Topic: PBA Season 37

[ivannn]

natrade na rin pala ng powerade si kramer. mukang wala na sila balak magcompete next season

sino kapalit ni kramer?

[frequenzy]

si jondan salvador at draft pick

[rony]

Nun nag improve laro ni dorian pena kinuha uli ng petron   

[brainwashed]

Nun nag improve laro ni dorian pena kinuha uli ng petron   

di naman nila talaga bibitawan si dorian dati kasi siya lang ang talagang center ng smc kaso para makuha sina rabeh, baclao at guevarra, binitawan na rin. ngayong wala na si rabeh, wala na naman silang malaki sa gitna dahil puro sa labas ang laro ng mga malalaki nila. di naman talaga inaasahan sa puntos si dorian. ang inaasahan sa kanya ay yung depensa at mga nakukuhang rebounds. bonus na lang yung puntos.

yan ang problema ng palit ng palit ng tao. yung akala mong di mo na kailangan ay kakailanganin mo pa rin pala. isa pa, malapit na siguro talagang magretire si ildefonso.

[steelcrazy]

Petron needs a banger in the middle and now they have Reyes, Carlos Sharma and Dorian to alternate at the middle.
Too bad Rabeh didnt clicked with Petron tapos injured pa.

[Onkyo606]

di naman nila talaga bibitawan si dorian dati kasi siya lang ang talagang center ng smc kaso para makuha sina rabeh, baclao at guevarra, binitawan na rin. ngayong wala na si rabeh, wala na naman silang malaki sa gitna dahil puro sa labas ang laro ng mga malalaki nila. di naman talaga inaasahan sa puntos si dorian. ang inaasahan sa kanya ay yung depensa at mga nakukuhang rebounds. bonus na lang yung puntos.

yan ang problema ng palit ng palit ng tao. yung akala mong di mo na kailangan ay kakailanganin mo pa rin pala. isa pa, malapit na siguro talagang magretire si ildefonso.

pag san miguel naman walang problema kahit mag palit palit ng tao eh, sila naman nag papatakbo ng PBA hehehe

[boredfilmmaker]

Petron needs a banger in the middle and now they have Reyes, Carlos Sharma and Dorian to alternate at the middle.
Too bad Rabeh didnt clicked with Petron tapos injured pa.

Sharma's gone.. he was the one traded for Dorian.. Baclao is the other center left..

[boredfilmmaker]

pag san miguel naman walang problema kahit mag palit palit ng tao eh, sila naman nag papatakbo ng PBA hehehe

it's actually MVP who runs the PBA.. yung pera sa kanya galing eh.. Coverage/TV Panel sa kanya.. Website sa kanya.. Coliseum sa kanya.. Commercials sa kanya.. ngayong di nag-champion, boycott sa All-Star.. si Salud at ang Board sa SMC..

[Onkyo606]

it's actually MVP who runs the PBA.. yung pera sa kanya galing eh.. Coverage/TV Panel sa kanya.. Website sa kanya.. Coliseum sa kanya.. Commercials sa kanya.. ngayong di nag-champion, boycott sa All-Star.. si Salud at ang Board sa SMC..

ah sosyo pala ang MVP ta SMC hehehehe

[steelcrazy]

Hindi na tlaga maganda sa league ang mga players movements involving SMC teams.
Sila lng ang very active moving around all its talents revolving around the Lina teams.

Actually mas gusto ko pa un TNT ksi they kept their core and dont move their players that much.

[boredfilmmaker]

Hindi na tlaga maganda sa league ang mga players movements involving SMC teams.
Sila lng ang very active moving around all its talents revolving around the Lina teams.

Actually mas gusto ko pa un TNT ksi they kept their core and dont move their players that much.

looks like they are about to, now.. a trade is brewing between Meralco, TNT and Air21.. Aguilar, Espinas and Cardona are some names floating around.. TNT and Meralco are going to swap players daw.. looks like Air21 is hoping to get a go-to-guy in exchange for a draft pick..

oh and Casio, David and Sean Anthony are probably going to be shipped out before the season is over.. Powerade has a buyer na daw..

[puffalan84]

ah sosyo pala ang MVP ta SMC hehehehe

kelan ba huling nag champion ang non MVP or SMC team?

[newwaveboy]

it's actually MVP who runs the PBA.. yung pera sa kanya galing eh.. Coverage/TV Panel sa kanya.. Website sa kanya.. Coliseum sa kanya.. Commercials sa kanya.. ngayong di nag-champion, boycott sa All-Star.. si Salud at ang Board sa SMC..

