PBA 48th season

[IPC]

As good as Junmar is, he was the anchor of this team but the stepped up performance of CJ and Jerico really made smb to the top despite the dip of Boatwrights performance..For Ginebra to be elite, Malonzo and Ahanmisi (since there is no gray) should replicate the performance of CJ and Jerico while CS and Iskati continue to do the intangibles and anchor the team..Tnt will still have Pogoy and Mikey as their one two punch and an improved Oftana(wo ight become tehir best player before this year ends)..

Offensive firepower is the name of the game in pba nowadays..so magnolia and Ginebra and even meralco needed to prove me wrong on this..

Thing with Ginebra is, their roster doesn't have a go-to guy without Brownlee. He unlocks their offense. No Brownlee, big problem. SMB and TNT have their go-to guys in June Mar, Perez, Oftana, and Pogoy. Arvin and Bolick are the only other local go-to guys in the PBA.

2nd-best offense won the championship despite their defensive frailties (defensively weak frontline, but strong on that end in the PBA context).

[Giannis34GOD]

Thing with Ginebra is, their roster doesn't have a go-to guy without Brownlee. He unlocks their offense. No Brownlee, big problem. SMB and TNT have their go-to guys in June Mar, Perez, Oftana, and Pogoy. Arvin and Bolick are the only other local go-to guys in the PBA.

2nd-best offense won the championship despite their defensive frailties (defensively weak frontline, but strong on that end in the PBA context).

Pringle is a go to guy material but become passive within CTC system..

[CoJ]

Pringle is a go to guy material but become passive within CTC system..

well we could also include injuries and age as a factor

[Rodbi]

Wow. I just woke up to this. I never expected SMB to close out the finals series last night, given that they were trailing at the end of 3rd and were not able to overcome late 2nd-half deficits on their 2 losses.

[Joe Yabuki]

well we could also include injuries and age as a factor

yup, he was never really the same player when he got injured

[Blueorgreen22]

yup, he was never really the same player when he got injured

Was it acl?

[Joe Yabuki]

Was it acl?

i think it was

[reamily]

yup, he was never really the same player when he got injured

Contrary to popular belief its still the same player its just that he will not get the same touches and will not be as efficient as Ginebra couldve wanted...

[CoJ]

Contrary to popular belief its still the same player its just that he will not get the same touches and will not be as efficient as Ginebra couldve wanted...

Wasnt pringle the focal point of bgsm's offense prior his injury, he was the BPC during the pba bubble.

He was also a regular fixture in the mythical team prior the injury.

[Silent Killer]

Contrary to popular belief its still the same player its just that he will not get the same touches and will not be as efficient as Ginebra couldve wanted...

holt will be a good replacement

[hmbopbaduwap]

Contrary to popular belief its still the same player its just that he will not get the same touches and will not be as efficient as Ginebra couldve wanted...

He was a solid support off the bench (offensively) during the Bay Area series and he came off a long break from his injury that time.

[IPC]

Oh yeah, was this finals a qualification for the EASL?

[reamily]

Wasnt pringle the focal point of bgsm's offense prior his injury, he was the BPC during the pba bubble.

He was also a regular fixture in the mythical team prior the injury.

That was before Cstan and jamie came in... and scottie decided to make a run for individual glory hehe

[IPC]

That was before Cstan and jamie came in... and scottie decided to make a run for individual glory hehe

And neither of the three look the part of the go-to guy. Still need Brownlee. Hahahahahaha.

[IPC]

Lucero will come back to the Philippines to prepare for his NorthPort debut: https://x.com/naveenganglani/status/...603782266?s=20