Room for Tiu

Mabait, pero mabagsik

We would like to think that we've successfully come to peace with our testosterone-driven insecurities in relation to the Rain or Shine Elastopainters' prized pitchman/ rookie Chris Tiu. After all, he is playing for our favorite team, under the tutelage of our favorite coach, and devoid of any diva mentality rampant among most of this era's TV-basketball stars.

So allow us to once again write about Tiu, his recent heroics and how he continues to open our hearts and minds to the fact that underneath the good looks, ever-flowing charm and unwavering charisma that wins over even the most rabid of James Yap and even die-hard Ginebra fans lies a ruthless competitor who puts his team before himself all for the sake of the coveted "W."

Tiu has been playing a lot of combo guard for the Elastopainters under head coach Yeng Guiao, earning 17 minutes a night and averaging 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists which are paltry at best but it's the little things he does on the court that has proven to be invaluable. Also, Tiu did have those two games first versus Yap and the rest of San Mig Coffee wherein he tallied a superstar-like 15 points and 8 assists and then just yesterday afternoon when Tiu put his "clutch" cap on and drained threes and make plays enough to help his team win in a hotly contested battle versus GlobalPort.