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

[lurklurk]

The PBA has to do something to help the other teams gain more popularity. I think winning or having a home base might help. People love winners, and will back a home team.

Each team really needs to build its own fan base.

[CoJ]

pineda to be named as converge head coach after elections as per spin.ph

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/gov-dennis-delta-pineda-taking-over-as-converge-head-coach-a795-20241209?utm_source=Facebook-Spin&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20241209-fbnp-basketball-gov-dennis-delta-pineda-taking-over-as-converge-head-coach-a795-20241209-fbfirst&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR13a1wscxBHItP5dfgfJ2IcrO7F2943_PSHA1crmkqWmfGeByUFoY-GeVI_aem_XHqW3NFm9LPA-6AEKBYMxw

well that could count as fan base building

[IPC]

pineda to be named as converge head coach after elections as per spin.ph

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/gov-dennis-delta-pineda-taking-over-as-converge-head-coach-a795-20241209?utm_source=Facebook-Spin&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20241209-fbnp-basketball-gov-dennis-delta-pineda-taking-over-as-converge-head-coach-a795-20241209-fbfirst&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR13a1wscxBHItP5dfgfJ2IcrO7F2943_PSHA1crmkqWmfGeByUFoY-GeVI_aem_XHqW3NFm9LPA-6AEKBYMxw

well that could count as fan base building

Might as well have home games in Pampanga as well. Hahahahahaha.

[lurklurk]

pineda to be named as converge head coach after elections as per spin.ph

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/gov-dennis-delta-pineda-taking-over-as-converge-head-coach-a795-20241209?utm_source=Facebook-Spin&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20241209-fbnp-basketball-gov-dennis-delta-pineda-taking-over-as-converge-head-coach-a795-20241209-fbfirst&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR13a1wscxBHItP5dfgfJ2IcrO7F2943_PSHA1crmkqWmfGeByUFoY-GeVI_aem_XHqW3NFm9LPA-6AEKBYMxw

well that could count as fan base building

Yep, converge has a growing fanbase based on my personal observation/interactions--a mix of old Alaska Aces carryovers and kapampangans who are proud of what Delta is doing in terms of their local basketball scene. The other independent teams hopefully can follow suit because the farm teams obviously are hopeless.

[CoJ]

Might as well have home games in Pampanga as well. Hahahahahaha.

If delta can fly those kapampangan fans to the middle east,. He can sure fill the araneta and moa with all those hakot crowds

[Rds]

Might as well have home games in Pampanga as well. Hahahahahaha.

It’s going to be big. It might be a true home crowd. Particularly if Balti adjusts well to the PBA.

[Athrunzala]

It’s going to be big. It might be a true home crowd. Particularly if Balti adjusts well to the PBA.

it is the same style of the KBL: Corporate-Region partnership

[Metta]

It’s going to be big. It might be a true home crowd. Particularly if Balti adjusts well to the PBA.

What is stopping the PBA from just slapping a city name on those jerseys...Pampanga Converge, Cebu San Miguel, etc. Then having them do home provincial games once in a while.

Sure it feels gimmicky (but so is the 4 pt line) and over time it might build new true fan bases.

[lurklurk]

What is stopping the PBA from just slapping a city name on those jerseys...Pampanga Converge, Cebu San Miguel, etc. Then having them do home provincial games once in a while.

Sure it feels gimmicky (but so is the 4 pt line) and over time it might build new true fan bases.

Not gimmicky at all. PBA can do something like what NBA cares do for community engagement and social work. Will definitely help with marketing and building fan bases across the country.

[Metta]

Not gimmicky at all. PBA can do something like what NBA cares do for community engagement and social work. Will definitely help with marketing and building fan bases across the country.

Critics will say there's no real ties to the cities if we just assign them to the teams. But yes, aside from doing occasional home provincial games, the teams can also do community work.

[lurklurk]

Critics will say there's no real ties to the cities if we just assign them to the teams. But yes, aside from doing occasional home provincial games, the teams can also do community work.

To build ties with the region, PBA can implement a territorial pick similar as well to what NBA does during its early years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_territorial_pick

Will benefit those in regions with existing good basketball programs but the concept is to have the PBA teams invest in the basketball development of their respective territories.

Obviously under this arrangement, metro manila will not be designated to any team and will be considered as neutral grounds.

[Metta]

To build ties with the region, PBA can implement a territorial pick similar as well to what NBA does during its early years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_territorial_pick

Will benefit those in regions with existing good basketball programs but the concept is to have the PBA teams invest in the basketball development of their respective territories.

Obviously under this arrangement, metro manila will not be designated to any team and will be considered as neutral grounds.

I get what you're saying and it's what makes sense. But it also takes a lot of work and problem solving which we're allergic to.

My idea is just to include a city name to all the teams. Something that can be implemented next season with minimal work and cost.

[Rds]

Not gimmicky at all. PBA can do something like what NBA cares do for community engagement and social work. Will definitely help with marketing and building fan bases across the country.

I thnk this sounds good. They can even change the name of the "home" team for the trip. Like do a set of games in Pampanga. Converge can have an alternate Pampanga Converge jersey for the trip. Unfortunately, for probably any other team this would be forced. The management of other teams might not agree to the idea.

[JOI2dWorld]

overhyped converge, will not be surprised for another qf exit

[r1ck]

It looks like the Converge drama is juicier than it looks. Word is Lao was upset that Baltazar only signed a one year deal and was prepared to give him a max 3 year contract. And Lao is also having issues with the news about the plan of Delta instilling himself as the head coach of the team after the elections. For context it seems that the Converge owner (Dennis Uy) is hands off with regards to how the team is being managed and only offers his opinions on how to go about things and initially the real shot caller for basketball operations is Lao/SGA group. But apparently Delta is really imposing himself on the team as of late and is pushing for some of his players from his MPBL team (Garcia, Concepcion) to be given roster spots.

For Dennis Uy whose headquarters and other businesses is based in Pampanga he is obligated to play nice with the cartel boss like Delta Pineda. And so if things aren't straightened out between Lao and Pineda the most likely scenario is SGA withdrawing all their support for Converge.