COACH Sherwin Meneses says there is no talk of a grand slam bid at the Creamline camp, with the PVL season just starting.
"Wala pa sa mind namin. 'Pag may chance, i-gagrab pero as of now, every point is yung usapan namin. Hindi nga every set, every game. Every point paglalabanan talaga namin. Manalo muna kami," said Meneses.
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Creamline had a shot at completing the three titles last year, topping the Open and Invitational but ending up in third place in the season-ending Reinforced Conference.
The new season starts with the All-Filipino on Saturday, and Meneses says the focus is on their title defense.
The Cool Smashers open the season without star player Alyssa Valdez, who is recovering from a knee injury.
They will open the 2023 campaign against rebuilding Petro Gazz on Saturday, 6 p.m., at the Araneta Coliseum.
"Yung mindset namin is to improve every game. Yung manalo is bonus na lang. Kung ma-improve yung game namin mas malaki yung chance [na manalo]. Yun yung mindset namin," said Meneses.
"And sana mas maganda yung season namin ngayon, yung first part ng season kahit wala si Alyssa," he added.
The five-time PVL champions bank on team chemistry, while other teams made major changes.
In the players and coaches' rigodon off-season, Creamline is the only team that did not recruit any player, with Michele Gumabao and Jia de Guzman expected to lead the way.
"Advantage sa amin kasi yung system continuous lang, yung chemistry andoon pa rin. No. 1 game plan namin is ma-retain lahat ng players," he said.
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