The mission is clear for Juan Gomez de Liaño in his rookie year with Converge.
The goal is to show the league what the FiberXers’ young core can do and he’s more than excited to get the ball rolling when Season 50 opens this Sunday at Araneta Coliseum.
‘I’m super excited. I feel like we really have a tough squad,’ he said during a launch party at BGC in Taguig on Monday night.
‘We’re a young group with a few vets. I can’t wait to get going with the boys and show the PBA what we’re capable of doing.’
So far in the preseason, Gomez de Liaño and company have shown promise.
Most recently, they beat the reigning champions of the Philippine Cup, San Miguel Beermen, 114-99, at Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong.
After taking down the Beermen, though, the State U product still thinks the team has a long way to go before reaching top form.
For one, the FiberXers are still in the process of getting accustomed to their new roster that also included changes in their coaching staff.
‘We’re just trying to get familiarized with each other and, pretty much, build chemistry before approaching the season but it’s been good so far.’