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UAAP: Coach Topex Robinson says 'trust' endows La Salle as they rally for top 2 seed

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Coach Topex Robinson of De La Salle Green Archers. Photo from UAAP Media" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/11/16/coach-topex-robinson-11162023.jpg"/><figcaption>Coach Topex Robinson of De La Salle Green Archers. <em>Photo from UAAP Media</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – In only his first year as De La Salle University coach, Topex Robinson already has nailed an achievement – leading the Green Archers to their best record since 2017 at 10-3.</p><p>But the job is not yet done for the Taft cagers, as they seek a semis bonus in the UAAP Season 86 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.</p><p>Robinson praised also-ran Far Eastern University&#x27;s (FEU) grit after their showdown on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena, where the Green Archers took home the 80-70 win and extended their winning streak to seven.</p><p>&quot;We reminded everybody that they have zero chance of making it to the next round but we expect that they&#x27;re gonna come out 100 percent effort, which they showed... (They) kept us on our toes, kept us grounded, and I&#x27;m just happy our players responded to the challenge of competing against FEU, especially in the second half, especially (in) the fourth quarter,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/22/23/la-salle-coaching-job-a-dream-come-true-for-robinson">UAAP: La Salle coaching job a dream come true for Robinson</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/15/23/la-salle-fends-off-feu-remains-unbeaten-in-2nd-round">UAAP: Scorching hot La Salle fends off FEU to claim 7th straight win</a></li></ul><p>Robinson also deflected credit after his squad retained a flawless record in the second round of eliminations.</p><p>&quot;For that matter, it&#x27;s about tiwala, the trust that these players has given to me since Day 1 when I started coming in... If they don&#x27;t (buy) into what we envision, none of this would have happened,&quot; Robinson added, emphasizing that trust is important among them.</p><p>On Saturday, they will battle rival Ateneo de Manila University, which is fighting for a Final Four finish in Season 86 at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>&quot;We try to take out that &#x27;revenge&#x27; vocabulary in our system. We just wanna be the better team comes Saturday,&quot; referring to Ateneo, who beat them in the first round.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/14/23/la-salles-quiambao-nus-konateh-are-players-of-the-week">UAAP: La Salle&#x27;s Quiambao, NU&#x27;s Konateh are Players of the Week</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2874420" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

In only his first year as De La Salle University coach, Topex Robinson already has nailed an achievement – leading the Green Archers to their best record since 2017 at 10-3.

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UAAP: Coach Topex Robinson says 'trust' endows La Salle as they rally for top 2 seed

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 16, 2023 01:10 PM PHT

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Updated November 16, 2023 02:25 PM PHT

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