Kia wins opener against Blackwater, Ginebra clobbered Talk N Text

PBA opens its 40th season at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue Bulacan. PBA first held its opening ceremony at 1:30 pm, Every team paraded their Beautiful muses. But one of the thing that the fans are waiting is the debut of Manny Pacquiao-led Kia and Blackwater and the Return of the Barangay Ginebra Kings against Talk N Text.

Kia opened its quest in the Philippine Cup with a win against Blackwater. In the 1st half, Kia is struggling on the offensive end while Blackwater is capitalizing on Kia's struggles led by Sundae Salvacion, Paul Artadi and Alex Nuyles. Blackwater even finished the 1st half with a 13 point lead, but seems like at the start of the 2nd half the Kia Sorento had a renewed energy. Led by the hot shooting of LA Revilla the Kia Sorento was able to end the offensive drought. Reil Cervantes, Hans Thiele and Rich Alvarez also contributed for the Sorento's. LA Revilla led the Kia Sorento with 23-career high points while Reil Cervantes and Hans Thiele made 13 points each. Rich alvarez only has 4 points but his defensive presence made a huge factor for the rally of Kia in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Pacquiao also announces that he won't play the next games of Kia due to preparation for his fight against algeri. Kia is now 1-0 at the start of the PBA 40th season. 

Ginebra Clobbered Talk N Text with a final score of 101-81. Led by the Twin towers Japeth Aguilar and Greg Slaughter, Ginebra was able to control the paint and also involve other teammates like Mac Baracael who scored 16 points. Kelly Williams led the Tropang texters with 20 points alongside Jason castro who got 19 points. But the effort from the Texters wasn't enought because of the defense and hustle shown by ginebra especially in the 2nd half. Newly acquired Joseph yeo was able to contribute for the Ginebra camp. Coach Jeff Cariaso is happy with his team's performance saying that they've taken care of the small things. Ginebra's next opponent will be Manny Pacquiao's Kia on October 25 at the Lucena City.

Friendzone: It's not the end mga bro may perks yan!

Mga bro, Na-Friendzone na ba kayo? Ako maraming beses na minsan nga nakakairita na ehh at nakakawala na ng pagasa. Minsan nga sumayad sa isip ko na Baka friend material lang ako (Diba kung may Boyfriend material may friend material). 

Ewan ko ba kung bakit, pero lahat ata ng pinormahan ko tingin lang sa akin: KAIBIGAN. Yah alam ko mahirap ang ganitong sitwasyon pero wala ehh minsan hindi sumasang ayon ang pangyayari sa atin. 

Pero mga bro kahit na ilang beses na tayong na ffriend zone wag kayo mawalan ng Pag asa! Everything happens for a reason sabi nila, malay natin hindi siya ang girl para sa iyo o pwede rin hindi pa ito ang right time para sa ganyan (in short magtapos ka muna ng pag aaral). 

Alam niyo kaysa magmukmok kayo diyan dahil frinend zone kayo ni girlie isipin niyo nalang, na bawas gastusin at makakatipid pa kayo. Kasi sa pagkakaalam ko ang pagkakaroon ng GF ay parang pagkakaroon ng Kotse: Mahal at mahirap ang maintenance. 

Pangalawa you spend more time sa mga barkada mo (Kung wala eh maghanap ka na ng mga bros mo bro). Kasi pag may GF ka na you tend to focus on her thus nawawala/naglelessen ang time mo sa mga original bros mo. 

Pangatlo bawas sa iisipin. Mga bro tignan niyo to diba pag may girlie kayo lagi siyang pumapasok sa isipan mo o parang naka save na siya sa utak mo. Eh pano na kung nagaway kayo tapos sumabay pa yung mga thesis at other schoolworks mo? sino uunahin mo? Para lang yan nung isang kanta sa Youtube na may title na "Dota o Ako". instead na wala kang dilemma p*cha nagkaroon pa, dagdag stress yan mga bro.

Pang apat Malaya ka. Bro you can do whatever you want! Pumunta kahit saan, Samahan kahit sino, Uminom, maglaro at lahat! at ang pipigil lang sa inyo ay ang magulang niyo. pag pumasok ka kasi sa relasyon mga bro para yang pagaartista, lahat ng galaw mo may nagmamasid kumbaga parang paparazzi (unless walang tiwala ang girlie mo sa iyo, eh kung meron naman eh di ang swerte mo at wag mong abusuhin) kaya magiging limited ang movements mo. 

Diba mga bro? may mga perks din ang pagffriend zone sa iyo ni girlie tsaka what's with the rush? ang relation ay hindi isang karera na may deadline kang hahabulin, Hindi mo o natin kailangan ng Girlfriend ngayon. Yes nakakakilig ang may karelasyon kasi may taong nagmamahal sa iyo, may kausap ka kapag kailangan mo ng kausap at marami pang iba.

What I'm trying to say here mga bro maghintay ka lang, siguro kaya tayo na ffriend zone ng mga girlie kasi nasa plano to ni God, maybe there is someone in the future na naghihintay din sa atin. As of now Aral muna tayo at ang pasiyahin muna nating girlie ay ang ating inay na nagpapaaral sa atin. 

Tandaan mga Bro: Friendzone is not the end, it's a start of something new

Why should Ginebra Pick a Forward in this year's Draft despite of a Guard-laden Draftees

The Rookie Draft is about to take place on August 24 and will be held at the Robinson's Midtown Manila. A lot of team are speculating who will they pick, Stanley Pringle, Kevin Alas, Chris Banchero, Matt Ganuelas, Jake Pascual and Ronald Pascual. 

Most of the names there are purely Guards and as we all know Ginebra is loaded with guards especially now with the Acquisition of Joseph Yeo. Also next season will be the return date of the Injured James Forrester which will load the Guard position more. 

