Topic: PBA Season 37

[Onkyo606]

Chris Alexander has been replaced. Ginebra will be parading a new import this Sunday.

well, Ginebra has always been frustrated with balik-imports. IIRC, the last successful balik-import for the gin kings was bates and hackett (returning with bates in the 2-import conference). 

why? di ba bets import ito nung una and ang lakas naman sa rebound at defense

[ivannn]

Chris Alexander is far from the dominating presence he had during his first tour of duty. conditioning issues perhaps?

pero if presented with a jackson vroman, its a good option to upgrade import na.

[newwaveboy]

Chris Alexander was largely inactive when he was tapped by BGK ...... his conditioning was suspect - coincidentally, SMC boss Noli Eala wasn't too high on Alexander in the first place.

Noli Eala gets his wish now.

I would have preferred that BGK sticks with Alexander (assuming he gets in shape) ...... BGK has a ton of scorers and Alexander gives them just what they need - rebounds and strong defense in the paint.

On the court, Alexander seems to play lackadaisically ..... but he somehow gets the job done. 

[Onkyo606]

Chris Alexander was largely inactive when he was tapped by BGK ...... his conditioning was suspect - coincidentally, SMC boss Noli Eala wasn't too high on Alexander in the first place.

Noli Eala gets his wish now.

I would have preferred that BGK sticks with Alexander (assuming he gets in shape) ...... BGK has a ton of scorers and Alexander gives them just what they need - rebounds and strong defense in the paint.

On the court, Alexander seems to play lackadaisically ..... but he somehow gets the job done. 

thats what i thought sir newwave, the losses that BGK got in the last couple of games i saw where breaks of the game lang, who would have thought that tenorio would hit back to back 3 point shot with the first one getting him a four point play, in that game, i thought alexander did well in defense and rebounding, he changed  a lot of shot from alaska and because he was dominating in rebounding, it gives more confidence on the BGK shooters to shoot from the outside.

[-sniper-]

why? di ba bets import ito nung una and ang lakas naman sa rebound at defense

Chris Alexander is far from the dominating presence he had during his first tour of duty. conditioning issues perhaps?

pero if presented with a jackson vroman, its a good option to upgrade import na.

yup, conditioning issues. it has been said that chris alexander has not played active basketball for nine months prior to the second conference. and for professional ball players, that is a looong time. kita naman sa laro nya eh. ang dali nya mapagod. and he seems a bot slow compared to the first time he played in 2008.

I would have preferred that BGK sticks with Alexander (assuming he gets in shape) ...... BGK has a ton of scorers and Alexander gives them just what they need - rebounds and strong defense in the paint.

On the court, Alexander seems to play lackadaisically ..... but he somehow gets the job done. 

agree! ginebra does not need a scoring import. they have a lot of scorers already. personally, alexander is more than enough for them. he may not score that heavily, but he is a monster off the boards. if i am not mistaken, he has not gone below 20 rebounds in his three games. PLUS the other intangibles that he contributes --- players changing their shots in the paint because of him, the picks he provides for his teammates, familiarity with the system. the replacement may be a good scorer, but i think this would have a great effect on the offensive flow of the team, especially on the local scorers.

[steelcrazy]

yup, conditioning issues. it has been said that chris alexander has not played active basketball for nine months prior to the second conference. and for professional ball players, that is a looong time. kita naman sa laro nya eh. ang dali nya mapagod. and he seems a bot slow compared to the first time he played in 2008.

agree! ginebra does not need a scoring import. they have a lot of scorers already. personally, alexander is more than enough for them. he may not score that heavily, but he is a monster off the boards. if i am not mistaken, he has not gone below 20 rebounds in his three games. PLUS the other intangibles that he contributes --- players changing their shots in the paint because of him, the picks he provides for his teammates, familiarity with the system. the replacement may be a good scorer, but i think this would have a great effect on the offensive flow of the team, especially on the local scorers.

Before, imports were hired to do the jobs, high scoring and rebounding w/c made them exciting to watch. Now, it seems role players nlng ang mga imports w/c makes them boring to watch.

[wengkapre]

Chris Alexander was largely inactive when he was tapped by BGK ...... his conditioning was suspect - coincidentally, SMC boss Noli Eala wasn't too high on Alexander in the first place.

Noli Eala gets his wish now.

I would have preferred that BGK sticks with Alexander (assuming he gets in shape) ...... BGK has a ton of scorers and Alexander gives them just what they need - rebounds and strong defense in the paint.

