Author Topic: PBA Season 39 (Read 143299 times)

Chain · « **Reply #450 on:** Mar 10, 2014 at 12:58 AM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Mar 09, 2014 at 09:52 PM

San Miguel 2-0 under their Active Consultant Purves and Puppet Head Coach Ravanes despite playing w/0 the Kraken Fajardo.
So far the Beermen are responding well to the 2 new coaches.

lets hope they wont choke in the end.sana naman they wont disappoint this conference

♡ lvcdg23™ ✌ · « **Reply #451 on:** Mar 10, 2014 at 04:45 PM »

Air21 just traded Vic Manuel for Alaska's Aldrech Ramos...

Hmmm......

-sniper- · « **Reply #452 on:** Mar 11, 2014 at 08:00 AM »

http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/solon-wants-to-summon-slaughter-lassiter-to-congressional-inquiry-into-gilas-pullout

bumblebee · « **Reply #453 on:** Mar 11, 2014 at 09:55 AM »

Quote from: -sniper- on Mar 11, 2014 at 08:00 AM

http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/solon-wants-to-summon-slaughter-lassiter-to-congressional-inquiry-into-gilas-pullout

What for? Treason?

newwaveboy · « **Reply #454 on:** Mar 11, 2014 at 10:38 AM »

Quote from: -sniper- on Mar 11, 2014 at 08:00 AM

http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/solon-wants-to-summon-slaughter-lassiter-to-congressional-inquiry-into-gilas-pullout

Two despicable things ........ 1.) SMCorp bares its dirty hands once again ...... 2.) Politikos with nothing better to do than magpa-pogi sa media

SMCorp wins again & the trapo gets his 15 minutes of fame ...... talo ang basketball fans & honest tax-paying citizens.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #455 on:** Mar 11, 2014 at 01:14 PM »

Quote from: -sniper- on Mar 11, 2014 at 08:00 AM

http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/solon-wants-to-summon-slaughter-lassiter-to-congressional-inquiry-into-gilas-pullout

Both players had already served the country before with Gilas 1 under Toroman.
I don't think it's a good gesture forcing them to play again since it's not certain that both will make the team for the World Cup.

frequenzy · « **Reply #456 on:** Mar 11, 2014 at 02:36 PM »

so bawal ba tumanggi? mukang walang magawa si tongressman.

boredfilmmaker · « **Reply #457 on:** Mar 11, 2014 at 04:34 PM »

Alaska seems to be bent on defending their title. They're making mid-season moves which is so unlike them. They traded for Vic Manuel and now they picked up Ritualo from free agency. The Ritualo signing is both good for Alaska and Ritualo. Ren-Ren has a shot at getting minutes since Baguio is the only SG they're using now after moving Hontiveros to the SF spot.

Oh, and it's another delivery courtesy of Air1. Ayaw pa kunwari na isama si Ritualo dun sa Manuel-Ramos trade. I-rerelease din lang pala sa free agent pool.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #458 on:** Mar 11, 2014 at 05:03 PM »

Quote from: frequenzy on Mar 11, 2014 at 02:36 PM

so bawal ba tumanggi? mukang walang magawa si tongressman.

I'm so sure both Slaughter and Lassiter have the blessings of the San Miguel Group not to join the National pool for the FIBA World Cup.
Both would have follow if Management insist on their participations.

Chain · « **Reply #459 on:** Mar 25, 2014 at 12:12 AM »

ibang season na ba PBA?no one is posting here na

-sniper- · « **Reply #460 on:** Mar 25, 2014 at 11:47 AM »

perhaps because the games are not yet that interesting at this point. no post-worthy event to speak of.

the_w0rks · « **Reply #461 on:** Mar 25, 2014 at 12:04 PM »

Di pa nga interesting yung games. I watched the Ginebra vs TNT game live last Sunday. Mas nag-enjoy pa ako sa asaran ng group of Ginebra fans and two TNT fans. Nagkahamunan ng suntukan! haha

Anyway, was sitting near courtside and naririnig ko si Slaughter tinatry nyang i-intimidate sila Alapag and Castro to take the ball inside. Panay taunt nya na "Come here! Come here!" haha

Tapos medjo may luto yung game na yun. Sobrang obvious yung out of bounds call against Ginebra when it was clear na TnT player last humawak ng bola at nasa harap pa mismo ng referee nangyari.

Pansin ko sa import ng TnT di magaling. Sa Ginebra naman masipag kaso panay defer ng locals ng Ginebra sa import nila.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #462 on:** Mar 25, 2014 at 12:22 PM »

Not much noteworthy games ...... sa end of the eliminations and playoffs nagsisimula ang magagandang match-ups.

Kasi naman, palaging pinagyayabang ng PBA commentators (e.g. Webb, Halili, etc) ang PARITY sa PBA ..... yet every conference, the same old teams always get eliminated (read: SMCorp farm teams BARAKO, AIR21 & GPORT) and the non-farm teams contend, at least in the playoffs.

