I think Bankero is the real pronunciation. We now know because of his nephew that the guy is Italian descent on his father’s side. Was his mother Filipina or his grandparents or great grandparents I dont know. What I liked about this draft is they put the birthplace. I always hated the contrived Philippine roots of some of the Filfors. Like they always used to announce Lassiter was from Ilocos or something when it was actually a grandparent or great grandparent.
On the third round picks, Mendoza, Mallillin and Fornillos all basically failed in the Tab system to be honest but were high level HS recruits so maybe teams are betting on past pedigree. Daves and Maandenburg at least made the rotation but have been out of the limelight since both gave up years. on UAAP eligibility hence I think they dropped.
Not just Ateneo but some guys really shouldve declared last season. I think Fran Yu is late first early second material last season tbh.
All three along with Verano have been very productive in the MPBL. They have very good shooting splits and contribute across the board.
Oh Gawd. This hurt "Coach" Mav more than it hurts Kyt . The hype in the comment section is nothing but a hollow echo chamber.
NGL. he looks like Britney Griner
ROS just got bigger in the blink of an eye. Villegas (6'8), Datu (6'7) and Galinato (6'6). Yeng's team will no longer have size problems.
I can see Bryan Santos being developed into a taller Kevin Racal clone. JL Delos Santos looks more promising as compared to Andrade while Fornillos is another David Murrell and Ayo didntl like him at all. To sum it up Converge's drafting was all over the place, its like they drafted based on bias rather than the needs of their team.
im slowly starting to realize you dont want the Pinedas anywhere near the SBP hell maybe even gaining more power in the PBA might not be a good influence as well, his teams always has ulterior motives rather than basketball motives. Look at the players they drafted, all from pampanga / ssc.
maybe the reason why kobe didnt declare for this yr is there is a big likelihood that he’ll drop to the 2nd rd
Which is the history of the team since Alaska days. It's like they are trying way too hard to find gems in the rough or have a fetish for utility players. Can't feel the difference of Delta and Rajko in this draft. Feels like Bachmann and Cariaso all over again.
Ricci could have helped the team's marketing and branding. Get more fans for a new and unpopular team.
I would've been OK with it had he drafted them beyond the 3rd round. Nobody will get the players they drafted so why the rush?
Converge could have ended up with Winston, Rivero, Galinato and Flores. Their frontline is basically Arana. LOL
They forfeited their right to call for parity when they make dumb@ss choices.
I might be a bit biased here being a fan of Balti, but if they are indeed targeting him next year creating an entertaining yet flawed team is an effective way to do it. You play a quick pace, have a lot of guards and wings to score a lot of points but only Arana at the post ensuring you make the games exciting but also that teams can score against you by being a donut team. They picked 9 this draft. That's too low. This means they have to be even worse this coming season to get a better chance.
My problem with this though is I don't see Balti as a franchise player. He will be a good no. 2. However, I don't think it will be worth it to dump your season in order to get him. Delta is also stunting the development of his guy by keeping him in MPBL.
I might be a bit biased here being a fan of Balti, but if they are indeed targeting him next year creating an entertaining yet flawed team is an effective way to do it. You play a quick pace, have a lot of guards and wings to score a lot of points but only Arana at the post ensuring you make the games exciting but also that teams can score against you by being a donut team. They picked 9 this draft. That's too low. This means they have to be even worse this coming season to get a better chance.
My problem with this though is I don't see Balti as a franchise player. He will be a good no. 2. However, I don't think it will be worth it to dump your season in order to get him. Delta is also stunting the development of his guy by keeping him in MPBL.
just curious guys, apparently Brent Paraiso is already 28 (from Google)?! Why did NCAA let him play last year? Damn PBA really likes drafting super old 'prospects' (not even prospects anymore, these are guys that alreadygot their ceiling)
It's kinda embarassing seeing rookies who are already 30yrs. Old 25,26,27 and above. Hopefully pba lowers the age limit to at least 20. The one and done might not look good on our filipino culture but why waste your time playing for your school for almost 7-8years lols. Does uaap and ncaa gives more than the PBA.