Toyota coach Ed Ocampo lamented on the implications of his team’s loss to Crispa in the second phase of the 1983 PBA Reinforced Conference eliminations.
Don’t count out Toyota — Ocampo
By Raffy Japa
Tempo
Published Saturday July 2, 1983
There was no denying the pain and desperation etched in the face of the players of Toyota after the Silver Coronas bowed to Crispa last Tuesday.
With frayed nerves and heavy hearts, the Silver Coronas dragged themselves silently, most with heads bowed, to the dugout.
Never mind the prestige that accompany every Crispa-Toyota match. But Toyota’s loss to the rampaging Redmanizers put the Coronas’ back against the wall and dampened their qualifying chances.