There will be no true parity in the PBA as long as SMCorp farm teams exist and SMCorp/MVP teams violate the salary cap rules.

the_w0rks · « **Reply #463 on:** Mar 27, 2014 at 06:07 AM »

Regressing yata si Japeth. Parang back to his old no-confidence self.

-sniper- · « **Reply #464 on:** Mar 27, 2014 at 04:12 PM »

Quote from: the_w0rks on Mar 27, 2014 at 06:07 AM

Regressing yata si Japeth. Parang back to his old no-confidence self.

agree. very hesitant, lately.

mas maganda pa yata na mag-all filipino na lang ang ginebra for most of the games eh. pang-sub na lang ung import pag pagod na si japeth o si slaughter. for such a very heralded import, he ranks number 7 in both FG and 3-point percentage.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #465 on:** Mar 27, 2014 at 04:37 PM »

Simply put, Japeth Aguilar is the typical tweener - one who CANNOT create his own shot.

When the defense makes the game slow down, tweeners like Japeth will usually find it hard to score ...... moreso in an import-laden conference.

Eh paano pa kung nasa team ka na madaming shot-heavy teammates like Caguioa, Tenorio, Helterbrand, etc.

the_w0rks · « **Reply #466 on:** Mar 27, 2014 at 04:53 PM »

Quote from: newwaveboy on Mar 27, 2014 at 04:37 PM

Simply put, Japeth Aguilar is the typical tweener - one who CANNOT create his own shot.

When the defense makes the game slow down, tweeners like Japeth will usually find it hard to score ...... moreso in an import-laden conference.

Eh paano pa kung nasa team ka na madaming shot-heavy teammates like Caguioa, Tenorio, Helterbrand, etc.

Dagdag mo pa si Baracael. Sabi ko nga sa GF ko kung naging player ako, ok yung trabaho ni Baracael. Tambay sa tres, chillax. Easy money. haha

steelcrazy · « **Reply #467 on:** Mar 29, 2014 at 08:24 PM »

Again after so many attempts by the San Miguel group installing 2 respectives coaches to call the shots for both Ginebra and San Miguel don't seem to work.
I really don't know what they are trying to prove insisting on that type of strategic coaching system.
I'm so sure they've seen the successful results by San Mig Coffee under the tenure of Coach Tim Cone or do they just manipulating it to be in control of those coaches for the purpose of gambling the outcome of the games.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #468 on:** Mar 29, 2014 at 09:20 PM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Mar 29, 2014 at 08:24 PM

Again after so many attempts by the San Miguel group installing 2 respectives coaches to call the shots for both Ginebra and San Miguel don't seem to work.
I really don't know what they are trying to prove insisting on that type of strategic coaching system.

For the longest time, the biggest problem with SMCorp has been those guys in-charge of their basketball operations - namely Noli "Loverboy" Eala & Robert "Caloy Alde"Non.

Both have zero knowledge of basketball, thus they do the only thing they know - SPEND massive amounts of money hiring all the available coaches (regardless of qualification) & hoarding bluechip players and draft picks (regardless of fair play and salary cap rules).

Perhaps, the only "right" thing Eala ever did was to pirate Tim Cone from ALASKA ...... of course, the only reason that Tim Cone considered leaving ALASKA, was the fact that he could no longer compete with such brazen practices from SMCorp - if you cant beat them, join them.

See Rafe Bartholomew's very candid Tim Cone interview from years back.

boredfilmmaker · « **Reply #469 on:** Mar 29, 2014 at 10:24 PM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Mar 29, 2014 at 08:24 PM

Again after so many attempts by the San Miguel group installing 2 respectives coaches to call the shots for both Ginebra and San Miguel don't seem to work.
I really don't know what they are trying to prove insisting on that type of strategic coaching system.
I'm so sure they've seen the successful results by San Mig Coffee under the tenure of Coach Tim Cone or do they just manipulating it to be in control of those coaches for the purpose of gambling the outcome of the games.

Outsider kasi si Tim Cone. He made a name outside SMC. Hindi SMC ang bumuhay sa kanya kaya he can make demands. Wala kasi mawawala sa kanya kung kumontra siya sa SMC management. Yung mga coach ngayon ng Ginebra at San Miguel, SMC bumuhay sa kanila eh. Pag umalma sila, sipa agad. Like Danny Ildefonso.

The problem with Ginebra right now isn't really coaching. Players nila ang problema. Walang gana at gigil maglaro tapos yung import nila, di bagay sa kanila. They should have gone with a wing player as import instead of a post player. Like the import of Air21 right now.

San Miguel naman is doing pretty good. On paper lang naman kasi coach si Biboy Ravanes so wala talagang confusion sa huddle. Si Purves talaga nagpapatakbo ng team. Yabang lang magiging problema ng team na yan. Gaya ng nangyari sa kanila against Alaska kanina.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #470 on:** Mar 29, 2014 at 11:15 PM »

More importantly, Tim Cone actually knows what he's doing and has a closet full of hardware (championships) to show for it ...... his demand for autonomy upon signing with Eala is totally expected.

