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newwaveboy · « **Reply #360 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 11:46 AM »

Jong Uichico leaving the SMC camp ..... If this is confirmed, it does clear-up the confusing coaching situation in GINEBRA ...... SMART-GILAS gains a decent replacement for Toroman.

This would be the first instance in an extremely loooooong time that Uichico leaves the skirts of Danding Cojuancgo.

I had long considered Jong Uichico to the be the luckiest coach in all of professional sport - where else do you see a billionare crony sponsoring someone since college.

Uichico was a very marginal collegiate player - yet Danding had him (and a few other DLSU players) become members of the Northern Cement national squad ..... then it was a DLSU coaching stint (with Ron Jacobs behind the bench, to boot) .... then PBA coaching stints - all amply supported & managed.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #361 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 11:55 AM »

Uichico coaching Smart GILAS? Kaya ba nya yan?

-sniper- · « **Reply #362 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM »

confirmed na yata, sir. some of his players have already expressed "thank yous" to coach jong. on a lighter note, it does relieve the confusion in the ginebra bench. with that development, coach siot would have a free hand as far as coaching is concerned. kahit na sabihin nilang si siot ang "lead" coach, may say pa din si jong as far as running the team is concerned. and the best part is, personally, the gilas national team would now have a Pinoy coach.

-sniper- · « **Reply #363 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 12:07 PM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Jan 11, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Uichico coaching Smart GILAS? Kaya ba nya yan?

kaya naman siguro sir. medyo malawak naman na ang coaching experience ni coach jong eh. and he has had several international exposures na din naman.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #364 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 12:40 PM »

Jong Uichico would make a decent coach for GILAS 2.0 ...... just got to make sure that Marcus Douthit is on-board & completely healthy - he is the main key.

Also, need to select the right collegiate crew and get the right PBA reinforcements - and get them early!

Having Uichico as GILAS 2.0 head-coach might just see SMC finally lending it's players to the national team ..... it was no secret that Toroman wanted James Yap & Arwind Santos for the GILAS training pool.

It was just unfortunate that basketball & corporate politics reared it's ugly head (once again) during the GILAS 1.0 stint.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #365 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 12:52 PM »

I thought CHOT Reyes will pilot Gilas 2 and Norman Black to the PBA TNT.
I cant figure out the idea of JONG coaching Gilas 2 unless he has a free hand to choose his staffs.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #366 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 01:11 PM »

^ Same here ..... I thought the plan was for Chot Reyes to go to GILAS 2.0 and Black to make his PBA coaching return via TnT. This has been in the grapevine for sometime now.

Uichico will naturally get to pick some of his own staff e.g. Sauler, Abuda, etc ...... if Binky Favis is still up for it, he'd make it (Favis' scouting was impecabble during the Uichico's last stint with national team).

Anyways, nothing is official yet ..... let's wait for the word from AKTV.

boredfilmmaker · « **Reply #367 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 01:12 PM »

Jong is confirmed to be leaving Ginebra to be part of the Smart Gilas program.. as of now, part pa lang siya ng coaching pool ng Gilas.. he hasn't been named head coach.. iniwan na siya ng SMC eh.. this is a good move for him.. I think SMC is is slowly moving away from the Cojuangco/Ron Jacobs influence.. Ramon Ang seems to be really running it now and Noli Eala has been on the forefront of basketball operations for them lately..

ivannn · « **Reply #368 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 02:04 PM »

or could it be that Chot is losing out on MVP due to recent setbacks of TnT?

steelcrazy · « **Reply #369 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 02:13 PM »

Probably JONG is doin a TIM CONE via a career move.
He served SMC very long under Cojuangco's full support so its quite a surprise for him to leave SMC.

Lots of candidates in the waiting should CHOT disappoints MVP.
There's the OLD BLACK MAGIC and Frankie Lim just waitin to be tapped.

ivannn · « **Reply #370 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 02:18 PM »

it will be a good thing na rin for BGK, one coach na lang ulit.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #371 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 03:34 PM »

Quote from: ivannn on Jan 11, 2012 at 02:18 PM

it will be a good thing na rin for BGK, one coach na lang ulit.

ONE HEAD COACH plus half a dozen or more assistant coaches.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #372 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 03:39 PM »

By a mile ....... PETRON has the most number of assistant coaches, consultants, staff, etc.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #373 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 04:01 PM »

Quote from: newwaveboy on Jan 11, 2012 at 03:39 PM

By a mile ....... PETRON has the most number of assistant coaches, consultants, staff, etc.

Eventually they'll make it 1:1 ratio assistant coaches and players.
i can imagine how their coaching staffs plan games, inuman ng San Miguel seated around a round table.

retro12195 · « **Reply #374 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 04:09 PM »

Quote from: newwaveboy on Jan 11, 2012 at 03:39 PM

By a mile ....... PETRON has the most number of assistant coaches, consultants, staff, etc.

WOW!dami pala patabaing baboy hehe sayang pera

boredfilmmaker · « **Reply #375 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 04:35 PM »

I'm enjoying the semis so far but the officiating is very inconsistent.. this play is just one example..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYOKby7216w

you can see the referee raise his hand to signal a foul tapos sabay bawi.. you can even hear the whistle.. napansin ko na 'to last game..

retro12195 · « **Reply #376 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 08:05 PM »

naiyak na naman ang TnT

steelcrazy · « **Reply #377 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 08:15 PM »

Petron just know how to win during the last few minutes of the game.
Very convincing wins all came from behind. Even if they were behind for 3 quarters every game, they kept their composure and didnt gave up in defense, forcing errors/turn overs from TNT, shared the ball in offense and made all the BIG baskets.