On the court, Alexander seems to play lackadaisically ..... but he somehow gets the job done. 

exactly Sir newwave! nakakainis nga din si eala, ginagawa naman ni Alexander lahat ng efforts, iba yung may tower ka sa gitna, mas mataas ang kumpiyansa ng shooters sa outside shots nila...sana standby lang muna dito si Alexander, hanggang makuha nya yung tamang conditioning, malay natin ibalik sya sa playoffs 

[-sniper-]

si eala ang dapat palitan. sya ang nagsimulang mang-baboy sa pba simula nang mapunta sya sa SMC.

[newwaveboy]

si eala ang dapat palitan. sya ang nagsimulang mang-baboy sa pba simula nang mapunta sya sa SMC.

Exactly. The only reason this guy had a job with the PBA, was due to his gift of gab (much like Ryan Gregorio) ..... ironic that his flowery words were the exact same reason he was disbarred and kicked-out from the PBA.

He is known in local media circles as "pogi" or "loverboy". 

MVP took him in for his past PBA experience and of course, his close Ateneo ties ..... however, it didn't take long for the MVP boys to see the scheming-side of Noli Eala e.g. GILAS delayed salaries, naturalization candidate issues, charges of missing funds, etc.

Just a week before he was fired by MVP, Noli Eala even had multiple rants/tweets about game results manipulation (bigayan) & gross connivance between the SMC teams ..... very low set of principles this man has.

In his short time as SMC sports head ..... just look at the numerous questionable & lopsides deals he has made for SMC - not even counting the recent pirating attempt for Lassiter.

[ivannn]

any news on pba trades? =)

[-sniper-]

^^

none yet. busy pa si lover boy magpalit ng import. 

[newwaveboy]

There's news that new BGK import Vroman got his nose broken during scrimmage .... not surprising for Vroman though, being a known enforcer. 

If it's accurate, there's the remote possibility (one can always wear a protective mask) that BGK might not have an import for its SUN game versus POWERADE ...... karma might come early for Noli "Lover Boy" Eala. 

[boredfilmmaker]

There's news that new BGK import Vroman got his nose broken during scrimmage .... not surprising for Vroman though, being a known enforcer. 

If it's accurate, there's the remote possibility (one can always wear a protective mask) that BGK might not have an import for its SUN game versus POWERADE ...... karma might come early for Noli "Lover Boy" Eala. 

he's actually been cleared to play.. no fracture, actually.. he'll play with a mask just like Kobe did..

I don't get why people are mad that Alexander was replaced.. Ginebra could easily have been 0-3 this conference.. and with the talent they have on their roster, barely winning 2 games is not acceptable.. tinatambakan dapat nila mga kalaban nila with the lineup they have and the way their locals are playing.. but instead, they needed a buzzer-beater from Jayjay and a mental lapse from RoS to pull of wins..

Alexander was more of a liability than an asset for Ginebra.. he wasn't much of post presence anymore.. ang bilis na mapagod.. in a short elimination round where the last 4 teams getting eliminated right away, you can't afford to wait for your import to get in shape.. he may have been a monster off the boards but Ginebra has a lot of big men on their lineup now.. they even have Hatfield back.. Mark Caguioa is even averaging 10rebs in their 3 games this conference.. and his free throw shooting is horrible.. di na nga pumupuntos, pag na-foul di pa maka-shoot.. and his defensive presence isn't what it used to be.. sure, he can still alter shots but his reactions aren't that fast anymore..

[-sniper-]

I don't get why people are mad that Alexander was replaced

Alexander was more of a liability than an asset for Ginebra.. he wasn't much of post presence anymore.. ang bilis na mapagod.. in a short elimination round where the last 4 teams getting eliminated right away, you can't afford to wait for your import to get in shape.. he may have been a monster off the boards but Ginebra has a lot of big men on their lineup now..

and his free throw shooting is horrible.. di na nga pumupuntos, pag na-foul di pa maka-shoot.. and his defensive presence isn't what it used to be.. sure, he can still alter shots but his reactions aren't that fast anymore..

i think the better term would be -- disappointed.

perhaps, it is because he openly declared that he wants to play for ginebra, and ONLY ginebra. i think this gesture endeared him to the fans, as well as the players, of the team. thus, the disappointment.

and i also agree with you, despite being one of those a bit disappointed with the replacement (), that alexander is not who he used to be when he first played here. he was obviously out of shape and the 9-month lay off has definitely taken its toll on him. he's slower, easily gets tired, not as accurate as he was (shootingwise). and yes, his reactions aren't as fast anymore. although he can still block shots, his numbers in the block department has significantly dipped compared to his first tour of duty.

vroman seems to be a good replacement, if press releases are true. and the fans of ginebra will forget alexander being replaced in no time.

