Article: With limited bodies, RP team plods on.(Sports News)

Asi Taulava had the recently fractured middle finger of his right hand rubbed with oil, dunked in ice, and then taped to his ring finger for protection.

Arwind Santos and Cyrus Baguio carried a weary look from their hard morning practice earlier with Burger King -- and coach Yeng Guiao.

And James Yap, Kerby Raymundo and rookie Gabe Norwood went through the half-court motion offense patterns quietly, burying three-point shots, driving and kicking out, setting picks, and calling out "Nose" or "Matic" -- their codes for the standard play.

The monotony of half a national squad weighs heavily on their minds and their shoulders, but the beat goes on ...

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