Philippine PBA Trades, Releases, Sign-ups, Rumours (vol. III)

[Rodbi2]

It all goes back to farm teams. The famous college stars are typically drafted high by the farm teams, like Lucero. Why would the fans be motivated to watch their stars when they play for teams that dont aim to win. Teams like TF are fun to watch now because with Converge in the worst spot for the top pick they have leeway to win games. With the level of the rookies and their other players they can actually beat good teams if they wanted to. It would have been a more entertaining league. But well they allow farm teams. IMO better fewer teams but actually aim to win.

That's why lately, I've been leaning more to a PBA with no draft. The NBA-model of having a semblance of parity and shifting of powers, with some wildcards or properly re-built franchises playing for the finals and actually taking home the title on some occasions, is really no longer applicable to the PBA, unlike over 20 years ago, where a team like PF, Red Bull, or Sta. Lucia would tank so hard to get the marquee college/overseas-based young players but actually making something out of their respective rebuilds.

I say, PBA should just ditch the draft, allow open entry of local players as young as 18 or 19, let the strong teams get stronger year after year (it's a league ran by mega-corporate entities anyway at saling pusa lang ang iba), but as caveat to that, the PBA and all of its governors should mandate the season champions to seriously take the EASL, or any other major regional club tournament there is for their clubs to join, and make a significant impact there that would raise the banner of Philippine basketball. It might sound delusional but I believe that'll win back some of the lost respect from the non-casual PBA-SMC basketball fans.

 

[reamily2]

Yeah, why don't UAAP or NCAA fans watch the PBA in Metro Manila to watch the career of their college stars?

We dont want Snorene, kimerald, lizques aldub fandom like to troop to pba games but for the sake of business, you might need to pull the trigger..

 

[Silent Killer2]

for reference about college players popularity to pba

 

[reamily2]

for reference about college players popularity to pba

used it as a tool, we overhype the college player to the pulp and theres a adrian nocum an uneharlded college player break out (dont underestimat the mpbl followinga s the real basketball fans watch the elite mpbl teams)

 

[Silent Killer2]

used it as a tool, we overhype the college player to the pulp and theres a adrian nocum an uneharlded college player break out (dont underestimat the mpbl followinga s the real basketball fans watch the elite mpbl teams)

watch mpbl game last night for the 1st time ever.. a jampacked manila vs patriots game

 

[reamily2]

watch mpbl game last night for the 1st time ever.. a jampacked manila vs patriots game

You see the yellow green guys with paranaque patriots logo(lakers inspired) right, they are the ones that you see in campaign rallies also.. they dont follow that didat hanapi's et. al..
If we want teams with following we can watch the Nueva Ecija team in PSL...

 

[CoJ2]

watch mpbl game last night for the 1st time ever.. a jampacked manila vs patriots game

pba’s gen ad section should be free, there is no value added experience watching the game live anyway, especially for the farm teams.

aside from free tickets, mpbl teams already has a built in fan base in their respective lgus, too bad pba governors are too full of themselves to realize the income potentials of the pba. If only they treat the league as their only source of income and not as a gentleman’s club/tax break

 

[reamily2]

There is..its just that people wont spend a penny..they need to urge people to come by games after a long day of work or before going it( for ortigas and cubao peeps)..lets say lets watch the andrea guy but they need motivation like its for free aircon and a discounted snacks (yeah the araneta food is too much)..this isnt uaap where there is audience of people who treat this a weekly alumni hangout

 

[reamily2]

Jacob slowly but surely getting out all Ayo boys in his roster will the spring cleaning will reach up until Justin Arana?

 

[hmbopbaduwap2]

Balanza to to Magnolia for future 2nd round pick

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/...vpFOSa-pT7eF7AD9i6ChjocUKnpC5peuTSeDiPrK1gDbE

 

[Money2]

Jacob slowly but surely getting out all Ayo boys in his roster will the spring cleaning will reach up until Justin Arana?

I think it is more of replacing Ayo than letting Arana go. I might be wrong tho.

but they just signed Arana to a long term deal together with Stockton.

 

[magic_chiongson2]

I think it is more of replacing Ayo than letting Arana go. I might be wrong tho.

but they just signed Arana to a long term deal together with Stockton.

Arana is a going to be a multiple pba all-star, even though he has little value to the national team. his game is built for the pba

 

[reamily2]

Does no one mistaken BJ Andrade as Danny Ildefonsos son? Converge is tanking.. but all the converge players from arana up to stockton are bulldozing phoenix players.. the conditioning of these players are impressive..no one will be surprised if they come out strong by next season..

 

[reamily2]

Arana is a going to be a multiple pba all-star, even though he has little value to the national team. his game is built for the pba

Salud Era's(Converge) greatest heist.. unless BGr will become Kelly Williams longetivity wise

 

[Rds2]

Does no one mistaken BJ Andrade as Danny Ildefonsos son? Converge is tanking.. but all the converge players from arana up to stockton are bulldozing phoenix players.. the conditioning of these players are impressive..no one will be surprised if they come out strong by next season..

He is Danny I’s nephew. He lived with them for a time I think also.

 

[IPC2]

the stadium in candon ilocos sur looks nice, compare to some stadiums in the province, kinda looks like boardwalk hall

nice to see a sold out elimination game after a series of empty arena matches in metro manila

Another good game from the PBA. When teams are serious PBA games are clearly the best in the country. Years of farm teams and at times collusion between sister teams have erroded the fan base. But its talent is still miles ahead. Its also a pity, now there is actually parity in the league. TF defeated GSM and almost defeated SMB.

I think having more provincial games may lead to higher PBA revenue.

More provincial games = more gate attendance
More gate attendance = more gate revenue and exposure

 

[JAMSKIE2]

Arana is a going to be a multiple pba all-star, even though he has little value to the national team. his game is built for the pba

Agree. If only Arana has a decent mid-range jumper like what Dennis Espino, Danny Ildefonso, Don Allado had, I think he can be serviceable for Gilas at least in the Asian basketball level.

 

[CoJ2]

Agree. If only Arana has a decent mid-range jumper like what Dennis Espino, Danny Ildefonso, Don Allado had, I think he can be serviceable for Gilas at least in the Asian basketball level.

So he's in the same category as vic manuel , too undersized to play 4/5 at the fiba level

 

[Rds2]

Agree. If only Arana has a decent mid-range jumper like what Dennis Espino, Danny Ildefonso, Don Allado had, I think he can be serviceable for Gilas at least in the Asian basketball level.

This is another reason we need more conferences with bigger imports. Arana needs to learn how to play PF at least.

 

[JOI2dWorld2]

I think having more provincial games may lead to higher PBA revenue.

More provincial games = more gate attendance
More gate attendance = more gate revenue and exposure

i think it's more viable if the weekend games will be played in the provinces as a test run, if more provincial games will be profitable and just let the wednesday games be in metro manila