47th PBA Season (Philippine Cup, Commissioner’s Cup & Governor’s Cup)

[Rodbi]

See!!! the positives on having a foreign team/players in the league... PBA should know that basketball is a global sport and globalization is the key... This is the reason why NBA are having big revenue these days because they embrace globalization, even CBA, B-League, KBL, etc... they knew they can't always rely on their local market only... Even in Middle East PRO leagues already hiring Asian/Arab imports on their team....

To be fair, it's because of Chinese audiences' basketball fanaticism by huge numbers, that's why this current BAD experiment can be considered a success. It also helps that their team is above average and can beat the best of PBA, good enough to attract once again the attention of local fanbase on a national scale, even those who have soured on the league. Not sure if this can be replicated though if it's patsy teams from SEA that are invited instead of a team like BAD.

[ja.he]

Meanwhile Kiefer seems to be shooting blanks. It seems the B league teams already know his game. Not athletic. Not much of a shooter. He can bully thr smaller JP guards but all JP guards are short and its easy to stop a slow "power" PG.

While Matthew Wright is thriving in B.League.

[Giannis34GOD]

To be fair, it's because of Chinese audiences' basketball fanaticism by huge numbers, that's why this current BAD experiment can be considered a success. It also helps that their team is above average and can beat the best of PBA, good enough to attract once again the attention of local fanbase on a national scale, even those who have soured on the league. Not sure if this can be replicated though if it's patsy teams from SEA that are invited instead of a team like BAD.

I think the SEAG Gold medalist Indonesian team can match up against any PBA teams.. especially Bolden, DMX around... Although availability of those two are not always there since they have other commitments overseas...

[JAMSKIE]

i hope bay area becomes a regular fixture in the PBA, and maybe add 1 more foreign team in the mix for 1 conference per year.



meanwhile thirdy ravena who i thought was overrated has been slowly if not steadily improving in the b-league. kobe peaked in his 1st game in the b-league

Isn't that what is expected from the player who turned pro at age 23? I can't understand at how quick some people would pass judgement or assessment on a player who is 23 or 24, as if such player won't make any improvement on his game, or as if the player is already a finished product at that age. That is why even as some people would label Thirdy as overrated & even would go to the extent of saying that Thirdy isn't a national team material, I still believe that Thirdy is still a valuable component of Gilas since there's that good possibility that he would become a better national team player as he ages & gains more experience.

I think the "overrating" on Thirdy stemmed from the expectation that the guy would make as much impact as Dwight Ramos or CJ Perez (during Perez' stint with Gilas in the 2019 FIBA World Cup). I never have that kind of expectation from Thirdy.

[Rodbi]

I think the SEAG Gold medalist Indonesian team can match up against any PBA teams.. especially Bolden, DMX around... Although availability of those two are not always there since they have other commitments overseas...

Probably, they'll be at par or even win handily against the bottom four teams. But for them to match up well with the playoff regulars, INA NT is going to need more of the tall and skilled wings/forwards like BAD currently has. For now, they're similar to what the Gilas 1 looked like, only less skilled.

[Giannis34GOD]

Probably, they'll be at par or even win handily against the bottom four teams. But for them to match up well with the playoff regulars, INA NT is going to need more of the tall and skilled wings/forwards like BAD currently has. For now, they're similar to what the Gilas 1 looked like, only less skilled.

Yeah.. But the purpose there is to spread viewers across overseas... Having them in the league will surely get viewers from Indonesian supporters there... PBA should get out on the comfort zone and find some new viewers outside local markets... If INA NT plays there, atleast QF appearance is a sure thing (Most of local teams there are weak anyway) or luckily a semis stint if they will paired a favorable opponent in QFs...

[live_evil]

Yeah.. But the purpose there is to spread viewers across overseas... Having them in the league will surely get viewers from Indonesian supporters there... PBA should get out on the comfort zone and find some new viewers outside local markets... If INA NT plays there, atleast QF appearance is a sure thing (Most of local teams there are weak anyway) or luckily a semis stint if they will paired a favorable opponent in QFs...

