COACH BOYET FERNANDEZ : A GEM OF A COACH

I have decided to write an article for Bandera featuring Coach Boyet Fernandez of the defunct - Sta. Lucia team. Talks are rife that Coach Boyet might not be absorbed by the team that bought Sta Lucia's franchise in the PBA. With the article, I hope to remind everyone that Coach Boyet is still the great coach that he is.
Coach Boyet was elevated to the status of head coach of Sta Lucia after Alfrancis Chua was re-assigned as team consultant. In 2008, only a year after being designated the head coach, Coach Boyet gave Sta. Lucia its second championship trophy. The same year saw Coach Boyet win the Coach of the Year award in the PBA. Players like Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Dennis Espino and Nelbert Omolon won individual PBA awards under his helm. Unknown free agents were also given by Coach Boyet the chance to strut their stuff in the PBA. Even during the final season of Sta. Lucia, Coach Boyet gave players like Aljamal, Escobal and Menor the playing time that they needed to boost their confidence. As a result, Aljamal, Escobal and Menor improved tremendously by season end.
But what strikes me the most about Coach Boyet is his concern for his players. Aljamal and Escobal only have words of praise because of his genuine kindness and concern for everyone in the team. Coach Boyet, they claim, is the type of person they can turn to at any given time.
I certainly hope that another team picks Coach Boyet as its next head coach. A great coach with a good heart like Coach Boyet deserves to stay in the PBA.