If he were to make the choice, Talk n Text coach Chot Reyes would also be for Larry Fonacier as MVP in the just concluded PBA Philippine Cup Finals.

Reyes said Fonacier is the perfect choice.

“I laud you guys for choosing Larry as the Finals MVP,” Reyes said to the sportswriters covering the PBA beat. “I wouldn’t give it to any other person on our team than to Larry.”

As the most steady Talk n Text player in the titular series clinched by the Tropang Texters Sunday, Fonacier emerged the overwhelming winner of the Finals MVP award.

For Reyes, Fonacier was their most valuable player not only in the finals but the whole tourney.

“We played 21 players all in all in the tournament, but he’s the only one who played each game
of the tourney,” said Reyes.

“He filled many shoes. He’s always there carrying a big load for us,” added Reyes.

Most importantly, he dished out his best when it mattered the most.

The 6-foot-2 deadshot from Ateneo sparkled with averages of 16.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8
assists in the series.

He’s also one of the defensive faces thrown by the Texters at Powerade scoring machine Gary David.

Fonacier scored at least 20 points in Games Three and Four. In Game Five, Fonacier scored only nine points but he put in all these in a decisive run helping the Texters pull in the second quarter.

“It’s a big honor, and I want to share it with my teammates, who really helped me out -- Jimmy
for the assists, Jason, Ryan and Ali for the screens, and Kelly and Ranidel for getting the rebounds for us,” said Fonacier.

“All those guys, they made me better. So I share with them the honor,” he added.

It’s another feather in the cap for Fonacier, a winner with championships won for Ateneo in high school and college plays, in the PBL and with Red Bull, Alaska and Talk n Text in the pros. (SB)

Source: PBA.ph