TALK N' TEXT
I think TNT has very few quality bigs as compared to the other teams.I think if Kelly Williams is still injured, the only formidable "big man" for them is Rosario. Taha might be a defensive asset but he still have to show his that he is also an asset offensive wise.Against the other big guys who are 6'10 or taller, TNT is really lacking a presence down low.The whole team should be grabbing the rebounds and defending on the post to compensate their lack of ceiling.Guys coming from the bench like Pogoy,Trollano and Heruela has got to show what they did during the finals series.Although they seemingly an incomplete lineup, this will depend on how the coaching staff word things out for them.It may even turn to be a blessing in disguise.
Pros: PBA Championship and international experience with some guys who played for the NT, efficient coaching
Cons: lack of Size, some injured players are questionable to play
Possible Starting Lineup: (C) Taha (201 cm/6'7'') (PF) Rosario (200 cm/6'7) (SF) Moore (198 cm/6'6'') (SG) KJ McDaniels ( 195 cm/6'5'') (PG) Castro (177 cm/5'9'')
SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN
San Mig has pretty much a solid lineup having three good bigs (at least) namely Fajardo,Standhardinger and Prosper who I think would be competitive enough against other bigs.Dezmine Wells will be a pretty good Small Forward/Shooting Guard.Standhardinger will be coming off the bench yet again to give valuable minutes not to mention very good guards coming off the bench in Terrence Romeo and Alex Cabagnot.If Marcio and all the other folks are healthy, they might even reach the finals or even win it all, who knows?
Pros: Championship experience and winning tradition. Probably the most complete Philippine lineup in the tournament
Cons: will Junmar show up against the other international bigs? Burnout?
Possible Starting Lineup: (C) Fajardo (209 cm/6'10'') (C) Prosper (208 cm/6'10) (SF) Wells (195 cm/6'5'') (G) Lassiter (190 cm/6'3'') (PG) Ross (187 cm/6'2'')
BLACKWATER ELITE
They might be lacking back up bigs but I think they have a much more competitive set of bigs as compared to TNT but I think TNT has shown that their experience is second to none.I think they will have good set of back up players in Belo and Maliksi.
Pros: long lay off, more rested players. Might be lacking a bit of fire power.
Cons: relatively inexperienced ream in terms of championship experience. might be experiencing rust due to the long lay off.
Possible Starting Lineup: (C) Stepheson (208 cm/6'10'') (PF) Al Husseini (203 cm/6'8) (SF) Fuller (198 cm/6'6'') (G) Parks (193 cm/6'4'') (PG) Di Gregorio (185 cm/6'1'')
Whats up with TNT getting two 6'6 players
Whats up with TNT getting two 6'6 players