The Power Smashers will be relying on their veteran Thai reinforcements when they shoot for another title crack in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference beginning Sunday at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan. “Their conditioning is good but what we need right now is for the local players to help them,” said Pamilar. Hyapha and Thipachot have actually played for Pamilar when they steered the Power Smashers to the then Shakey’s V-League Open Conference titles in 2013-14, making them the imports to watch in the upcoming tournament backed by Asics and Mikasa and organized by Sports Vision. The Power Smashers will take on the Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors, the defending champions, at 4 p.m. in the opener with Pamilar upbeat of their chances. “We have no import last year when we played them but this time we have so we expect to be competitive,” he said.

Source: Manila Times April 26, 2017 12:22 UTC