MVP owning the TV crew, station, coliseum doesnt really amount to anything - in terms of advantage or leverage ...... however, Chito Salud being the league commissioner is a totally different case.

Crocodile Danding himself had handpicked Cheato este Chito Salud to be part of the PETRON board, prior to his appointment as PBA commissioner.

Chito Salud has shown complete & blatant bias towards the SMC teams when it comes to unbelievable lopsided trades & other favors.

Here's my personal favorite:

ALASKA import LD Williams got poked in the eyes and instinctively extended his forearm to protect the ball. He inadvertently hit an opponent in the neck. Chito Salud suspends him the next game.

PETRON import McDonald got miffed by Mick Penissi, threw the ball at Penissi's face with obvious intention to retaliate. Rules clearly state that any hit above the shoulder calls for a one-game suspension. Chito Salud does not suspend the import.

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TnT is clearly still miffed at the foul called against Williams on Bowles during the closing seconds of game7.

The funny thing is, Chito Salud once again shows his clear SMC bias.

During the 2010 Phil Cup Finals between ALASKA & PUREFOODS ..... a very close game was decided, when the refs called a last-second phantom foul on Devance against Raymundo.

To cut a long story short, Chito Salud used the Devance-foul as an example to educate the referees - that light fouls shouldn't be called during tight endgames.

Williams foul on Bowles was eerily similar to the 2010 issue, yet Salud upholds the call - completely contradicting what he was preaching before just because he is with SMC.

[newwaveboy]

kelan ba huling nag champion ang non MVP or SMC team?

ALASKA 2010 Fiesta Cup champion

[Onkyo606]

ALASKA 2010 Fiesta Cup champion

unless the PBA chnages its face completely, there will never be any non SMC or MVP team that will become champion, SMC has the luxury of getting p;ayers the way they want it and has another player who is not playing actually but is actually playing with the rules, hayyyyyy wal na bang PBL ngayon?

[brainwashed]

Williams foul on Bowles was eerily similar to the 2010 issue, yet Salud upholds the call - completely contradicting what he was preaching before just because he is with SMC.

there was actually contact. Williams bumped Bowles while he was in the air going for a shot. as to whether it made Bowles lose balance and miss the shot at point blank range is arguable. but there was body contact and therefore a foul. the problem is that the referees are not consistent in calling that kind of foul. TnT players use this technique (gulang) for defense and in rebound plays. most of the time they do get away with it but in this instance, the ref who called the foul had a clear view of the play and saw the bump given by Williams to Bowles and thus called the foul.

[frequenzy]

its part of the game that TNT need to accept. technically it was a foul and the refs called it.

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

there was actually contact. Williams bumped Bowles while he was in the air going for a shot. as to whether it made Bowles lose balance and miss the shot at point blank range is arguable. but there was body contact and therefore a foul. the problem is that the referees are not consistent in calling that kind of foul. TnT players use this technique (gulang) for defense and in rebound plays. most of the time they do get away with it but in this instance, the ref who called the foul had a clear view of the play and saw the bump given by Williams to Bowles and thus called the foul.

I agree...
Obviously there was contact which would merit a foul even in a close game like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbhEmGBo1Iw

[frequenzy]

Talk ‘N Text owner Manuel V. Pangilinan, meanwhile, expressed his frustration with the officiating in the league.

“I’ve been here many years, frustrated. Parang walang nangyayari for the past 12, 13 years, nothing much has changed,” he said, adding that it’s a challenge for the PBA leadership to implement rules fairly.
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5 straight finals and 3 championships, tapos hindi pa satisfied sa officiating? ano naman ang gusto nya sila palagi ang champion? kapag champion okay pero kapag hindi may problema sa officiating?

GREED at its finest!

natawa lang ako sa comment regarding dun sa pagcontest ng TNT sa call

[-sniper-]

One of the best Finals I've seen.. kung ganito palagi, makakabalik na ang PBA..

the ginebra san miguel - shell best of 7 finals is still on top of my list. 

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

the ginebra san miguel - shell best of 7 finals is still on top of my list. 

One of the best indeed sir.
Who could forget the Rudy Distrito shot...

[newwaveboy]

there was actually contact. Williams bumped Bowles while he was in the air going for a shot. as to whether it made Bowles lose balance and miss the shot at point blank range is arguable. but there was body contact and therefore a foul. the problem is that the referees are not consistent in calling that kind of foul. TnT players use this technique (gulang) for defense and in rebound plays. most of the time they do get away with it but in this instance, the ref who called the foul had a clear view of the play and saw the bump given by Williams to Bowles and thus called the foul.

