Si Caguioa sana ang Manalo

1. Gary David
2. Mark Caguioa
3. Marcio Lassiter
4. Cyrus Baguio
5. LA Tenorio
http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/david-caguioa-top-candidates-for-best-player-of-commissioners-cup

     Ang limang pangalan na yan ay ang mga kandidato para sa pinakamagaling na Local sa Torneyong ito. Kung ating titignan, iisipin ng nakararami na si Granada Gary David ulit ang mananalo para sa prestihiyosong award na ito.

     Pero kung ako ang tatanungin, iisang pangalan lang ang nasa isip ko na karadapat dapat manalo. Ito'y walang iba kungdi si Kulotski Doodle Mark Caguioa. Hindi dahil siya ang pinakapaboritong manlalaro ko kung bakit siya ang napili ko, napili ko si The Spark dahil sa mga sumusunod na rason:

   1. Sa limang manlalaro, siya lang ang walang kakampi sa listahan. Paano magigig "pinaka MAGALING" kung dala-dalawa kayo sa listahan?

   2. Ito ang pinaka magandang torneyo ni MC47 pagdating sa rebounding, patunay na mas nagiging all-around player siya.

   3. Siya ang numero unong "scoring option" ng team, na naging dahilan kung bakit sila ang pangalawang pinaka magaling na koponan sa eliminasyon.

    4. Nang nadali si MC47 ng injury, kitang kita kung paano namroblema ang Gin Kings sa pag iskor.

    5. Sa 5 manlalaro, ang koponan ni Caguioa ang nakatapos ng mas mataas na posisyon(Ikatlong Pwesto).

" Philip Zuñiga is a Software Engineer at NetworkLabs Inc. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "
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Kailangan ba ng PBA ng mga Bagong Reperi?

Di naman siguro bago kahit sa mga Liga ng Barangay o Intrams sa isang paaralan ang pagrereklamo natin sa mga reperi pag may mga maling tawag sila. At madalas ay nagagalit tayo sa kanila, pero ang iniisip na lang natin ay sige na nga, hindi naman kasi lahat nakikita ng mga reperi eh, tao rin naman sila.

Pero hindi na biro ang mga nangyayari sa isa sa mga prestihiyosong Liga sa Asya. Parang normal na bawat laro na may mga tawag na talagang hindi nakakaaya  sa mga nanunuod. 

Bakit madalas ng hindi "consistent" ang mga tawag ng reperi? Nasisira sa mga  tawag na yan ang potensyal ng isang magandang laro.

Umaasa ang Barberspeak Blog na maayos ng mga Opisyal ng Liga ang  mga problema sa mga Reperi. Wag sana madungisan ang kredibilidad ng Liga dahil sa kanila.

Mga Reperi, Gising Gising sana tayo ;)

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "
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Pag Nananalo ang Ginebra

If your really a Ginebra fan you definitely know this song. The song was created by Gary Granada, let us watch the video as it highlights the Chris King led Gordon's Gin CHAMPIONSHIP Team..

Ginebra's former big three :)

*The blog doesn't own the picture and the video

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "

BGK - Winner of the last Trade ( and the UPCOMING TRADE)

Last Tuesday, the 3 way trade between Ginebra-Bmeg-Barako has finally been completed. In the approved trade, Ginebra will get the services of Rico Maeirhofer ( from Bmeg ) and Allein Mailiksi( from Barako), the Llamados will get the shooting Giant Yancy De Ocampo( from Ginebra) and 2012 2nd round pick (from Ginebra), while Barako will get the former NCAA finals MVP Jimbo Aquino and a 2013 1st round pick (from Ginebra)

• Barako Bull
• Positive 
• Additional 1st round pick for the 2013 draft ( talents may come from the Sinag Pool)
•  Got a Hot shooting guard 
• The SF position is not clogged anymore, with only Ababou, Salvacion and Najorda sharing the spot
• Lot of CASH gain
• Negative
• Why trade a player whose playing good basketball in your team?
• Bmeg Llamados
• Positive
• Got a player whose comfortable in set-up plays
• Yancy may fit in Tiangle compared to Rico
• Got an additional pick for next year's draft
• Negative
• Yancy is aging
• Rico Mambo is Rico Mambo is hustle is extraordinaire
• Clogged in center/forward position
• Yancy is soft
• Barangay Ginebra
• Positive
• Addition of 2 young bloods
• Lastikman can fill up the spot of the Hbomb 
• Having Maliksi can be the replacement to another Ginebra High Flyer that is offered to another team. 
• Negative
• The two came from injuries, can they bounce back?
• The kings only left with one available legitimate center

Analyzing the trade, we can say that the Kings is the winner of the trade. 

