PBA 48th season

[Joe Yabuki]

Snow said Teng wanted 800k. Plain stupidity.

Lmao, maybe he looked at nambatac and wanted that figure

[CoJ]

Snow said Teng wanted 800k. Plain stupidity.

someone’s betting on himself hahahaha, even the empires wont want him, cant shoot, too small to play the 4 and too slow to be a wing. if this was the 90s he’ll get duremdes money

[zairex]

someone’s betting on himself hahahaha, even the empires wont want him, cant shoot, too small to play the 4 and too slow to be a wing. if this was the 90s he’ll get duremdes money

Look what happen to Maverick.

Beside, Teng for me has improve his handles and shooting and can play SF.Not that quick but not slow and is strong. Shooting is better than Thridy. Improve his 3pt shooting from 27% to 32 %

[r1ck]

Crazy to see how Converge let go of their top 2 leading scorers just like that. But what I can see is they actually surrounded Justin Arana with a bunch of shooters. And with their top 2 scorers gone it looks like Ayo will give Winston the green light to shoot and create his own shot just like Ahamnisi.

[FilWelsh]

Well SMC is also running two farm teams so basically they are funding 5 teams, so I think if they want to cut costs they could just let go of the farm teams and it will also do the league good if they let in other franchises that actually want to compete and win

To cut costs I think Mr Ang should only keep Ginebra. Disband SMBeer and Magnolia. Cease on subsidising its farm teams…

[greenarcher]

If sister teams and farm teams are to be disbanded or sold, the PBA will need 6 new companies to join the league. LOL.

Magnolia and NLEX are so neglected they should just both be sold.

[greenarcher]

Quinito such a joke.

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/09/20/2297526/pba-dream-draft

[FilWelsh]

If sister teams and farm teams are to be disbanded or sold, the PBA will need 6 new companies to join the league. LOL.

Magnolia and NLEX are so neglected they should just both be sold.

i hate to say this but the present conditions and ongoing trend of Philippine basketball will lead with demise of some PBA teams…. The incoming crop of incoming rookies/ freshies will spur fans’ albeit temporarily but many will eventually loss interest unless if it’s Ginebra playing…. I believe most of the newcomers who will excel honed their basketball abroad thus lack a fan base that can re-ignite passion. Most fans still consider them foreign who they have difficulty of identifying or rooting for.

[hmbopbaduwap]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/ricci-rivero-john-amores-kyt-jimenez-fall-low-in-pba-draft-a1374-20230920?ref=feed_1_section

"Definitely a factor," Guiao said when asked if the Fil-foreign prospects had bumped off Rivero and Co. from the top of the teams' shopping list.

As for his team, Guiao said Rain or Shine had little interest in Rivero, Jimenez and Yu since its wings and backcourt are loaded with talent - the reason the Elasto Painters went for big men Luis Villegas and Keith Datu.

Another veteran PBA coach said the Draft Combine, a pre-draft showcase that was supposed to help rookie hopefuls boost their stock, ended up working against Rivero who to him was obviously out of shape, likely because of inactivity.

"The Ricci Rivero that I saw in the Draft Combine wasn't the Rivero that I know," said the coach, who asked not to be named. "His talent is way better than that."

Amores' case was much more obvious.

One PBA coach who has seen him play both in the NCAA and the Draft Combine swore Amores "is a pretty decent player" who can make a good career in the PBA as an undersized but skilled and ultra-tough forward.

However, the coach said it will take more than a few anger management classes to convince PBA teams to take a chance on Amores since he went amok in Jose Rizal University's game against College of St. Benilde in the NCAA last year.

But if given a chance, the multi-titled coach has no doubt Amores can prove he belongs in the PBA.

"He can really play," he swore.

As for Jimenez, all the hoopla that his inspiring story has generated online, or the skills he showcased in the MPBL or in videos with Mavs Phenomenal that drew millions of views on social media, obviously didn't make much of an impact on PBA teams.

His agent, Danny Espiritu, admitted the YouTube sensation didn't work out for any team, believing that these coaches and scouts already knew him enough.

The popularity couldn't help. Oftentimes, the fame that is viewed as an asset by fans is seen as 'unwanted baggage' by some coaches.

"I guess other teams just avoided the 'popular' players who could be distractions to their teams since there are a lot of 'safer' options who could take their place," said one of the coaches who passed on the flamboyant guard.

Jimenez's style, another coach said, didn't fit some of the team's needs, saying, "the problem with such style of play is that they have to have the ball to be effective. Coaches are looking for players who can contribute, with or without the ball. Dito sila kulang."

[greenarcher]

i hate to say this but the present conditions and ongoing trend of Philippine basketball will lead with demise of some PBA teams…. The incoming crop of incoming rookies/ freshies will spur fans’ albeit temporarily but many will eventually loss interest unless if it’s Ginebra playing…. I believe most of the newcomers who will excel honed their basketball abroad thus lack a fan base that can re-ignite passion. Most fans still consider them foreign who they have difficulty of identifying or rooting for.

How will players get motivated when venues are always empty unless they are playing against Ginebra? Teams barely have any fans and the ones in the best seats are paid to cheer and jeer. MPBL have more court attendance than PBA games.

They better rename PBA to GBA. Until they bring back some semblance of parity, I don't know any corporation who will want to join the PBA outside of Chooks whose entry SMC keeps blocking anyway. Unless of course if their main goal is to make money off of it like Perafirma and Blackwater.

[r1ck]

Converge had a tune up game vs LG Sakers. Converge won to a score of a 105-97. Winston led Converge with an all around performance of 27pts 6rebs 5 ast and 4 stls

[Dotch]

Looks like Kyt Jimenez and John Amores received tender offers from their respective teams. They are not in the list of free-agents (draftees who weren't signed or got offers) from the last drafts

[thatweirdguy]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/r...feed_1_section

"Definitely a factor," Guiao said when asked if the Fil-foreign prospects had bumped off Rivero and Co. from the top of the teams' shopping list.

As for his team, Guiao said Rain or Shine had little interest in Rivero, Jimenez and Yu since its wings and backcourt are loaded with talent - the reason the Elasto Painters went for big men Luis Villegas and Keith Datu.

Another veteran PBA coach said the Draft Combine, a pre-draft showcase that was supposed to help rookie hopefuls boost their stock, ended up working against Rivero who to him was obviously out of shape, likely because of inactivity.

"The Ricci Rivero that I saw in the Draft Combine wasn't the Rivero that I know," said the coach, who asked not to be named. "His talent is way better than that."

Amores' case was much more obvious.

One PBA coach who has seen him play both in the NCAA and the Draft Combine swore Amores "is a pretty decent player" who can make a good career in the PBA as an undersized but skilled and ultra-tough forward.

However, the coach said it will take more than a few anger management classes to convince PBA teams to take a chance on Amores since he went amok in Jose Rizal University's game against College of St. Benilde in the NCAA last year.

But if given a chance, the multi-titled coach has no doubt Amores can prove he belongs in the PBA.

"He can really play," he swore.

As for Jimenez, all the hoopla that his inspiring story has generated online, or the skills he showcased in the MPBL or in videos with Mavs Phenomenal that drew millions of views on social media, obviously didn't make much of an impact on PBA teams.

His agent, Danny Espiritu, admitted the YouTube sensation didn't work out for any team, believing that these coaches and scouts already knew him enough.

The popularity couldn't help. Oftentimes, the fame that is viewed as an asset by fans is seen as 'unwanted baggage' by some coaches.

"I guess other teams just avoided the 'popular' players who could be distractions to their teams since there are a lot of 'safer' options who could take their place," said one of the coaches who passed on the flamboyant guard.

Jimenez's style, another coach said, didn't fit some of the team's needs, saying, "the problem with such style of play is that they have to have the ball to be effective. Coaches are looking for players who can contribute, with or without the ball. Dito sila kulang."

Wow what a slip up by Kyt's agent. I'd imagine he cost him a lot of potential $$

[Sikatrix]

https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/aurin-jlc-31-other-pba-draftees-head-to-free-agency/282109

Has to suck for JLC to leave the UAAP early only to not make a team. Well at least he has Delta to fall back on. Good luck to everyone.

[Rds]

Converge had a tune up game vs LG Sakers. Converge won to a score of a 105-97. Winston led Converge with an all around performance of 27pts 6rebs 5 ast and 4 stls

Wow. If he stays healthy, he can challenge Holt for ROY.