[wengkapre]

Panalo tayo brader kanina, ang sipag ni Vroman...all around player, he makes his teammates really good on both ends of the court, bagay na bagay sya sa Ginebra, very versatile & efficient player...nag level up ang bgk 

"Not to take anything away from Chris, because he brought us wins naman," said Ginebra head coach
Siot Tanquingcen. "(But) we always look for ways to improve iyung team namin. Sa versatility niya
(Vroman) nagbabago timpla ng team namin."

[steelcrazy]

with Vroman, i see BGK as the team to challenge TNT for the championship.

[-sniper-]

aaahhh......lia cruz....nice to see her pretty face again in the PBA.

[ivannn]

sayang na foul trouble si vroman. pero kung hindi eh na keep in check sana yung pagputok ni earl barron nung 3rd quarter. sa bgk, kung nandun pa si ronald tubid eh di nakaporma ng ganun si cardona.

[wengkapre]

sayang na foul trouble si vroman. pero kung hindi eh na keep in check sana yung pagputok ni earl barron nung 3rd quarter. sa bgk, kung nandun pa si ronald tubid eh di nakaporma ng ganun si cardona.

Sama nga ng timpla ng ulo ni Vroman kagabi, sayang din kasi di nga halos makaporma si Barron sa kanya dahil magaling din dumepensa, kaso mahilig sumundot kasi kaya na foul trouble, pansin ko lang kagabi ang daming tulakan sa ilalim pero hinahayaan lang ng referees, at duon nainis si Vroman dahil puro tulak kasi inabot nya kagabi.
+1tb kay Tubid defending cardona sana - I think kaya ni John Wilson bantayan si Cardona, bakit di kaya sinubukan ng coaches? Very effective na din talaga si Villanueva sa pick & roll play since last conference pa, why not start him instead of Mamaril?

[ivannn]

sayang yung John Wilson on Cardona. siguro kung hindi foul trouble si vroman eh pwede nakapag experiment si coach siot ng ganun na at least if makalusot si cardona eh may vroman pa na hahabol.

sayang rin yung mga galaw ni hatfield kagabi including the crucial turnover sa transition from a pass ni the spark.

enrico shoud be in the starting lineup together with vroman para may strong ceiling sa umpisa and hayaan mag adjust ang ibang teams sa kanila and para di magka rhythm ang import ng kalaban. tapos from there eh he can change players na ranging from a speed lineup to a defensive lineup and so on.

[-sniper-]

sayang din ung undergoal stab ni kerby in the dying seconds. it could have brought the lead down to two with still around 40 seconds left. and their free throw shooting was HORRIBLE!!! captain hook, the sol train and earl barron, on the other hand, were scorching hot...

but seeing Lia made my night. 

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Lia Cruz is really pretty lalo na in person.
Saw her couple of times already because my brother's girlfriend is Lia's best friend

sayang din ung undergoal stab ni kerby in the dying seconds. it could have brought the lead down to two with still around 40 seconds left. and their free throw shooting was HORRIBLE!!! captain hook, the sol train and earl barron, on the other hand, were scorching hot...

but seeing Lia made my night. 

[wengkapre]

+1tb pretty nga sya in person

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

+1tb pretty nga sya in person

Uy may gwaping sa likod oh!!!

Kaya lang taken na cya brader Weng...
Bokalista ng isang banda ang kanyang kasintahan

[-sniper-]

+1tb pretty nga sya in person

anak ng.....!!!!!!!!!! 

[thenorthface]

stupid question lang (hindi kasi madalas manood ng live) - kapag sunday games sa araneta, 1 ticket is good for both games parang uaap?  makakabili ba ng tickets sa pba office or sa araneta lang talaga? thanks

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

stupid question lang (hindi kasi madalas manood ng live) - kapag sunday games sa araneta, 1 ticket is good for both games parang uaap?  makakabili ba ng tickets sa pba office or sa araneta lang talaga? thanks

Yes good for 2 games na yun

[Onkyo606]

stupid question lang (hindi kasi madalas manood ng live) - kapag sunday games sa araneta, 1 ticket is good for both games parang uaap?  makakabili ba ng tickets sa pba office or sa araneta lang talaga? thanks

dati nakakabili ako online, sa national book store at sa SM Malls.

[rony]

Pede pa ba sa national bookstore? Dati dun din ako bumibili.

[-sniper-]

ticketnet at venue box office na lang yata ngayon...