So, it looks like BGK will cave-in to fan reaction and will replace their import ........

steelcrazy · « **Reply #471 on:** Mar 30, 2014 at 06:43 AM »

What matters is consistency. San Miguel and Ginebra played good basketball from time to time but they just can't finish the season with a championship.
I don't know why Ramon Ang is letting these shuffling of players and coaches happen with the 2 teams which clearly don't display good results unlike that of Tim Cone and San Mig Coffee.

hotrod · « **Reply #472 on:** Mar 31, 2014 at 12:32 PM »

Josh Powell is Ginebra 's New Import to Replace Leon Rodgers in PBA Commissioner's Cup 2014

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Fresh from playing in China, Josh Powell, a 2-Time NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, is getting ready to fly here in the Philippines to serve as the replacement of Barangay Ginebra import Leon Rodgers. He is expected to arrive in our country tomorrow (Tuesday).

http://www.ballerspinas.com/2014/03/josh-powell-is-ginebra-s-new-import-to.html#.UzjvZFdWud4

♡ lvcdg23™ ✌ · « **Reply #473 on:** Mar 31, 2014 at 08:03 PM »

^Naku magkano kaya sweldo nyang si Powell?
Balibalita na sobrang daming demands... Ano naman kayang workaround gagawin nang SMC to abide by the $20,000 per month salary rule...

♡ lvcdg23™ ✌ · « **Reply #474 on:** Mar 31, 2014 at 08:05 PM »

Nakakaawa naman Global Port. Parang mas pumangit pa performance nung kinuha nila si Pido...

newwaveboy · « **Reply #475 on:** Apr 01, 2014 at 07:17 AM »

Quote from: ♡ Louie_18™ ✌ on Mar 31, 2014 at 08:03 PM

^Naku magkano kaya sweldo nyang si Powell?
Balibalita na sobrang daming demands... Ano naman kayang workaround gagawin nang SMC to abide by the $20,000 per month salary rule...

Exactly. PBA rules clearly state a $20,000/month salary cap on imports.

Josh Powell is clearly a "name" import owing to his NBA pedigree ...... siguradong may under-the-table-deal na naman itong SMCorp - with the blessing of Comm. Cheato Salud of course.

Note: A few conferences ago, another ex-LAKER DJ Mbenga was unsuccessfully recruited by ALASKA ...... Mbenga wanted way more than the $20,000/month salary and ALASKA strictly follows the rules. A few weeks later, it was revealed that SMCorp farm team BARAKO BULL got Mbenga's services.

anya618 · « **Reply #476 on:** Apr 01, 2014 at 09:07 AM »

Former PBA player dies in road mishap

♡ lvcdg23™ ✌ · « **Reply #477 on:** Apr 01, 2014 at 01:36 PM »

^Ayusin natin sir Philip

http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/bryan-gahol-former-pba-player-and-up-maroon-dies-in-car-accident-in-slex

RIP Bryan Gahol...

*Kaya pala walang tigil ang tunog nang serena kagabi around 10:30pm to 11:00pm samin(Alabang area)

steelcrazy · « **Reply #478 on:** Apr 01, 2014 at 03:28 PM »

Quote from: newwaveboy on Apr 01, 2014 at 07:17 AM

Exactly. PBA rules clearly state a $20,000/month salary cap on imports.

Josh Powell is clearly a "name" import owing to his NBA pedigree ...... siguradong may under-the-table-deal na naman itong SMCorp - with the blessing of Comm. Cheato Salud of course.

Note: A few conferences ago, another ex-LAKER DJ Mbenga was unsuccessfully recruited by ALASKA ...... Mbenga wanted way more than the $20,000/month salary and ALASKA strictly follows the rules. A few weeks later, it was revealed that SMCorp farm team BARAKO BULL got Mbenga's services.

Regardless of how much the San Miguel group wants to pay for a Super Import, if it still doesn't bring them a Championship eh wala rin kwenta. Actually it's at their own risk.
Just like how they tried foreign coaches in Toroman and now Purves.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #479 on:** Apr 01, 2014 at 06:10 PM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Apr 01, 2014 at 03:28 PM

Regardless of how much the San Miguel group wants to pay for a Super Import, if it still doesn't bring them a Championship eh wala rin kwenta. Actually it's at their own risk.
Just like how they tried foreign coaches in Toroman and now Purves.

Whether it brings a championship or not, it still doesn't change the fact that SMCorp doesn't follow the league salary cap rules ...... for both locals & imports.

ALASKA team owner Fred Uytengsu said it best - back when Joe Devance demanded to be traded to another team ...... "Why does Joe Devance want to leave, when he’s earning P350,000 a month and coming off a championship? Isn’t our P350,000 as good as the other team’s P350,000? It’s the same P350,000."

Joe Devance was already receiving the league max salary. He was also a serious MVP contender that year, so he wasn't lacking for minutes or exposure either ...... they were coming off a championship, so he was with a contender as well ...... yet he still demanded to be traded to another team.

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RIP Bryan Gahol ...... not a PBA superstar, but played the game the right way.

More casualties caused by these trucks, jeepneys & other ragtag vehicles on the road.