Maliksi banks on experience

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:55:24 +0000

MALIKSI (22) of the Meralco Bolts.

By JONAS TERRADO

Meralco’s Allein Maliksi will look to put his championship experience into good use in the upcoming PBA Governors’ Cup Finals against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

Maliksi, acquired from the Blackwater Elite midway in the eliminations, is eyeing a first title since 2014 when he was part of the San Mig Super Coffee squad that completed the league’s fifth Grand Slam.

“It’s a different feeling na makapanalo ng championship,” Maliksi said. “Sobrang sarap sa pakiramdam and lahat ng hardwork mo at sacrifices mo, masusulit talaga pag napanalo mo ‘yung championship.”

He was an instrumental part of coach Tim Cone’s Mixers squad that was led by James Yap, Marc Pingris, Rafi Reavis, PJ Simon, then-rookie Ian Sangalang, and imports James Mays and Marqus Blakely.

His bid to end a personal title drought will now be against Cone, who is out to continue his mastery against Meralco after winning the previous two title meetings.

Maliksi hopes to impart the things he learned during the San Mig run to his
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