Lost in the hoopla of the semis ...... the PBA All-Star cast (Veterans vs. RSJ) had been recently revealed.
Veterans: Starters - James Yap, Marc Pingris, JC Intal, Mark Caguioa & Arwind Santos
Reserves - Kelly Williams, Gabe Norwood, Alex Cabagnot, Gary David, LA Tenorio & Sonny Thoss
RSJ: Starters - JV Casio, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz, Josh Urbiztondo & Dylan Ababou
Reserves - Japeth Aguilar, Mac Baracael, Mark Barroca, Al-Hussaini, Chris Ross & Rico Maierhofer
** WTF are JC Intal & Gabe Norwood doing in the All-Star veterans cast ??
JC Intal has been mostly a disappointment in the PBA, relative to all the media hype ..... his only claim to fame was a single good semis performance (infamous TnT walkout) and being Bianca Gonzales' beau ..... of course, being a member of a popular BMEG helps also.
Gabe Norwood really ?? ...... I can name 10 players from Rain or Shine who has been playing much better than Norwood .... for a long time now.
** I'm very sure that veterans coach Chot Reyes, has an ulterior motive when he didn't choose Jason Castro as a reserve.
Just cant see any scenario in hell, that JC Intal or Gabe Norwood deserves an All-Star slot over guys like Jason Castro, Mac Cardona, Cyrus Baguio, PJ Simon, Ranidel de Ocampo or Mike Cortez.
** For the RSJ ..... guys like Jervy Cruz, Sean Anthony, Ronnie Matias & RJ Jazul are more deserving than most of the reserve cast.