last year. Instead, his focus is on keeping Black&#x27;s trust and earning his minutes, as a way of expressing his gratitude to the coach that gave him a chance.&quot;Move on na ako, kasi ito na &#x27;yung team ko,&quot; he said. &quot;Sobrang thankful ako na binigyan nila ako ng chance lalo na si coach Norman na yun nga, mapakita ko yung talent na meron ako.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Bong Quinto has carved a niche for himself in the Meralco Bolts, and his willingness to play his role has earned him praise from head coach Norman Black.

Bong Quinto has carved a niche for himself in the Meralco Bolts, and his willingness to play his role has earned him praise from head coach Norman Black.

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PBA: Rookie Quinto flourishes as Meralco's 'glue guy'

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 03, 2019 11:05 PM PHT

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