PBA 48th season

[Rodbi]

Lol at Andy Jao during the Phoenix SMB PBA on tour game.

He just said that Raul Soyud used to play for Rain or Shine, plus Marvin Lee came from the UE juniors program.

and its only the first quarter. What is he smoking?

PBA needs to inject more youth (mostly millennials) in its game analysis/commentators' row. As much as how the likes of Andy Jao, Quinito Henson, Sev Sarmenta, et al, still have place in the league, those veterans obviously won't be around forever.

[reamily]

PBA needs to inject more youth (mostly millennials) in its game analysis/commentators' row. As much as how the likes of Andy Jao, Quinito Henson, Sev Sarmenta, et al, still have place in the league, those veterans obviously won't be around forever.

Its high time for miko halilli to get back and be active on the sidelines (yes back office job is a great convenience ) as him and charlie cuna will serve as a bridge between the gen exer and millennials (Carlo P. and Chuck Araneta (who ahd left for GMA) They had Juan Banal out there and he was gone and replaced with the likes of Mikee Reyes and Noel Zarate sound alike Jay De la cruz.

[JOI2dWorld]

what is the eligibility rule for easl can naturalized players play as local ?

[Brown Bones]

Who still watches the PBA?

they really need to change on how they run asia’s oldest league.

first, get rid of the height restriction of imports.
second, remove the farm teams.

[reamily]

we dont have a strong second league like pbl since this teams are in the pba anyway (Northport bw, and terra) You can consider phoenix as one too.

MPBL is 3rd division level while uaap/ncaa act himself like us ncaa.. thats to foreign leagues we dont see elite talents play college ball until 25

the second league should be at par on what abl star players is paying while for pba on what asian elite leagues are paying..

[IPC]

Ginebra and TNT in the EASL as per Quinito Henson's tweet

EASL starts in October. PBA starts in October. I hope the first conference allows up to 2 imports and an Asian import/naturalized player, just to help TNT and Ginebra build chemistry for the October to February tournament.

[hmbopbaduwap]

EASL starts in October. PBA starts in October. I hope the first conference allows up to 2 imports and an Asian import/naturalized player, just to help TNT and Ginebra build chemistry for the October to February tournament.

Ginebra can actually hire 2 more world imports as Brownlee will take the Naturalized/Asian import spot

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/02/17/2245518/gearing-easl/amp/

Under EASL rules, a team is allowed to enlist two foreigners and a naturalized player or Asian heritage import. In Bay Area’s case, coach Brian Goorjian is lining up Barefield, a Fil-Am widely known as a Mikey Williams play-alike, instead of a naturalized player. San Miguel and TNT are currently playing in the PBA Governors’ Cup with only one import so they’re bringing in a second reinforcement for the Champions Week.

[hmbopbaduwap]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/import-laden-commissioner-s-cup-kicks-of-pba-season-48-here-s-why-a793-20230527?ref=home_featured_2

Hong Kong-based Bay Area Dragons will again seeing action in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.

“The first conference will be the Commissioner’s Cup with a height limit of 6-foot-9 and below,” said commissioner Willie Marcial at the close of the Board annual planning session.

The Dragons are going to tap anew import Andrew Nicholson for the opening conference.

“OK na sa Bay Area,” said Marcial, who had a meeting with Dragons CEO Matt Beyer.


Ginebra defeated Bay Area in last season’s finals that reached Game Seven and played before a record crowd of 54,589 at the Philippine Arena.

After the Commissioner’s Cup, the all-Filipino conference will commence in January of 2024.

There won’t be a Governors’ Cup for the coming season.

[CoJ]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/i...ome_featured_2

Hong Kong-based Bay Area Dragons will again seeing action in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.

“The first conference will be the Commissioner’s Cup with a height limit of 6-foot-9 and below,” said commissioner Willie Marcial at the close of the Board annual planning session.

The Dragons are going to tap anew import Andrew Nicholson for the opening conference.

“OK na sa Bay Area,” said Marcial, who had a meeting with Dragons CEO Matt Beyer.


Ginebra defeated Bay Area in last season’s finals that reached Game Seven and played before a record crowd of 54,589 at the Philippine Arena.

After the Commissioner’s Cup, the all-Filipino conference will commence in January of 2024.

There won’t be a Governors’ Cup for the coming season.

hay, pba really needs to do away with the height limit restrictions and allow 2 world imports and one asian import,

to those who would argue that the additional imports will displace local players, they will just occupy 2 roster spots and if you’re presenc in the league is threatened by imports then you are simply not good enough, thats why you have the pba 3x3, mpbl, psl etc

[greenarcher]

What a bunch of retards. After all the humiliation in the EASL and SEAG they still insist on that stupid height limit.

[FilWelsh]

Remy Macaspac is insinuating he will be joining PBA draft this coming September…. Hello Converge Kabalen connection

[IPC]

hay, pba really needs to do away with the height limit restrictions and allow 2 world imports and one asian import,

to those who would argue that the additional imports will displace local players, they will just occupy 2 roster spots and if you’re presenc in the league is threatened by imports then you are simply not good enough, thats why you have the pba 3x3, mpbl, psl etc

What a bunch of retards. After all the humiliation in the EASL and SEAG they still insist on that stupid height limit.

And they're gonna complain about import chemistry in the EASL. Well, that's kinda what you get when you allow only one import for the league, and they're not even full-time PBA players. Having a 2nd import is a foreign concept to the leadership. And besides, you can choose to deploy one or two world imports. You don't need to hire two.

And to buttress CoJ's point, imports serve as quality control for their positions and ceiling raisers, both literally and figuratively. We don't have too much height and quality at 4 and especially at 5.

[CoJ]

[CoJ]

And they're gonna complain about import chemistry in the EASL. Well, that's kinda what you get when you allow only one import for the league, and they're not even full-time PBA players. Having a 2nd import is a foreign concept to the leadership. And besides, you can choose to deploy one or two world imports. You don't need to hire two.

And to buttress CoJ's point, imports serve as quality control for their positions and ceiling raisers, both literally and figuratively. We don't have too much height and quality at 4 and especially at 5.

competition brings the best out of our bigmen, Imagine Junmar playing against 2 big imports instead of lording over unskilled stiffs like Samigue Eman or a aging Eric Menk. Instead bigs in the league would have no reason to improve since their slots are secured, unlike their wing and guard counterparts.

For starters, the 2nd import slot could be given to a FSA if the league doesnt want OP imports that could humiliate the league. This could also be helpful if we want to file FIBA exemptions (establish residency) esp if the FSA is here prior turning 16

and for those who will get displaced by additional imports, heck the minimum pay of the pba could be matched by mpbl and ligang labas anyway. Plus the East Asian diaspora opens roster spots anyway

[greenarcher]

Junemar will dominate until Kai's eventual entry to the PBA.