If they pick a guard then the coaching staffs will have another hard time deciding on who will they play. 
Remember The guard spot of Ginebra is consisted of Mark Caguioa, Jay Jay Helterbrand, Joseph Yeo, James Forrester, Dylan ababou (Who also can play the 3 spot), Emman Monfort, LA Tenorio, Josh Urbiztondo and also the reserved player Jens Knuttel. 

 Now that's a lot of Guards, But I guess Ginebra could also pick for a Forward guy because they lack a guy who can play Forward. Their forwards are consisted of Chris Ellis, Mac Baracael (Who plays like a SG), Jay-R Reyes, Billy Mamaril and Japeth Aguilar. Their only LEGIT Center is Greg Slaughter. 

Now I guess all Ginebra needs to do is to focus on getting a Forward/Center guy and try to develop it so that they won't lack people who can bang their bodies inside the rim. Even with the Guard-laden Draftees Ginebra should consider their rosters and who knows? It might be a remedy to some of their problems. 

What does a Joseph Yeo brings to a team like Ginebra?

Now with the Acquisition of the NLEX Franchise on the Air21 Franchise, The team looks to Revamp the players and the coaching staffs. One move they did is Sending Michael Burtscher into the unprotected list and also Trading Joseph Yeo for a 1st round pick to Ginebra. 

Now Ginebra Acquired Joseph Yeo, the Question remains: What would he bring in this Ginebra team?

Joseph yeo is a talented player, his career was revived in the Air21 team and I'm sure having him on a team is really a treasure indeed. 

Here are the things Joseph yeo can bring in the Ginebra camp:

* His Versatility - Joseph yeo is a stretch-1, he can play point guard even though his original position is a Shooting guard. During his stint on Air 21, The team is lacking a legit point guard and when Joseph Yeo went to the team he has no choice but to slide down into the Point Guard Position so that the Air 21 would have at least a point guard. Now him being versatile is a big factor for this ginebra team because the team is now using the Triangle offense and in the offense being versatile is a huge factor, if you can set the triangle and at the same time be a threat in the offense then you're going to be unpredictable and being unpredictable/surprising is one of the purpose of the Triangle Offense. 

* His Athleticism - Joseph yeo is still fast, he still can run the floor and with that Athleticism he will help the veterans like JJ helterbrand and Mark Caguioa to have a breather and also help the team when they are in need of speed. 

* His Fighting Spirit - Ginebra is known for it's "Never Say Die" Spirit and as we all know Joseph yeo has loads of Fighting Spirit and he might Inject this team some of his Fighting Spirit and revive the old "Never Say Die" Spirit. 

But the problem of having Joseph yeo in the Ginebra is that they are already loaded up in the Guard position and he might not get the minutes he had and might not produce like he did during his Air21 Days. 

Alaska Aces: All Heart

Alaska Aces just finished their Brilliant run this Governor's cup Yesterday with a loss against the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters. 

But even though they are eliminated, they earned my respect in this Governor's Cup. How can you not be enthralled with this Alaska team? they showed Great heart in their whole run this PBA 2014 Governor's Cup

They had a minor setbacks at the start of the conference, in their first 2 games Alaska had a 1-1 record everything was going well until the Trillo's announces their leave in the Alaska camp, leaving the Alaska team Coach-less. After that the Alaska team appointed Assistant Coach Alex Compton to Replace Luigi trillo in the head coach position. 

The First few games of Alex Compton was exceptional, Alaska Won against Talk N Text but had a 3-game losing streak. In their 3rd losing streak, Alaska was defeated by Rain or Shine by 51 points and it led to the resurgence of the Alaska. Alaska won it's last 3 games and even finished the playoffs in the top 4 earning a Twice-to-beat Advantage against the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. 

They defeated Ginebra thus allowing them to advance for the Semi-final round against the Rain or shine Elasto Painters. They gave the Rain or shine a tough match, Every game was very physical and emotions went high. This Alaska team just couldn't be intimidated by the Rugged Play style of the Rain or shine, they fought them Mano e mano. 

The very heartbreaking part of this series is the game 4 where Alaska had a 2-1 advantage against the Rain or shine, one more win and Finals here they come. 

Game 4 was a very close game, actually Alaska crawled from being down by as much as 18 points and sending the game into Overtime. In the Overtime Period both teams are already unleashing it's big guns and when the other team makes a run, the other retaliates. So there was this time it was around the last minute and Jvee Casio stole the ball from Paul Lee. He was left all alone in the other side of the court but sad part is that he slipped and committed a turnover plus he injured his right leg because of that bad slip and with that, Rain or shine won game 4 and forced a game 5. 

In game 5 this is where the Alaska Aces Squad showed Heart. because 3 key players will not suit up on this very important game: Sonny Thoss (back Spasms) Jvee Casio (The Right leg) Gabby Espinas (Fractured right ankle). Everyone thought Rain or shine will win convincingly. But the Cebuano Hotshot won't allow that. Don Don Hontiveros led the charge for the Alaska Aces shooting the lights out for the Alaska Aces. It was a hard fought match but sadly Alaska lost with just 4 points and Rain or shine advances to the Finals against the San Mig Coffee Mixers.

Photo by SlamOnline.PH 

Alaska Aces may have lost this Governors cup but they just showed the epitome of the word Never say die. I actually never thought that they'd reached this far because of the new coach but Coach Alex Compton also showed heart, he never let the doubters gets the best of him but he still did his job and led this Bruised Alaska Team into a Semi final Finish. 

No matter how undersized you are, but you showed great heart for the game you will end up in a good note and I just want y'all to see what Alaska did and take it as a Lesson that even though you are down you just have to fight it with all your heart and who knows you might succeed.