Dominant game from the lighter Junemar 24 pts 15 rbs 6 ast 3 blks. Makes you wonder how better he would have been if he was lighter in his prime. Good game also for Serrano and Tio. Competitive games like this and good players will make PBA relevant. Foreign leagues cannot absorb all the good PH ballers and the Fiba ineligibles.
tio and serrano played well in their first game. smallish backcourt along with melecio though phoenix lead guards in jazul and garcia are kinda old already.
While he's still no Embiid nor Jokic, i think he would have developed an all-around offense with a much better perimeter game, while sacrificing his uber-dominance in the paint but still miles ahead of his homegrown counterparts. Not sure about his perimeter defense though. Perhaps it would have been slightly better especially guarding pick and rolls?
Would you believe that some people here are against the idea of JF shooting 3's? And coach leo be more creative? Yep..
Changing of the guard for PHX, it looks like it.
With the exit of Calvin then Justine, Phoenix lost a lot of offensive wallop. Looks like Tyler and Encho are exactly what the doctor ordered for them. I'm not sure that Jayvee is ready to fill in MW's role. He still needs to adapt to the SF role. He is far from Wright as a shooter and a ball handler. Wright seems to have added a killer perimeter jumper to his arsenal. He even hit a banked shot over Junemar. Is his contract until the AFC only?
With the exit of Calvin then Justine, Phoenix lost a lot of offensive wallop. Looks like Tyler and Encho are exactly what the doctor ordered for them. I'm not sure that Jayvee is ready to fill in MW's role. He still needs to adapt to the SF role. He is far from Wright as a shooter and a ball handler. Wright seems to have added a killer perimeter jumper to his arsenal. He even hit a banked shot over Junemar. Is his contract until the AFC only?
Would you believe that some people here are against the idea of JF shooting 3's? And coach leo be more creative? Yep..
SMB might have won it's first game and Coach Leo might have tweaked his plays a bit but he is still playing 3 of his starters heavy minutes. Perez: 41, Ross: 40, Lassiter: 39. Perez might be young enough to handle it but not sure about Ross and Lassiter. He needs to use his bench. Cruz might be injured but he should use Herndon. JMF I think has his mins pegged at 34. They better be. Leo better not break his leg again by playing him too much.
The team is not as potent as it was in its death 5 prime. But Junemar has more help down low now. When before Arwind would just hangout from the outside. Also Junemar is faster and does not need refs help to defend guards.
Blackwater upsets TNT, 85-78. Casio with 22 points.
jeez, in a team as loaded as SMB, why are players lodging 39+ minutes. boggles the mind...
Holy crap, Pat Aquino's with the Blackwater staff?
Blackwater 85 - Casio 22, Amer 11, Ular 10, Sena 10, Taha 10, Suerte 8, Ebona 7, McCarthy 4, Torralba 3, Melton 0, Dyke 0.
TNT 78 - Pogoy 32, Erram 10, Castro 10, Rosario 9, Alejandro 7, Khobuntin 4, Reyes 2, Montalbo 2, Rosser 2, Tungcab 0, Marcelo 0, Banal 0.