If the PBA had brains, they would stream their games on youtube to get more people to watch.

[NOiNU]

If the PBA had brains, they would stream their games on youtube to get more people to watch.

I watch the PBA games on youtube in their official channel.

[live_evil]

I watch the PBA games on youtube in their official channel.

the coverage has been inconsistent.

On Sunday, I am betting that the best players of Bay Area will all be in foul trouble during the 1st quarter. hahahaha

[PaVi]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/foreign-teams-susi-sa-pagbuhay-ng-interes-ng-fans-sa-pba-a5173-20230112

Maganda yung suggestion na magkaroon ng invitational, if only to follow through the success of including BAY AREA in the competition.

If I may, its good to include the following as guest teams - korea, japan, taiwan, indonesia, lebanon and iran.

Since the article suggested the top 8 of the first 2 conference to form one group, and the bottom 4 including plus 4 invited international teams, will form the 2nd group.

For me there's basis to invite korea, japan and taiwan because their close to us and have a good league.
The following teams can also be considered for inclusion -

Indonesia - would definitely send a national team level with 2 alternating imports. They will also bring a large TV coverage from indonesia.
Iran - they have a powerhouse team, and there are many Iranians living in the philippines.
Lebanon - also a powerhouse team, and like the PH, they also love their basketball with a passion. Malaking coverage din dadalhin nila sa pinas.

I hope against hope that something like a 3rd conference invitational will be in the offing.

[Sikatrix]

That article didn't really think things through. Basically the ask is to compete with the EASL? The ones that brought the dragons to the country?

This is basically what will happen if you get teams from Japan and Korea to play an invitational.

[hmbopbaduwap]

Free bus ride for ticket holders, the dry run for the FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena starts on Sunday

https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/pba-t...ef=home_feed_1

THE PBA said it will provide free bus rides for Game Seven of the PBA Commissioner?s Cup finals to be played at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Sunday.

The league said in an advisory that FMR buses will be dispatched for the exclusive use of ticket holders and media personnel going to the Philippine Arena on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The PBA said the FMR buses will wait for passengers in its terminal located in Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City, with the regular trips to Bocaue, Bulacan to start at 1 p.m.

The PBA, however, clarified that only passengers who availed the trip to the Philippine Arena will be allowed to ride the bus back to Manila.

A crowd of more than 50,000 is expected to witness Game Seven of the Commissioner?s Cup finals between Bay Area and Barangay Ginebra on Sunday.

The Dragons were able to arrange a rubber match for the championship after defeating the Gin Kings, 87-84, in Game Six at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

[hmbopbaduwap]

That article didn't really think things through. Basically the ask is to compete with the EASL? The ones that brought the dragons to the country?

This is basically what will happen if you get teams from Jaapn and Korea to play an invitational.

Just let BAD as a regular fixture in the import conferences since they don't really have a mother league to play with and may be add a team from either NBL1 or the middle east

[CoJ]

ill bet my entire property to BGSM in gm7. i have already read the script of this series.

If PBA is indeed scripted they better let BAD win, just imagine the ratings the next time BAD will play in the PBA. Its like creating a super heel that almost every filipino fan wants to see beaten live.

BAD's presence in th finals feels like a 80s-90s PBA finals series, highly contested and feasted by mainstream society

[BJ_Reloaded]

This narrative about globalization or going international has been the topic of the Philippine Thread since the Genesis time when I’m still one of the many unknown readers or lurkers during that early days of this platform, now here’s my take on this.
The bottomline here is our players must benefit more if this would become a reality(long time coming) and another bottomline, are the Granpas are enthusiastic enough that this would be the path the so-called oldest league in Asia will traverse moving forward? We could only get a hint when the Granpas and the BAD management itself announces that they will be back starting next season on a regular basis assuming(hopefully) they win the championship on Sunday. Even though I’m a Brgy fan here since The Sparks era but this time I want some drastic changes in the league.