Topic: PBA Season 37

[newwaveboy]

rumors are circulating that JWash will be going to BGK.

Good move for PETRON if this does materialize ...... JWash & Arwind doesn't seem to jibe well.

However, BGK itself doesn't need any more ball-centric scorers.

Besides, Kerby seems to have finally found his groove this conference ..... JWash's arrival might drive away some of that progress.

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Loverboy Eala should think beyond corporate lines ...... PETRON needs role-players who wont need the ball to be effective.

Someone like MERALCO's Marc Borboran fits the bill ...... PETRON tried to sign this guy during the pre-season, so they know what Borboran can contribute - great lengthy defense, rebounds and hits timely shots when open.

I'm sure that MERALCO would be happy to trade Borboran for Washington (everybody knows that Ryan Gregorio just loves those isolation scorers) ...... will probably throw-in some future picks as well.

[newwaveboy]

Niiiiice ....... congrats to Rain Or Shine for winning that 1st 'chip.

Finally, Norwood decided to show up somewhat ...... Cornley was more aggressive this game.

Some quick thoughts:

** James Yap has a totally different set of rules when it comes to fouls - he get's all the calls in his favor.

** On the flipside, Belga gets called for almost everything - more reputation than anything.

** Both imports Cornley and Blakely are keepers ...... we'll be likely seeing them again next year.

** Only a genius coach like Tim Cone (and Yeng Guiao) can make Yancy De Ocampo into a solid contributor.

[raider125jeigh]

ampf talo bmeg ko..tsk tsk tsk

grad import badtrip....science back to back sana e....
lintek na offense yan sa 3rd and 4th.....kin@ntot ng malas lol

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Congrats Rain or Shine for winning the Championship...

and Thank You for preserving a HISTORY

[warmaster]

ampf talo bmeg ko..tsk tsk tsk

grad import badtrip....science back to back sana e....
lintek na offense yan sa 3rd and 4th.....kin@ntot ng malas lol

Bmeg din sana ako. Pero ganun talaga, lasma Lang sa gedli

[puffalan84]

grabe scoring sa 2nd half, one of the lowest i've seen.. Congrats ROS..

[garee]

after having a 3-1 edge and winning it in Game 7....business as usual.

Congrats to Rain or Shine.

[-sniper-]

Congrats Rain or Shine for winning the Championship...

and Thank You for preserving a HISTORY

this, more than anything else, was the reason why i wanted ROS to win last night. 

[ivannn]

Congratulations to Rain or Shine!

by the way, tapos na ata contract ni yeng guiao diba? if yes, he should be given a new contract or its possible na coach yeng will need to concentrate his effort muna sa pampanga for the upcoming elections.

[raider125jeigh]

Bmeg din sana ako. Pero ganun talaga, lasma Lang sa gedli

nyahaha..... may next year pa..give credits to ROS for winning it after 6years

[VenoM_Unleashed]

Ai-Ai Delas Alas ba naman ang inspirasyon ng RoS, 'pag 'di pa ba naman sila nanalo nun ewan ko na lang.

[raider125jeigh]

Ai-Ai Delas Alas ba naman ang inspirasyon ng RoS, 'pag 'di pa ba naman sila nanalo nun ewan ko na lang.

panay cheer at aalog alog ung ded3 lol

[newwaveboy]

Always nice to see a team like ROS, get that first championship ...... focus is now on the upcoming rookie draft.

The draft will be 2-rounds deep ...... many quality locals available ...... plus the PBA DLeague Filams - who by the way, were barred from joining last year's draft due to a last minute rule-change by Comm. Cheato Salud - bakit kaya?  


** ALASKA will likely go for Hodge ..... they need scorers & athleticism really bad - Hodge seems to be the logical pick (Abueva is also a possibility, but carries some recklessness to his game).  

There are rumors that ALASKA might trade-down, by picking glamor-boy Chris Tiu then trading him to MERALCO (MVP likes Tiu veeeerrrry much) for the 4th overall pick plus a player ..... or Sol Mercado plus a future pick.


** PETRON obviously will tab Kraken Fajardo as 1st overall pick .... for the 3rd pick, they'll get whoever ALASKA doesn't pick (they'll probably choose between Tiu and Abueva).


** MERALCO will pick Tiu if he's still available by the 4th pick ..... if not, they'll end up with Abueva - who'll make an excellent pick since MERALCO needs an infusion of some energy players.  


** BGK needs more athletic bigs ..... so, they can play PSP with Rico Maierhofer on the bench.

Kidding aside, BGK has two 1st-round picks (6th & 8th) ...... they'll probably be choosing between Chris Ellis, Jason Deutchman, Vic Manuel, Aldrech Ramos, Dave Marcelo, etc.


