Reigning MVP Kevin Quiambao knew full well there are good and bad days. The terrible one came last Wednesday, Nov. 6, when he just finished with eight points on a measly 2-of-17 shooting from the field.

Fortunately, De La Salle has an army of talented players who are always ready to step up when the need arises.

The 23-year-old Quiambao had his worst shooting output so far in the Green Archers' come-from-behind 58-53 win over Far Eastern University.

Prior to the game, the versatile cager informed coach Topex Robinson and the entire squad that he doesn’t feel well.

“Kahapon pa lang sinabi ko kila coach na wala ako sa sarili ko na hindi ko pa naibalik ‘yong condition ko nong last few weeks na trinabaho namin,” said Quiambao, who playefd 30 minutes.

“Sabi ko nangangapa ulit ako, and ganito pa lang ‘yong feeling [and] good thing is lahat kami rito is capable na maglaro at ‘yong system namina naee-execute parin,” he added.

With Quiambao misfiring, Mike Phillips came to the rescue and scattered 17 points – including key baskets – on top of 15 rebounds, two assists, five steals and two blocks.

That alone gave Robinson a smile on his face, having a set of guys who could step forward when their go-to guy Quiambao felt something that was not right.

“I have to repeat, KQ is one of us but he's not the whole of us. So, there'll be times that KQ will have those games and this guy (Mike Phillips) will take over on those lapses,” said Robinson.

“But it's just nice to have guys stepping up. You know, guys really ready to take on the challenge,” he added.