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Meralco 'blessed' to have Alapag as assistant coach

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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/news-special1/sports/10/10/alapag-101016.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Jimmy Alapag may have retired from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but he will remain an active part of the Meralco Bolts franchise where he will now be an assistant coach for player development.Meralco alternate team governor Ryan Gregorio made the announcement last Monday during a press conference at Makati Shangri-La. &quot;Jimmy will definitely be a part of the Meralco family,&quot; he said.This is good news for Meralco veteran Jared Dillinger, who was sidelined with an injury when the Bolts lost to Barangay Ginebra in the 2016 PBA Governors&#x27; Cup Finals.&quot;I&#x27;m not gonna lie to you – it&#x27;s gonna hurt that he&#x27;s not gonna be there,&quot; Dillinger said of Alapag, who first became his teammate in Talk &#x27;N Text before they reunited when the &quot;Mighty Mouse&quot; joined Meralco last season.&quot;But he&#x27;s gonna be an assistant coach, and a player development coach,&quot; he added. &quot;So his presence in practice and in games is still gonna help.&quot;&quot;We&#x27;re very blessed to still have him on our team.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2016/11/15/asi-jimmy-s-retirement-i-m-surely-gonna-miss-18032">What Asi Taulava feels about Jimmy Alapag&#x27;s retirement</a></li></ul>Dillinger revealed that Alapag was quick to &quot;flip the switch&quot; from player to coach. The day after he announced his retirement, the former Gilas captain was back at the gym three hours before practice, lending a helping hand to anyone who needed it.&quot;His guidance, and the fact that he&#x27;s still gonna be there is gonna go a long way for our team,&quot; said Dillinger.Nevertheless, it still has not sunk in for Dillinger that Alapag – who in his final season broke Allan Caidic&#x27;s record for most three-pointers in PBA history – has hung up his shoes for good.&quot;It still hasn&#x27;t hit me,&quot; he admitted, &quot;That he&#x27;s not playing anymore.&quot;&quot;He&#x27;s still on the team, and it feels like he&#x27;s still out there, but it&#x27;s going to take some time,&quot; he added.Alapag played just one season for Meralco, but his role in the franchise was massive. He remained a threat inside the court, particularly from beyond the arc, but he was also a vocal leader for a Meralco team that rose from a brutal one-win campaign in the All-Filipino Cup to play in their first ever finals in the Governors&#x27; Cup.Although he will still be at the sidelines, and will be a guiding voice especially to their young guards, Alapag&#x27;s veteran leadership inside the court will be missed, and their remaining veterans will have to fill that void, said Dillinger.&quot;We&#x27;re going to lose something when he&#x27;s not on the court with us,&quot; Dillinger acknowledged. &quot;Collectively, as veterans, we&#x27;re going to chip in our say.&quot;&quot;But Jimmy Alapag is a generation-type of player. He&#x27;s irreplaceable. It&#x27;s going to be tough, so we&#x27;re gonna have to learn along the way without him.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Jimmy Alapag may have retired from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but he will remain an active part of the Meralco Bolts franchise where he will now be an assistant coach for player development.

Jimmy Alapag may have retired from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but he will remain an active part of the Meralco Bolts franchise where he will now be an assistant coach for player development.

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Meralco 'blessed' to have Alapag as assistant coach

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Nov 16, 2016 03:58 PM PHT

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