** ROS is basically a a complete team - though they can use more athletic rebounding bigs ..... they currently have decent scoring bigs e.g. Belga, Quinahan, Cruz & Rodriguez .... but most of them don't fare well rebounding against active bigs from other teams.  

They'll probably have the same above draftee choices as BGK does, as they own the 7th pick.

Knowing Yeng Guiao, he'll pick the toughest & meanest looking player available ..... Guiao has no need for pretty-boys like Tiu.  


** BMEG owns the 9th pick ...... I have a feeling that Tim Cone covets someone in the mold of Tony Dela Cruz - someone who gets those jumpers out of his triangle-offense movement.

He already has his triangle-anchor in Pingris & Yancy ...... he'll want a decent jump-shooter .... probably pick Aldrech Ramos if available.
 

** POWERADE (HARBOUR) owns the 10th pick ..... they'll get the most decent big left.


** BARAKO BULL ....... have been posting this for the loooongest time ......... no true fan of basketball should ever mind what a Bert "Pimp Daddy" Lina-owned team does with its draft picks.

Everyone knows what kind of business Lina runs in the PBA.  

[Onkyo606]

i wonder what Yeng Guiao can do to an Abueva or Hodge?isnt it that Baguio got his superstar status under Guiao?

I hope Alaska get Hodge, wala ng exciting na player ang ALaska eh

[newwaveboy]

i wonder what Yeng Guiao can do to an Abueva or Hodge?isnt it that Baguio got his superstar status under Guiao?

I hope Alaska get Hodge, wala ng exciting na player ang ALaska eh

^ Yeng Guiao has had his share of handling elite athletes before ....... however, if the attitude isn't there, he wont hesitate to have him traded to a lesser talent but with a bigger heart.

Yes, Cyrus Baguio got to shine under Guiao ..... in fact, many other players showed their best when they played under him e.g. Enrico Villanueva, Celino Cruz, Mick Pennisi, Carlos Sharma, Gabby Espinas & a whole lot more including the current ROS lineup.

ALASKA badly needs scoring athletes (and yes, some added excitement as well)  ..... they'll get it best by drafting Hodge or Abueva ...... Abueva is more of a risk though, due to his tendency to shoot ill-advised shots.

[Onkyo606]

^ Yeng Guiao has had his share of handling elite athletes before ....... however, if the attitude isn't there, he wont hesitate to have him traded to a lesser talent but with a bigger heart.

Yes, Cyrus Baguio got to shine under Guiao ..... in fact, many other players showed their best when they played under him e.g. Enrico Villanueva, Celino Cruz, Mick Pennisi, Carlos Sharma, Gabby Espinas & a whole lot more including the current ROS lineup.

ALASKA badly needs scoring athletes (and yes, some added excitement as well)  ..... they'll get it best by drafting Hodge or Abueva ...... Abueva is more of a risk though, due to his tendency to shoot ill-advised shots.

i like Hodge better, taller if im not mistaken but has practically the same move and skills as Abueva, Im sure given the right amount of playing time and exposure, Abueva will make it big sa PBA, yung recklesness nya malamang sa PBA titino na otherwsie maiksing karera ang aabutin nya but still Il take Hodge over him. anytime.

[thebrioman]

Congrats Rain or Shine for winning the Championship...

and Thank You for preserving a HISTORY

 

BGK's record preserved!

[brainwashed]

^ Yeng Guiao has had his share of handling elite athletes before ....... however, if the attitude isn't there, he wont hesitate to have him traded to a lesser talent but with a bigger heart.

Yes, Cyrus Baguio got to shine under Guiao ..... in fact, many other players showed their best when they played under him e.g. Enrico Villanueva, Celino Cruz, Mick Pennisi, Carlos Sharma, Gabby Espinas & a whole lot more including the current ROS lineup.

ALASKA badly needs scoring athletes (and yes, some added excitement as well)  ..... they'll get it best by drafting Hodge or Abueva ...... Abueva is more of a risk though, due to his tendency to shoot ill-advised shots.

do not forget junthy valenzuela and lordy tugade

[Chorus]

^ Yeng Guiao has had his share of handling elite athletes before ....... however, if the attitude isn't there, he wont hesitate to have him traded to a lesser talent but with a bigger heart.

Yes, Cyrus Baguio got to shine under Guiao ..... in fact, many other players showed their best when they played under him e.g. Enrico Villanueva, Celino Cruz, Mick Pennisi, Carlos Sharma, Gabby Espinas & a whole lot more including the current ROS lineup.

ALASKA badly needs scoring athletes (and yes, some added excitement as well)  ..... they'll get it best by drafting Hodge or Abueva ...... Abueva is more of a risk though, due to his tendency to shoot ill-advised shots.

