{"id":361425,"date":"2026-07-05T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=361425"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:00:13","slug":"ricci-rivero-carries-expectation-heading-into-govs-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/ricci-rivero-carries-expectation-heading-into-govs-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricci Rivero carries expectation heading into Govs’ Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Phoenix Fuel Masters\u2019 Ricci Rivero during a game against TNT Tropang 5G within the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup. \u2013PBA IMAGES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014It\u2019s not surprising that Phoenix guard Ricci Rivero will enter the PBA Governors\u2019 Cup with a chip on his shoulder.<\/p>\n

In any case, he had a fairly good Commissioner\u2019s Cup run, which his coach Charles Tiu definitely took notice.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRicci\u2019s been getting there. He knows the role I even have for him and what I expect of him so I\u2019m hoping he\u2019ll be up for the challenge,\u201d Tiu told the Inquirer on Saturday.<\/p>\n

READ: PBA: Phoenix parades \u2018system guy\u2019 BJ Johnson for Governors\u2019 Cup<\/h4>\n

\u201cObviously, I need him to be a bit more consistent. That\u2019s a challenge for him if he really desires to be regarded as a star of this league, he needs to be that on each ends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rivero carried much of the Fuel Masters\u2019 scoring load within the previous conference, scoring in bunches when it mattered most.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for him and the Fuel Masters, Rivero missed the latter a part of the import-laden conference because of a finger injury.<\/p>\n

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Still, by the top of the conference, the State U product made noise by tallying a career-high 40 points in a 133-105 rout of the Terrafirma.<\/p>\n

The one thing lacking is consistency, in keeping with Tiu.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s shown flashes of what he may be but he also showed areas where he\u2019s just okay but hopefully, he shows that he may be consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rivero will proceed to guide the Fuel Masters\u2019 backcourt alongside Tyler Tio with NBA journeyman BJ Johnson because the team\u2019s import.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Phoenix Fuel Masters\u2019 Ricci Rivero during a game against TNT Tropang 5G within the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup. \u2013PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines\u2014It\u2019s not surprising that Phoenix guard Ricci Rivero will enter the PBA Governors\u2019 Cup with a chip on his shoulder. In any case, he had a fairly good Commissioner\u2019s Cup run, which his coach Charles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":361426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[11316,1060,35722,53381,2682,16777,16778],"class_list":["post-361425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-carries","tag-cup","tag-expectation","tag-govs","tag-heading","tag-ricci","tag-rivero"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t