Also, after the approval of the trade, the news came out that the Management gave NEW PROPOSALS to 2 more teams to the second Phase of the Trade,

Clues:

• Team 1 
• Option 1 = Ginebra wants to to get the Center of this team, but Team 1 wanna get 3 players from the Kings.
• Option 2 = Ginebra will get the other Center and a Forward of this team, Ginebra will give 3 players and draft picks if necessary.
• Team 2
• If Gins will not get Team 1's center, team 2 will come in
• Ginebra will get a center/forward, but as we all know, conduit team is needed ;)

The proposals given can be interconnected or not, expect this trade atleast this month or next month. Team 1 is strugglling but their pride is so HIGH, we know how the management of this team handle trades, in Filipino "ayaw nila magpalugi".

But we will see..

PBA POWER RANKINGS

After a busy month, the crew of Barber Speak wanna say, "It's Nice to be BACK!"

POWER RANKINGS ( From the first 28 PBA Games):

• 1st Place: Barako Bull Energy (4-1 Win-Loss Record)

This veteran laden team is currently tied in second place of the standings, but this team deserves to be in the front seat of Power Rankings. After surprising all of us with a fiery 4 game winning streak, this team has become a contender for this year's Philippine Cup (This blog gave the team a top 8 prediction). A mix of good veteran players and fiery rookies lead by the Thriller and Dynamite, this team is now ready to bring back the Glory Years of the Ang Bumangga Giba Franchise. After Losing to Petron in their Opening Game, They return the favor to sister teams Ginebra and recently the Llamados. They also got a good win from the defending champion Talk n Text Tropang Texters. This team just wanna prove that they have a place in this league, and their franchise is no PUSH OVER anymore. 

• 2nd Place: Rain or Shine Elasto Painters ( 5-1 Win-Loss Record)

Paul Lee is here! That's the first thing you will hear about the noise that the Elasto Painters are giving to the League. But the success of this team is more than Paul Lee can give, this former "young team" is slowly but surely becoming a mature team and definitely peaking at the right time. With Gabe's all round performance, Jeff Chan's and Ronjay Buenafe's hot shooting, and with the Extra Rice duo of Belga and Quinahan, this team has become a team to reckon with this conference. Maybe some of you will ask, "why I only rank this team as 2nd place only?" It's because their performance is expected already. The Painters are the most balanced team in the league and the only Problem I see last September to this team is their Maturity. But it is quite obvious that maturity is not anymore a problem. I expect this team to advance in the semi final round.

• 3rd Place: Talk n Text Tropang Texters ( 4-1 Win-Loss Record)

No explanation needed, I will really be surprise if we will not see this team in the Finals.

• 4th Place: Petron Blaze Boosters ( 3-3 Win-Loss Record)

The Boosters had a good start after winning their first three games. But injury haunt them when Hontiveros (out 6 months) and Miranda got injuries. I cannot blame the team with their 3 game slump. It's just hard to win when your only playing with 10 players and only ONE healthy Point Guard. With their game against the Texters, Alex Cabagnot played the whole 48 minutes and seriously Ato Agustin is the person to blame. Why did you not get the 14th player in time? Why did you not give A-Cab a rest? Yes he is only the point guard available, but that's not a reason, remember, the texters feed their game with ENERGY, how can you match your opponent with energy if your players don't have the rest their needed? 

• 5th Place: Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings (3-2 Win Loss Record) 

Seriously, I DID NOT expect that I will rank Ginebra in the upper echelon of the Power Rankings. Their Game is really UNORGANIZED, the only good thing I can see with this team is clutch and hardwork. I really think personally, that trading young players like jimbo is not a solution, they need younger legs, that's why IF I will ask for a trade, the names of Yancy De Ocampo, and Ronald Tubid are the first guys that will float in my mind. 

• 6th Place-7th Place(tie): Meralco Bolts and Powerade Tigers 
• 8th Place: Bmeg Llamados
• 9th Place: Shopinas Clickers
• 10th Place: Alaska Aces

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "

PBA PREVIEW PART 1

THE 37TH SEASON of the Philippine Basketball Association will start this Sunday (October 2, 2011). This will be an exciting season for the basketball fans because of some notable players/coaches movements. Similarly, the much-awaited Smart Gilas players who recently gave our country a 4th place finish will finally show their stuff in the professional level. Let us now discuss the the first group of teams. 

• ALASKA ACES
• Key Returnees: LA Tenorio, Cyrus Baguio, and Sonny Thoss ( The Big three of the Aces are expected to lead their team to the championship level of competition. With the loss of Coach Tim Cone, this players must initiate to motivate their teammates.)
• Key Loss: Tim Cone ( No explanation needed, 22 years of leadership to the Aces is no joke. But no worries for the fans of the Aces, Coach Joel Banal is a good choice to change Coach Cone.)
• Key Acquisitions: Marnel Baracael, Eric Salamat ( With the aging Tony DelaCruz, a versatile guy like Marnel will be a good predecessor. Meanwhile, adding former Eagle Eric Salamat will stabilize the troubled guard position of the Aces.)
• Big Question: What will happpen to Mark Borboran?
• Prediction: Aces will play around 5th-7th position in the elimination round, but with the cohesion of the team, we will see a better aces come play off time.

only 15 PBA players earning Max salary?!