I think first appearance of Belga was in the Bmeg. Sa ROS talaga lumabas kung anu ang laro nya by Guiao 

[newwaveboy]

do not forget junthy valenzuela and lordy tugade

Yup, these two shown brightly under Yeng Guiao as well ...... I actually omitted mentioning them, since both were known blue-chip talents coming from the amateur ranks.

I just mentioned those five players (Enrico Villanueva, Celino Cruz, Mick Pennisi, Carlos Sharma & Gabby Espinas) ..... looking back they've had more stints with various PBA teams; yet their time under Guiao was when they clearly shone the brightest. 


@cutiepipes ...... Like I said, you can count most of the ROS squad, since they fared best under Guiao.

Yup, Belga started his career with PFOODS ..... but rarely got playing time from Gregorio.

Under Guiao, he has shown more confidence in his shot ..... it didn't necessarily improved his FG%, but it made him a more active player on offense & defense.

One more thing ..... Belga has always been the 2nd coming of Jerry Codinera - that is, he always complains after every foul called on him ...... under Guiao, his complaining has increased a notch. 

[warmaster]

I think first appearance of Belga was in the Bmeg. Sa ROS talaga lumabas kung anu ang laro nya by Guiao 

paborito talaga ni guiao ang mga enforcer type na physical players

[brainwashed]

Yup, these two shown brightly under Yeng Guiao as well ...... I actually omitted mentioning them, since both were known blue-chip talents coming from the amateur ranks.

I just mentioned those five players (Enrico Villanueva, Celino Cruz, Mick Pennisi, Carlos Sharma & Gabby Espinas) ..... looking back they've had more stints with various PBA teams; yet their time under Guiao was when they clearly shone the brightest. 


@cutiepipes ...... Like I said, you can count most of the ROS squad, since they fared best under Guiao.

Yup, Belga started his career with PFOODS ..... but rarely got playing time from Gregorio.

Under Guiao, he has shown more confidence in his shot ..... it didn't necessarily improved his FG%, but it made him a more active player on offense & defense.

One more thing ..... Belga has always been the 2nd coming of Jerry Codinera - that is, he always complains after every foul called on him ...... under Guiao, his complaining has increased a notch. 

tapos ngingiting parang bolang!

[newwaveboy]

Some new PBA updates ..... on the eve of the 2012 Draft (a.k.a. Bert Lina-SMC player sweepstakes).

** As expected, Ato Agustin has been removed from his PETRON's head-coaching job ...... replaced by Olsen Racela (minor surprise, since everybody was expecting Toroman to take over).

It's unlikely that Agustin will leave the SMC fold though ..... like I said, being an SMC assistant-coach is a very lucrative job (e.g. PETRON has 9 assistant-coaches) ...... some politics and grandstanding required, to be able to secure and keep a slot here.


** Mikee Romero formally enters the PBA ..... purchasing the previous POWERADE franchise.

Let's all hope that Romero fully intends to compete and wont be a stooge/lackey to known associates MVP & SMC.


** Speaking of stooge/lackey ..... a PBA update from me wouldn't be complete, without yet another Bert "Pimp Daddy" Lina sale este lopsided trade to SMC.

AIR21 gets:
PETRON's Noy Baclao & Rob Reyes, BGK's KG Canaleta & John Wilson and BARAKO's Leo Najorda
Note: It's an open secret that BARAKO BULL is owned and operated by SMC, with Lina as front.

PETRON gets:
AIR21's 2013 1st round pick and players Elmer Espiritu, Paolo Hubalde, Ogie Menor, Magi Sison, & Eric Salamat

What's funny in all of this ..... Baclao, Reyes, Canaleta & Najorda we're all former players of the Lina/Chua bugaw teams - all of them used as fillers for past lopsided trades for the SMC teams !

KG Canaleta was already with a Lina team twice before !

Even John Wilson was a product of a lopsided trade between BARAKO BULL and BGK ...... the draft pick used to get Wilson, belonged to BARAKO ...... which was sold este traded for BGK Filam Mike Holper.

Mike Holper played just a conference for BARAKO ..... was waived, then went back to then SMB.

That 2013 1st round pick is sure to land PETRON either Pringle, Slaughter, Lanete or Banchero next year.

The moro-moro in the PBA continues ..... (Comm. Cheato Salud has a big smile across his face)

[brainwashed]

With Dorian Peña back in the line-up and Ildefonso still being given playing time, Rob Reyes and Noy Baclao would ride the Petron bench most of the time. What I don't understand is why BGK is giving away Canaleta when he played well in the last conference. Who did Ginebra get in return for Canaleta?

[boredfilmmaker]

AIR21 gets:
PETRON's Noy Baclao & Rob Reyes, BGK's KG Canaleta & John Wilson and BARAKO's Leo Najorda
Note: It's an open secret that BARAKO BULL is owned and operated by SMC, with Lina as front.

