{"id":365016,"date":"2026-07-12T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=365016"},"modified":"2026-07-12T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:30:10","slug":"phoenix-coach-brushes-aside-coaching-wins-vs-tenorio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/phoenix-coach-brushes-aside-coaching-wins-vs-tenorio\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix coach brushes aside coaching wins vs Tenorio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Phoenix coach Charles Tiu gestures during a game against Magnolia within the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup.\u2013PBA IMAGES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014Phoenix coach Charles Tiu and Magnolia mentor LA Tenorio are amongst those that are relatively latest to their roles within the PBA.<\/p>\n

And to this point, Tiu has gotten the higher of Tenorio of their head-to-head coaching battles, albeit the small sample size.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTsamba lang. (It\u2019s just luck.) I told him to offer me a probability because he just had his birthday,\u201d Tiu said in jest after steering the Fuel Masters to a 98-86 win over Tenorio\u2019s Hotshots on Saturday night at Ynares Sports Center in Montalban, Rizal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just got lucky [today]. I\u2019m sure that within the second round, they\u2019d need to bounce back. The team just played well tonight so I give credit to them, all of them did their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tiu, just six months into his head coaching job, also guided Phoenix to a 101-98 victory over the Hotshots in his coaching debut with the Fuel Masters last conference.<\/p>\n

READ: PBA: Tenorio displeased with Magnolia\u2019s 2nd half woes in opening loss<\/h4>\n

Tiu, nonetheless, gave the impression of he couldn\u2019t care any less about his coaching record against Tenorio. What he would moderately deal with is what\u2019s next for his squad.<\/p>\n

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What lies ahead for the Fuel Masters doesn\u2019t appear to be it\u2019s going to be a simple path.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we\u2019re in a tougher group, you guys saw how Blackwater looked against Rain or Shine. There\u2019s also Ginebra and Meralco here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough for us nevertheless it\u2019s a part of the PBA. It\u2019s challenge for us to see our growth and see where we stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Phoenix takes on Meralco next on Wednesday at Araneta Coliseum.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Phoenix coach Charles Tiu gestures during a game against Magnolia within the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup.\u2013PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines\u2014Phoenix coach Charles Tiu and Magnolia mentor LA Tenorio are amongst those that are relatively latest to their roles within the PBA. And to this point, Tiu has gotten the higher of Tenorio of their head-to-head coaching battles, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":365017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[7688,835,3722,654,10191,1546],"class_list":["post-365016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-brushes","tag-coach","tag-coaching","tag-phoenix","tag-tenorio","tag-wins"],"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