"Only 15 PBA plyrs earning maximuum salary of 350k a month"
-Comm. Chito Salud

From: Mr. Fidel Mangonon(PBA Statistician)

Number of Players with Maximum Salary: Alaska = 4, BMeg = 3, TnT = 2, Meralco = 2, A21, Powerade, Ros, and BGK with 1 each and Petron = None

It's hard to believe that there is only 15 PBA players who is earning Maximum Salary, is this a case of Miami Heat team style where the Big Three( Lbj, Wade, Bosh) agreed to decrease their salary to be able to be in one team? Or is this a case of under the table issue that is not new in the league?

These are the exact list of players with Max Salary:

• Alaska Aces with 4:

1. Reyes, Jay R
2. Tenorio, Lewis
3. Dela Cruz. Anthony
4. Thoss, Joachim

• BMeg Llamados with 3:

1. Yap, James
2. DeVance, Joe
3. Raymundo, Kerby

• TnT Tropang Texters with 2:

1. De Ocampo, Ranidel
2. Williams Kelly

• Meralco Bolts with 2:

1. Taulava, Asi
2. Hugnatan, Reynel

• Air21 Express: Danny Siegle
• Powerade Tigers: Gary David
• ROS Elasto Painters: Gabe Norwood
• Barangay Ginebra Kings: Mark Caguioa
• Petron Blaze Boosters: None

It is quite amazing on our part knowing that there are still many notable players that is not getting a max salary. This is some kind of a funny list, one good example is the Reigning MVP Jimmy Alapag, he even doesn't earn Max Salary. How about Petron's Santos, Washington, and Hontiveros? their not having having max salaries as well? Petron is a lucky team because of having 2 BPC awardees last season that doesn't EVEN earn maximum salary. 

If the list given by the PBA is accurate, then I must say that Alaska Aces is the team that players really want to go to. Man, they are the team who has the most Players with Max Salary. But why did Joe DeVance wanna get traded? hmmmmm.


This issue gave the league a big blow, Barber Speak Blog hope that this will be resolve IMMEDIATELY.  

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "

Alaska won't be the same without Coach Tim

13 championships in 22 years, the last team who got a Grandslam, the only PBA team who uses triangle. These are the traits of the team led by Tim Cone. His team is always competitive, Since '96 Alaska is my most hated team because for me, this team is the "contrapelo" of Ginebra.

It's so frustrating to see the last second play of this team. Abbarientos,  Lastimosa, Miller, Tenorio, and even Baguio, why these players are clutch? 

But even though I hate this team, I admire Coach Cone, he's discipline to his team(2 decades) is definitely one of a kind. His team is always known as the team with a system, it looks beautiful for a basketball fan like me to watch this team execute their plays, it likes an orchestra led by a popular musician. 

BUT today was a sad day not only for the Alaska Management and fans, but for all PBA fans, especially the chance that coach Tim will go to SMC, seeing him not in Alaska's bench is like seeing Manny Pacquiao naturalized as an American. That thing will really broke the hearts of Alaska loyalists. Until now I just can't imagine how will that works, but that's the sad thing about life, change is the only permanent thing. 

Goodbye for now Coach Tim. See you again. 

 " Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "

WHO WILL COACH BMEG?

A lot of personalities has been linked as the next head of coach of the Llamados. There are four names floating for the chance of coaching two-time MVP James Yap's team. They are the Petron's assistant Gee Abanilla, Bmeg's assistant Richard Del Rosario, Ginebra's co-coach Jong Uichico and Alaska's mentor Tim Cone, which is for me has the longest shot to take the job. But this is PBA everything can happen. (Nelson Beltran said in his twitter account that Uichico will be the one that will take the job.)

I think that the most logical choice for the Bmeg is Coach Tim Cone, why? now having Andy Barroca, he already have a point guard in his Triangle offense. Andy is ready to take this job, having three years  with coach toroman, it makes Barroca a polished point guard. Also, having Devance, Pingris and Yap will also make the transition of Coach Cone's Triangle an easy one.

BUT as what I said earlier, having Cone is a long shot. And the next logical choice is Ginebra's Jong Uichico, this humble mentor already has 8 championships, and with that alone we can say this man is right for the job. Uichico is a good defensive coach that for me what the Llamados is needed. Also, it will be a nice gesture for SMC to assign Jong as Bmeg's mentor, to avoid the possibility of having him as an assistant for the ginkings, which for me is a sign of disrespect to this multi champion coach.

Meanwhile, Ginebra's former big man Alex Crisano is having a chance of playing in Powerade Tigers.

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "