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

[damncute]

Rumours:

Japeth to Alaska for the Number 2 pick? (he is asking, normally if he asked, most of the time it happens)

and Mark Barroca will be a Gin King. (based on his tweet - but not sure)

source: Snow

I think ALASKA should stick with their #2 pick. Either Hodge or Abueva would make the team more formidable than Japeth's presence. Then, if they get to pick in the later round, they should get a shooter in the form of JR Cawaling.

[Big Ticket]

Japhet playing alongside thoss would be scary....

[durden_tyler]

Japhet playing alongside thoss would be scary....

Yup, a team that legitimately can go bigs because of what's available on that front court. i am more intrigued of this possibility compared to the Aguilar to Powerade rumor...

[Big Ticket]

Yup, a team that legitimately can go bigs because of what's available on that front court. i am more intrigued of this possibility compared to the Aguilar to Powerade rumor...

he can even play SF in that team with thoss and espinas....

i'll do this in a heartbeat if i were alaska...

[durden_tyler]

he can even play SF in that team with thoss and espinas....

i'll do this in a heartbeat if i were alaska...

But would TNT bite? Black-Aguilar relationship will be very crucial on this end. As reported, Black really want him back.

[thatweirdguy]

^I forgot Chot's leaving. Hodge would have been perfect for his system

[digitalsuperman]

^I forgot Chot's leaving. Hodge would have been perfect for his system

very true.

[reamily]

Japhet playing alongside thoss would be scary....

Yes scary.. for us Aguilar's career is leaning that we will trade a potential cornerstone to a prospect..In a owners sense Japhet Aguilar's payroll does not equate to his court performance and impact to the team.. and you have to consider the impact the trade would bring to the other side THATS SCARY

[reamily]

^I forgot Chot's leaving. Hodge would have been perfect for his system

He isn't perfect.. He is heaven sent

[Jay P. Mercado]

but if i am not mistaken after some time .... the PBA decided that each company alternates on who carries their hotdog brand while the other team carries another brand of another product line. then the other team gets his turn to be a hotdog then the other team is another product line of the company of the other team.

That's correct. If I'm not mistaken, this happened after the 1992 season when both Swift (Mighty Meaty Hotdogs) and Purefoods (Tender Juicy Hotdogs) were still used as the brand names of their PBA teams. In 1993, Purefoods became Coney Island while Swift retained its hotdog brand. When RFM acquired the Sunkist brand, they used this in the 1995 season as Coney Island reverted to Purefoods once more. Hence, this particular hotdog rivalry happened, if I'm not mistaken, only in the 1992 season since RFM was still carrying the Diet Sarsi brand in 1991.

But in the pioneer years of the PBA, this wasn't really a problem. San Miguel utilized Royal Tru Orange as their PBA brand competing alongside 7/Up from 1975 to 1977. Crispa and U/Tex, both textile companies, were also corporate rivals but were allowed to use their brands with the same line. Crispa carried Walk Tall Jeansmakers sometime in 1980 if I'm not mistaken, competing with the U/Tex Wranglers. Also in 1980, Nicholas Stoodley, another jeans brand, sponsored the visiting US team that competed and won in the 1980 Invitationals against Toyota. This team, powered by ex and future PBA imports Larry Pounds and Kenny Tyler, saw three PBA teams in the Invitationals carrying different jeans brands. For beer brands, in 1984, Gold Eagle Beer of the San Miguel Group and Asia Brewery's Beer Hausen tangled in the PBA hardwood. Prior to this, Gold Eagle carried the San Miguel Beer brand. They shifted to Gold Eagle so as it can compete directly with Beer Hausen (both of which sported the same selling retail price of P2.50 while San Miguel Pale Pilsen was a peso higher at P3.50). This didn't last though as in 1985, Gold Eagle re-branded to Magnolia while Beer Hausen became Manila Beer.

Interestingly, despite being the fiercest rivals in both the basketball court and in the corporate setting, Tanduay Rhum and Anejo Rum 65 never competed directly in the PBA. When Tanduay was still around up to 1987, the La Tondena franchise carried the Ginebra San Miguel brand. But when Tanduay disbanded and was acquired by Purefoods at the start of the 1988 season, Ginebra shifted to Anejo.

Now imagine if Countryfair Hotdogs, a 1984 team from the Sanyu Group of Companies and whose monicker was Ziggy Ziggy Hotdogs, were still around in 1992 to compete against Purefoods and Swift? It would have been a triple rivalry among hotdog brands. I wonder what hotdogs will they sell at the venue if that's the case...

[Servinio]

B-Meg's plan to change its name to San Mig Coffee brings back memories of the "Coffee Wars" where Great Taste swept Hill Brothers in the 1987 All-Filipino Conference Finals, 3-0.


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[eindhow]

Snow somewhat hinting a John Wilson-Jason Ballesteros trade.

[thatweirdguy]

^Good for JM. He was a beast at JRU. Hopefully he can regain his shooting touch at Meralco.

[reamily]

Snow somewhat hinting a John Wilson-Jason Ballesteros trade.

home run for Ginebra ..even if he is not used at Meralco trading a unused Big man for your unused guard would still be hom e run on your side.. the flip on the coin would depend on Meralco though..

[reamily]

^Good for JM. He was a beast at JRU. Hopefully he can regain his shooting touch at Meralco.

Beast in NCAA = will just guarantee you a PBA job ..