After Barber Speak blog conducted a poll about what team is their "winner" of the Draft, the results showed that Petron Blaze Boosters was the clear winner of the draft. Definitely, the movement done by the recent Governor's Cup Champ was really an A. Powerade was close 2nd place in the poll followed by the Aces.
Poll Summary:
- Petron = 42%
- Powerade = 29%
- Alaska = 15%
- Rain or Shine = 7%
- Others = 7%
Let us discuss the draft summary:
Petron Blaze Boosters:
- The return of the Cebuano Hot shot provide them the missing piece to their team, a scoring, shooting guard.
- The acquisition of Gilas Player Chris Lutz gave them a hardworking small forward. This gave Arwind Santos more freedom to play at the 4th position without sacrificing talent at the three position.
- Without Jaywash and Rabeh for the All-Filipino Cup, and with the trade involving Mick Pennisi, Carlo Sharma is a welcome addition.Especially that Sharma was having a good PBA 36th season, there is no doubt that this former green archer will have playing time for the next season.
- Filemon Fernandez and Gerard Lapuz will definitely add depth to the team especially with the departure of Duncil, Hubalde and Tugade.
Powerade Tigers:
- Drafting Casio and Lassiter gave the Tigers more scoring option. Definitely, the lone scorer of the Tiigers last season Gary David is really happy with the addition to their team.
- Without Rob Reyes and the trade to Jr Quinahan gave Powerade problems in their middle. Only Will Antonio( originally guard/forward) and Doug Kramer are manning the Middle.
- A problem for the Tigers: Yes they can score, but with their small line up, can they rebound?
- Maybe the big man issue was the turning point why the Tigers was not the clear winner of the draft. Their team improve, but not a top 5 team.
" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "
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