RoS (Rain or Shine) One step closer for their first PBA championship

Rain or shine will have one step closer on reaching the championship this Governor's Cup in the PBA. If they win their game against Bmeg Llamados Tomorrow night they will be the Governor's Cup Champions this PBA 37th season.

The Good thing about RoS for the Championship is that it's gonna be a history to the franchise because it's their first championship for their whole stint in the PBA. Also this Championship makes the PBA image a kinda good because they can now prove that even small teams can reach the finals or can be the next Champions.

RoS is a team with a dream, because they started as a small team in the PBA. Actually they were barely noticeable by the PBA fans, but now they shocked the whole PBA world that they can make it to the finals and beat big teams like Petron, Ginebra, Bmeg and Talk N' Text. But they were not able to make this run because of their team effort and heart of the game. Jameel Cornley is the perfect import for them because with him they were able to reach the finals. Also Paul Lee is a big addition in the lineup because he brings Energy to the team and provide them with a good plays

But also who could forget the cold blooded 3 pointers by Jeff chan, The monster dunks of Gabe Norwood, The Deadly "Extra Rice Inc." By Beau Belga and JR Quinahan known for their great defense, the energetic defense of Ryan Arana where you would get pissed because on how he defends you, the Brave Drives of Ronjay Buenafe who is not afraid to drive whoever the guard is.

Long story short, This team would not able to make it without TEAM EFFORT they played and listened to their coach Yeng Giao, they don't blame each other and also they played with heart and passion every game. So guys if you wanna know what will happen in the Game 5 of the PBA finals of the Governor's cup, Tune in on PBA on AKTV tomorrow 6:30 pm.

Petron: A team to watch out next season?

In around late September, the 38th season of the PBA will start and many are saying that Petron is the team to watch out next season.

Petron had a bad season this 37th season of the PBA for they haven't reached the finals in each conferences. In the Philippine cup on where they almost grab the Championship spot but they were defeated by a 0-2 win by the Talk N' Text Tropang texters, While in the Commissioner Cup they haven't even reached the playoffs because of a bad standing, and in the Governors Cup they were eliminated because of the ranking system in the semis.

But many still believe that Petron is a team to watch out this upcoming 38th season. Many say Petron wants to retain it's title back and also Petron have so many star players like: Alex Cabagnot, Arwind Santos, Chris Lutz, Jay Washington, DonDon Hontiveros, Joseph Yeo and Marcio Lassiter who might play next season.

With that kind of lineup, Who can beat them? Unfortunately with that kind of lineup, it is really hard to beat. But as Coach Ato Agustin said "It's hard to manage a team with full of star players" "Some are having a hard time on accepting their roles". Coach Ato actually said that after their stint in the Governor's cup where they got eliminated in the semis. The Petron that time are having a good lineup, all of them are playing except for Marcio Lassiter who was injured for a broken arm. Now he's back and gonna play for the Petron Blaze Boosters. The Question is: Is Marcio the key of Petron in the 38th season? 

That's a big question for us and only Marcio and the Petron knows the Answer. So Petron is really a team to watch out next season? Let's find out by watching PBA on AKTV this coming September

Not anymore a Kid but a King!

Wednesday night is a big night for the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Talk N' Text Tropang texters.
The two teams face each other for the battle of the Finals Playoffs spot. The team who will win this game will advance, but the loser will go home and rest until the next season.

This will be a full pressure game because this both team have something to prove. Talk N' Text want to retain it's glory while the Barangay Ginebra Wants to prove that the "Never say die" Spirit is not gone. This Governor's cup is very important to these teams who made it until the very last.

The game is a very close game, no teams managed to get a double digit lead. The Highest lead is by 6 and it is taken by Ginebra but was erased by The Tropang Texters. The Araneta Center is Quiet not because of there are no people watching but because all of the people who were watching is very nervous. There were actually aroung 7-8 thousand fans who came to watch but you can see in their faces that they are nervous.

