With physicality escalating, Talk ‘N Text wants Cyrus Baguio suspended

Rey Joble, InterAKTV · Wednesday, December 26, 2012 · 10:10 pm

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The Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters have asked the PBA to review Cyrus Baguio’s hard foul on Jayson Castro in the fourth quarter of their win over the Alaska Aces Wednesday.
Talk ‘N Text team manager Aboy Castro said the squad is seeking a ban on Baguio, who was thrown out of the match after the hit, which was deemed a flagrant foul penalty two. The infraction carries an automatic ejection, but not a suspension for the next match.
“The league’s primary concern is to protect the players,” said the team manager.
Talk ‘N Text coach Norman Black said he isn’t happy with the way the league has allowed physicality to escalate, even acknowledging that some of his players had a hand in it.
“When Aaron Aban gave up a hard foul on Calvin Abueva in Game Two, I called him up and told him that we want to play tough defense, but we don’t intend to hurt anybody. We don’t need that in basketball because that’s the players’ livelihood,” Black told InterAKTV.
“But after what happened tonight when Cyrus Baguio gave up a hard foul and hurt Jayson Castro, I don’t know what the PBA is thinking right now. One player certainly wants to take away another player.”
Castro was brought to the Makati Medical Center for a CT scan as a precautionary measure.