FEU downplays title chancesThe Far Eastern University Tamaraws are facing major stumbling blocks in their quest to defend their UAAP championship. FEU coach Nash Racela has decided to lower expectations, stressing the need to see his young-laden squad improve before making a serious bid for back-to-back titles. They’ll play big minutes and that is something that we’ve talked about and hopefully they can make adjustments and be ready for the UAAP,” Racela said. FEU starts its title defense on Wednesday against La Salle, a game that is highly-anticipated since the two teams failed to complete their tune-up match a month earlier when tempers flared in the third quarter. “Mahirap gawing benchmark because it’s only the first game, and improvements are game to game,” he said.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 01, 2016 14:03 UTC