PETRON gets:
AIR21's 2013 1st round pick and players Elmer Espiritu, Paolo Hubalde, Ogie Menor, Magi Sison, & Eric Salamat

this is actually not confirmed.. who or what Petron gets is not yet confirmed kasi it's a 4-team trade between Petron, Ginebra, Air21 and Barako.. Kramer is rumored to be heading back to Ginebra.. Danny Seigle is going back daw to Petron.. Petron will lose their 3rd pick tomorrow daw and B-Meg may enter the picture.. Ginebra is also rumored to be getting one of B-Meg's point guards.. ang medyo confirmed pa lang ay ang mga players na makukuha ng Air21..

[wengkapre]

this is actually not confirmed.. who or what Petron gets is not yet confirmed kasi it's a 4-team trade between Petron, Ginebra, Air21 and Barako.. Kramer is rumored to be heading back to Ginebra.. Danny Seigle is going back daw to Petron.. Petron will lose their 3rd pick tomorrow daw and B-Meg may enter the picture.. Ginebra is also rumored to be getting one of B-Meg's point guards.. ang medyo confirmed pa lang ay ang mga players na makukuha ng Air21..

Kay Kramer ok pa ako kasi candidate talaga yan for most improved player if only nakapasok ang powerade sa semis last confy, baka tinalo pa nya si Jeff Chan.
Also, according to trade humors, yung isang PG from bmeg na mapupunta sa ginebra is barroca at si Jwash din pala to ginebra...nakakalito na mga trade humors, pero puro pabor sa petron.

[newwaveboy]

With Dorian Peña back in the line-up and Ildefonso still being given playing time, Rob Reyes and Noy Baclao would ride the Petron bench most of the time. What I don't understand is why BGK is giving away Canaleta when he played well in the last conference. Who did Ginebra get in return for Canaleta?

KG Canaleta is quite an enigma ...... can go into mini-scoring sprees if his first few shots goes in (very similar to Itoy Esguerra from the PBA 80's). 

More often than not though, he gets into some mean scoring slumps.

BGK's likely to discard Canaleta, since the more versatile Ababou (defends & rebounds more) & Maliksi (defends & shoots more accurately) plays the same SF as him.

Besides, BGK has 2 first round picks in tonight's draft ..... it's a draft teeming with quality forwards, with BGK expected to pick among Ellis, Manuel, Jensen, Ramos, Marcelo, Nabong, Deutchman, etc.

KG Canaleta's impending move to AIR21 is probably the best career move for him ..... he'll get minutes and he'll get his shots in Pumaren's ramshackle lineup.   

[newwaveboy]

Seems like ALASKA is hell-bent on a major facelift by tonight's PBA draft ....... If trade rumors pushes through (as confirmed by an insider):

ALASKA will trade LA Tenorio (plus scrubs) .... for MERALCO's 4th overall pick + plus players (maybe Sol Mercado) + ROS 7th overall pick


** If this happens, ALASKA gets 3-1st round picks (#2, #4 and #7) ..... chooses from among Hodge, Abueva, Tiu, Mallari, etc ...... good building blocks for a young, fresh core.

** Highly possible that ALASKA trades away more sub-players, aside from Tenorio e.g. Eman, Thiele, Gonzales, Mepana, etc

** Good move for MERALCO, as they get that a pure, blue-chip PG in Tenorio ..... unlike Mercado, who is an alpha-scoring PG.

** Yeng Guiao has always said that he's content with ROS' current lineup ..... which is actually true, since ROS has great depth on all positions.

ROS will likely get a scrub from ALASKA (rebounding big e.g. Thiele) or their 2013 1st round pick.

[boredfilmmaker]

Fajardo goes first to Petron, Abueva next to Alaska, Alex Mallari to Petron at 3rd, Hodge for Meralco at 4th and Barako picks Aldrech Ramos at 5th..

Ginebra picks Chris Ellis at 6th.. Chris Tiu's age seems to have affected his stock at the draft.. he was projected to be in the top 5 but so far wala pa..

EDIT: Tiu goes to Rain or Shine.. now that's a surprise.. Tiu with Yeng Guiao? I don't see that working..

[newwaveboy]

What a steal for ROS ...... Tiu dropping all the way to the 7th pick.

I say steal, because you get an instant girl fanbase (which has long been the new base of PBA followers) ...... Tiu's game is really limited - but he brings some leadership and is surprisingly tough on the floor ..... he's a true PG .... he'll shoot only when it's necessary and he has nice range as well. 

Now ..... it's up to Yeng Guiao if he can stand the female fans and Tiu's pretty face. 

The ALASKA, SMC & MVP camps are now sending their trade offers for Tiu.