There must be something wrong with how MVP's teams are managed/coached that led to Aguilar wanting out. Mabuti na lang malakas ang loob at may tiwala sa sarili si Aguilar. Kahit na binangko-bangko siya ni Reyes sa TnT di siya nawalan ng pag-asa at naghintay lamang ng tamang pagkakataon para ipakita ang kanyang kakayahan na pinagdududahan ng karamihan.
It is the same with Fajardo. IMHO Reyes never gave Fajardo the chance to show what he can really do. Takot lang niyang mahasa ng husto si Fajardo at mapahirapan ang mga teams ni MVP. Malakas lang talaga ang loob ni Fajardo at di siya nagpa-apekto sa mga negative feedbacks na nakuha niya sa kanyang limitadong paglalaro sa Gilas.
Mukha namang hindi interesadong kunin ng MVP teams si Slaughter. Hinayaan nilang mag-pro si Slaughter sa panahong wala silang pag-asang makuha siya. Kung interesado talaga sila malamang hinikayat nila si Slaughter na manatili munang amateur at mag-pro pag malaki na ang pag-asa nilang makuha siya.
Other than exceeding the salary-cap, there is little to criticize about the way the TnT franchise operates and plays the game.
TnT was still a championship/contending juggernaut when Aguilar came on board (after GILAS 1.0) ...... it was almost guaranteed and expected that Japeth would ride the bench, since TnT already had a known winning rotation.
Japeth was a head case with AIR21 and TnT ...... it's not far fetched that Mikee Romero might have seen the same thing, thus trading away Japeth after a short stint with GLOBALPORT. Like I said, good for Japeth if he finally finds a home with BGK (his 4th PBA team).
As for Fajardo, he was a rookie when he got his GILAS call (a big honor for any rookie) ..... his game wasn't polished enough to warrant heavy minutes from Chot Reyes. Besides, he was playing behind names like Douthit, Pingris, Ranidel, etc ....... I've never been a fan of Chot Reyes' arrogance, but Ive always said that he was the best man to coach the national team.
Without a doubt, TnT would have selected Slaughter in the draft ...... its just unfortunate that TnT does not have high draft picks for some time now - owing to it being a perennial contender in the PBA.
Of course it's different with SMCorp teams ...... they always contend, yet they always get high draft picks year after year after year ....... it's a mystery that only PBA Comm. Cheato Salud can solve.