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

[Epithetless]

this early, is there a need to make trades of local players aside fro changing imports especially with the teams now with losing records.

I think it is too early to call for changes, some teams are still just yet to hit their strides. Besides, most of the games were relatively close, looks like this conference will be more competitive than the last.

[digitalsuperman]

this early, is there a need to make trades of local players aside fro changing imports especially with the teams now with losing records.

Barako which had 4 players injured have more than enough players in their disposal as currently they have 22 players in practice.

Am assuming other teams also have their own respective reserve and practice players.

wow 22 players in practice. and speaking of which sir nardy. how are these practice players compensated anyway? do they get a contract too?

[silverwing]

I think it is too early to call for changes, some teams are still just yet to hit their strides. Besides, most of the games were relatively close, looks like this conference will be more competitive than the last.

Ginebra is pushing the panic button on the reinforcement. I believed that the lack of good plays and poor shooting of their local players was the cause of their defeat.

[nardy]

Matt Rogers is no Denzel Bowles .... looks like bye-bye Rogers.

[nardy]

wow 22 players in practice. and speaking of which sir nardy. how are these practice players compensated anyway? do they get a contract too?

There are players under contract who are categorized as on reserve like IBN favorite Eman Monfort and now in the Toroman doghouse, Roger Yap.

But I do not know exactly how Global treats their practice players who are not under contract. Different teams have different ways of compensating practice players who are not under contract.

Some players just go to practice for free and are just hoping their sacrifice would be rewarded in due time. Good examples are Jonathan Uyloan of Rain Or Shine and Aaron Aban of Talk N Text.

Usually teams gives taxi allowance and packed lunch per practice. But I heard the more wealthy teams gives 5k to 8k for being a practice player.

[analyzed]

Are we to believe that it was solely Ginebra’s decision to back out of the Japeth Aguilar trade negotiations without any counter incentives provided to Global Port to hold on to Jap’s rights. . Hint question , tell me who else benefited from Jap staying in Globalport instead of going to the evil empire ?

[Jay P. Mercado]

Are we to believe that it was solely Ginebra’s decision to back out of the Japeth Aguilar trade negotiations without any counter incentives provided to Global Port to hold on to Jap’s rights. . Hint question , tell me who else benefited from Jap staying in Globalport instead of going to the evil empire ?

There were rumors that TNT willingly gave up Japeth Aguilar (and Sol Mercado) to Global Port under the condition that they will not trade Aguilar to any of the SMC teams.

Whether this is true or not was doused by the SMC's camp statement that they themselves backed out of the agreement that would have sent Aguilar packing to Ginebra.

There will come a time when we will see Aguilar suiting up for Ginebra soon. Not at this time yet though...

[durden_tyler]

There were rumors that TNT willingly gave up Japeth Aguilar (and Sol Mercado) to Global Port under the condition that they will not trade Aguilar to any of the SMC teams.

Whether this is true or not was doused by the SMC's camp statement that they themselves backed out of the agreement that would have sent Aguilar packing to Ginebra.

There will come a time when we will see Aguilar suiting up for Ginebra soon. Not at this time yet though...

And will confirm that Romero is indeed just an SMC puppet. We'll see.

[reamily]

Jaywash has been playing well lately and making Eala ook like again genius for a moment lol

[digitalsuperman]

And will confirm that Romero is indeed just an SMC puppet. We'll see.

well there was a news where mikee said they will keep aguilar at least this conference. i just can't freaking find the link again. grrr.

[durden_tyler]

well there was a news where mikee said they will keep aguilar at least this conference. i just can't freaking find the link again. grrr.

And probably the next conference too (meaning the entire season)

It's just bad (and obvious!) business if they trade away Aguilar now as the team is successful.

[analyzed]

well there was a news where mikee said they will keep aguilar at least this conference. i just can't freaking find the link again. grrr.

Yeah keep him until Gilas still needs his services.

[lovejones]

Yeah keep him until Gilas still needs his services.

Maybe that was the plan all along - TNT agrees to a trade between Rabeh and Aguilar on the condition that Mikee Romero holds on to Japeth for at least a year so that he can still join Gilas. Because if he was shipped to Ginebra, Gilas Pilipinas wouldn't be able to have him and LA together in lieu of the strict one-player-per-team policy of SMC.

[digitalsuperman]

Maybe that was the plan all along - TNT agrees to a trade between Rabeh and Aguilar on the condition that Mikee Romero holds on to Japeth for at least a year so that he can still join Gilas. Because if he was shipped to Ginebra, Gilas Pilipinas wouldn't be able to have him and LA together in lieu of the strict one-player-per-team policy of SMC.

well if its true then too bad for GP. im sure GP would get an old player in exchange for aguilar. i hope this isn't true though. GP has been showing a lot of promise. if they trade aguilar then i don't think they can sustain.

[lovejones]

well if its true then too bad for GP. im sure GP would get an old player in exchange for aguilar. i hope this isn't true though. GP has been showing a lot of promise. if they trade aguilar then i don't think they can sustain.

Things might change. Who knows? Though Japeth only signed a one-year contract, GP and many of us here didn't expect he'd play this great. Even Chot Reyes is shocked but at least its our national team that will also benefit from Mikee Romero's early franchise turnaround.