-sniper- · « **Reply #378 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 08:28 PM »

it is in these stage of the tournament when the level of play of some players, and of a team as a whole, goes up several notches higher. everything to gain, nothing to lose.

however, it is also during these stages of the tournament that officiating almost always begin to suck.

dck22 · « **Reply #379 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 08:40 PM »

After 4 years Lakay Danny I. show his true game! Galing ng Petron!

steelcrazy · « **Reply #380 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 08:57 AM »

i hope its gonna be a ROS vs PETRON PBA FInals.
mas maganda ang bakbakan although malang tlga sa talent ang Petron.

wacksy1021 · « **Reply #381 on:** Jan 13, 2012 at 06:46 PM »

Great great win by Powerade... the 30 pt streak of el granada is snapped but monster game by Casio and great game by Lassiter... Just as expected when these 3 have very good games Powerade will always have a chance to win...

steelcrazy · « **Reply #382 on:** Jan 13, 2012 at 07:30 PM »

ganda ng ball movement ng Petron very smooth well oiled.

i used to believe Lassiter is the better player compared to Lutz but un pinapakita ngaun ni Lutz is making me think otherwise.

boredfilmmaker · « **Reply #383 on:** Jan 13, 2012 at 09:39 PM »

I think Lutz will always be the better player because of his passion and intensity.. All-out palagi binibigay niya.. Lassiter disappears more often than not.. Lutz may be off offensively on some games pero yung hustle at depensa niya di tumitigil.. si Lassiter pag di nakaka-shoot, frustrated agad at wala ng naitutulong sa game.. Lutz, I think, is the only player left this season who has scored in double figures in all the games he has played.. tapos he leads the league in steals pa.. injury lang katapat niya..

steelcrazy · « **Reply #384 on:** Jan 13, 2012 at 09:47 PM »

During Gilas international stint, i'm more impressed with Lassiter than Lutz but tonite is just a different story.
Lutz just dazzled on the court too bad Petron didnt win the game when he shined most.

wacksy1021 · « **Reply #385 on:** Jan 13, 2012 at 10:15 PM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Jan 13, 2012 at 09:47 PM

Petron didnt win the game when he shined most.

It was refs won it...

I am not a Petron fan but so many questionable calls by the refs that favored the Texters... Tsk tsk tsk sayang ang kita isang game kasi... well at least double header pa din tayo sa Sunday...

boredfilmmaker · « **Reply #386 on:** Jan 13, 2012 at 11:56 PM »

Quote from: wacksy1021 on Jan 13, 2012 at 10:15 PM

It was refs won it... I am not a Petron fan but so many questionable calls by the refs that favored the Texters... Tsk tsk tsk sayang ang kita isang game kasi... well at least double header pa din tayo sa Sunday...

totally agree with this.. shooting foul lahat ng tawag against Petron kahit na hindi naman in the act yung player ng TnT.. wala rin sa penalty yung Petron that time.. pero pag Petron, same situation, inbound lang, walang continuation..

steelcrazy · « **Reply #387 on:** Jan 14, 2012 at 06:08 AM »

Quote from: wacksy1021 on Jan 13, 2012 at 10:15 PM

It was refs won it... I am not a Petron fan but so many questionable calls by the refs that favored the Texters... Tsk tsk tsk sayang ang kita isang game kasi... well at least double header pa din tayo sa Sunday...

fair n square. the PBA would want it all the way to game 7.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #388 on:** Jan 14, 2012 at 07:49 AM »

Wasn't able to watch the 2nd half of the PETRON-TnT game last night ...... heard from a ton of rants that the referees whistle did favor TnT a lot during Q4.

This kind of situation has happened many, many times before - epic series between two popular teams ...... PBA (or someone) seemingly coercing the series to go the long route (6-7 games).

I recall one Finals series not too long ago - Danny Ildefonso was continuously shouting "luto" at the closing seconds of the game ..... his SMB team was against a sister team no less.

Also, a former classmate of mine was cousin to a famous player, during the great heydays of the old PUREFOODS team ....... since that PUREFOODS team was always in Finals contention, my classmate would at times give our barkada "tips or scenarios" - let's just say that he was always spot-on on who would win or who would lose a crucial game.

Well, this happened years ago ..... the good thing is, we get to see another double-header tomorrow.

I personally like the POWERADE-ROS series a tad bit more ...... POWERADE players just running on heart, while ROS sticking to it's equal-opportunity offense. Great stuff.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #389 on:** Jan 14, 2012 at 08:30 AM »

it doesnt really matter about the ref's calls. what matters most is who makes the BIG shots in those crucial stages of the game.
Game 3 was clearly a TNT victory but some missed free throws by Ali Peek and of course that 3 ball by Cabognot spelled the difference.
Last night those 2 consecutive treys by Santos and Ildefonso gave the lead to Petron 91-90 but in the return play, the 3 ball by Alapag from the corner was crucial. had he missed, Petron could have sealed the game/series.