Ginebra was able to take most of the lead but it is always tied by the Tropang Texters. Bozeman and Caguioa had a huge start in the 1st half but in the 2nd half Paul Harris (TNT) is giving Ginebra a hard time to take a huge lead for he is keeping the Talk N' text alive in the ball game. But in the end it's not the strong start of Caguioa and Bozeman who led Ginebra to it's win but the determination and willingness of a man named Kerby Raymundo. Kerby leads the Ginebra in the 2nd half because of his defense and his scoring. But who could forget his dagger 3 pointer in the last minute of the game? Ginebra gained a huge momentum on that 3 point given by Kerby. Kerby only wants to prove the management that they will not have any regrets on getting him and yes he showed it not only this game but for their whole stint here in the Governor's Cup. Without his Post moves, Defense and rebounds Ginebra would have definetely lost this season earlier.

So all hands up for "The Kid" Kerby Raymundo for giving ginebra another chance this Governor's cup. They will face the B-meg Llamados this friday and whoever wins on Friday will definetely be on the finals against The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.

Defense eats Offense (A tale of the Manila Clasico)

Yesterday night, It was “Manila Clasico” inside the Smart Araneta Dome. Many fans came to watch this exciting and crucial game for both Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Bmeg Llamados. 

So it starts smoothly for the both team, they have good defense and a good rebound. But the odds favored on the Bmeg Llamados, Their great defense turned into good offense in the middle of the 1st quarter and continued in the 2nd quarter. The kings manage to strike back some points to cut the lead and tie the game in the 3rd Quarter, but their effort wasn’t enough to withstand the storm brought to them by the Bmeg and lose with a 70-82 score

It was Marc Pingris who was featured to be the player of the game because of his aggressiveness and good defense that led him to a good offense.

But the main story here is about Mark “The Spark” Caguioa who only manages to get 3 points this game because of his 3/4 FT’s. This night is not the night for Caguioa for he shot 0/9 from the FG lane and 0/3 in the 3pt lane. Many said that Caguioa was able to get that kind of stat during their game yesterday because of the defense of the Bmeg Llamados Particularly on him. It was not easy for Mark Caguioa for he holds a big responsibility to the team being it’s top scorer. Coach Tim Cone gives Him Credit for that and thus told his players to Strictly defend him on this game. Mark wasn’t able to bring spark to the team because all of the attention is focused on him, he was not given a easy shot by the Llamados because they know that when he started to score, all the Ginebra players will be “Sparked” because of him. and that’s why Tim Cone puts a big responsibility to his player PJ “The Scoring Apostle” Simon to Strictly Guard Mark Caguioa. PJ simon did not let Coach Tim Cone Down and he defended Mark Caguioa very well or in the tagalog term “inasawa na niya”. anyway because of the defense of PJ simon, Mark Caguioa was forced to pass the ball to his teammates or take a hard shot. But even though Caguioa is not scoring for Ginebra, Bozeman, Raymundo and Helterbrand steps up for the Barangay Ginebra kings. But the effort of the three guys can’t match the Team Effort of the Bmeg Llamados Especially to their defense. Marc Pingris, Marquis Blakely, Yancy de Ocampo and Rafi Reavis became the Bmeg’s answer to win this game for their defensive effort that leads to a Good Offensive flow. In the end Bmeg won against the Barangay Ginebra Kings and now Ginebra will face a do or die game versus the Talk N’ Text Tropang texters this upcoming wednesday.

In Basketball, Defense play a major role, Because without it there is no offense, look at how Bmeg outdefended Ginebra, They have more offensive and defensive rebounds and blocks too. And as you can see Their Great Defense resulted them in victory in this “Manila Clasico” Series.

San ka? Kampihan na! (Pba semis)

This wednesday is the last game for the pba semis.

Game 1 - Bmeg vs Rain or Shine
Game 2 - Ginebra vs Talk N’ Text

Game 1 is the battle for the finals seat and Game 2 is battle for the the finals playoffs spot.

The loser in Game 1 will face the winner of Game 2 and the loser in the Game 2 will be eliminated while the winner in Game 1 will have a sure seat in the finals.

It is a very crucial game for all of the team in this governor’s cup.

The Rain or shine is eyeing for its first finals appearance and prove to everyone that their team is not a smallfry in the pba.

The Bmeg wants to win a back to back title in the pba this season.

The Ginebra Kings wants to retain their glory to all of their fans that The “Never say die” attitude is still alive.

The Talk N’ Text is now eyeing its 4th consecutive finals appearance this Governor’s cup and give their coach chot his last championship in the Talk N’ Text.

So all of the teams here in the pba semis have something to prove this governor’s cup. It’s gonna be exciting wednesday for all of us PBA fans kaya

SAN NA? KAMPIHAN NA!