I actually have no issue with the refs calling it a foul or not ....... the point of my earlier post was PBA Commish Chito Salud already stressed this scenario before (even calling a press conference prior to the 2011 season).

Chito Salud specifically cited the 2010 Devance foul on Raymundo ...... he stressed that those kinds of fouls needs to be avoided by refs - let the players decide the last few seconds rather than the refs.

Seems like when it's SMC on the "dehado" end ..... Salud always seems to bend backwards for them.

[boredfilmmaker]

Espinas to Alaska, JayR Reyes to Meralco.. for approval.. nakaw 'to ng Alaska.. they unload salary tapos they get a better big man.. Reyes might still move to TNT daw for Japeth..

[Peeves]

Williams foul on Bowles was eerily similar to the 2010 issue, yet Salud upholds the call - completely contradicting what he was preaching before just because he is with SMC.

I do not think the commisioner can uphold or nulify a ref's call

[newwaveboy]

Espinas to Alaska, JayR Reyes to Meralco.. for approval.. nakaw 'to ng Alaska.. they unload salary tapos they get a better big man.. Reyes might still move to TNT daw for Japeth..

If this gets approved, Joaqui Trillo does it again ..... inept JR Reyes for a more versatile Espinas - though Espinas' current injury status remains to be seen.

Big man for big man ..... salaries shouldn't be far from each other (Reyes is a max contract) ..... this is the way basketball trades should work ..... something which PBA Commish Cheato Salud has little regard to.

[newwaveboy]

I do not think the commisioner can uphold or nulify a ref's call

Nope, he cannot ..... what I meant by uphold, Salud did not find merit to sanction or warn the referees - like what he did after 2010's Finals crucial foul called on Joe Devance against Kerby Raymundo.

Salud's very words were ...... referees should not decide the outcome of the game, moreso in the dying seconds of close games.

[Onkyo606]

seems like Alaska is finally getting someone who can play, they have wasted money kay JR Reyes and i think Espinas is way better, di ba ang lakas nito sa amateur before and maganda naman nilalaro sa pba lately, sana may makuha ding malaks na wingman ang Alaska, mukhang mahina na si dela cruz eh

[ivannn]

it is a good move as long as Espinas plays clean. lately kasi eh madalas ko makita ang mga elbow moves niya and other "gulang" moves. basta he goes about his job which is hussle plays and 2nd chance points eh good move na yan for alaska.

[newwaveboy]

it is a good move as long as Espinas plays clean. lately kasi eh madalas ko makita ang mga elbow moves niya and other "gulang" moves. basta he goes about his job which is hussle plays and 2nd chance points eh good move na yan for alaska.

It's definitely a good move by ALASKA, since they need a forward more than they need a center. They already have Thoss, Eman & bencher Sotto at the center spot.

JR Reyes came onboard ALASKA due to Joe Devance suddenly demanding a trade, about a year ago ...... Uytengsu wanted Devance out as fast as possible - malas lang at si JR Reyes lang ang feasible trade bait at that time.

Espinas does play with some small "gulang" ...... though, it's not the kind that knowingly hurts & annoys opponents (e.g. Tubid, Pennisi, etc.)

Some of the recent PBA greats plays with significant "gulang" ...... e.g. Bong Hawkins (the best ever in using his butt to rebound & create scoring space), Johhny Abarrientos (pa-simpleng hawi to create scoring space), Jerry Codinera (magaling sa pa-simpleng tulak to get those rebounds), etc.  

[Onkyo606]

It's definitely a good move by ALASKA, since they need a forward more than they need a center. They already have Thoss, Eman & bencher Sotto at the center spot.

JR Reyes came onboard ALASKA due to Joe Devance suddenly demanding a trade, about a year ago ...... Uytengsu wanted Devance out as fast as possible - malas lang at si JR Reyes lang ang feasible trade bait at that time.

Espinas does play with some small "gulang" ...... though, it's not the kind that knowingly hurts & annoys opponents (e.g. Tubid, Pennisi, etc.)

Some of the recent PBA greats plays with significant "gulang" ...... e.g. Bong Hawkins (the best ever in using his butt to rebound & create scoring space), Johhny Abarrientos (pa-simpleng hawi to create scoring space), Jerry Codinera (magaling sa pa-simpleng tulak to get those rebounds), etc.  

 i have seen Jolas play in the flesh several times, sobrang gulang din