2017 PBA Draft: Blackwater’s Buy or Sell – Teng or Jose?

    Blackwater coach Leo Isaac is in a bind.   He ONLY has the third pick of the 2017 PBA Draft and he needs to wait for San Miguel and NLEX to choose between Christian Standhardinger, Kiefer Ravena, and Jeron Teng (because Kia is like a rebellious, dreamless teen at the moment) before they …

Chris Gavina has the right to enjoy what he’s doing.

    I am not a fan of Chris Gavina’s coaching.   I think he mimics the “no superstar” design of Yeng Guiao.   Although… this may not be entirely his fault.   Christian Standhardinger had contractual obligations with the ABL’s Hong Kong Eastern Lions and this was the reason why he couldn’t come to …

2017 PBA Draft: Bearable Kia-San Miguel trade options

  So I guess it can’t be helped.   Kia Picanto has traded its pick to the San Miguel Beermen but as much as it “pains” them to drop Jay-R Reyes, Keith Agovida, and Rashawn McCarthy from their lineup, it feels as if the trade will commence if they give up more assets.   An …

2017 PBA Draft: Why Standhardinger for a trio of San Miguel reserves is insane!!!!

  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!   I don't know what the Kia Picanto team is thinking.   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!   So with the first pick overall of the 2017 PBA Draft, the Kia Picanto convinced their brains that trading the rights to nab Christian Standhardinger for Jay-R Reyes, Keith Agovida, and …

Ginebra versus Meralco Game 4: That’s nearly 15 seconds of suckdom!

  We expected the Ginebra versus Meralco series to be a slobber knocker and Game 4 lived up to its hype. Whether you are a Ginebra fan or a Meralco fan, you just can’t help but be amazed at all the punishment they exalted against each other.   And everything was cool… up until the …

2017 PBA Draft: Zero in on Lervin Flores

  Jerry Codinera is known in Pinoy basketball circles as an icon.   He is the first recipient of the Best Player Conference award – a title he would held twice. He would score the Mythical 5 thrice, the Mythical 10 citation five times, the Defensive Player of the Year once, would lead the league …

2017 PBA Leo Awards: MVP and Other Predictions

  I think this is the first time in a decade that I’m going to predict a basketball-related using my gut… sans the numbers. I didn’t statistically follow the PBA this season. I had a lot of things working against me this season and losing PBA-Online for a time and the inconsistencies of the other …

2017 PBA Draft: Zero in on Louie Vigil

  Louie Vigil has joined the 2017 PBA Draft but for some insane reason, his name isn’t on the final list of applicants. Maybe now you can see his name… but when the final list was initially introduced, I counted all the entries and it was only 43.   I mean… what gives?   It’s …

2017 PBA Draft (Mock Draft 2.0)

Kia needs an import.   Believe that.   So whether they keep this pick or trade it selection for a… starting lineup, Standhardinger should be their man.   Why would you pass on Standhardinger?   And let me just say this: If TNT has Jayson Castro… and Meralco has Baser Amer… then NLEX come draft …

Thoughts: Imports losing their cool is so uncool

  Before we knew him as a Gilas Pilipinas cadet, Kevin Ferrer is a smug scoring machine that annoys the hell out of his opponents.   Just check out a couple of his UAAP games in which he sticks his tongue like a fierce raptor.   Like a raptor!   And while his scoring has …