PBA’s All Time Dream Team

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The dream might be over, but it doesn’t mean that we would stop dreaming. You do get what I’m trying to point out right? Well, if not, here’s the thing. Imagine 12 of the best players who played in the PBA ever, all at their prime, all willing to play for the national team in just one team. Sounds good huh? The best players from the time of El Presidente to the era of the Demolition man, playing in one team. Take note, age is not a factor, let’s just imagine that they are all in their prime. Who would be your National Dream Team? Well, here’s mine

Note: I may have not been born yet during the time of most of the players that I will be mentioning but I’ve done my homework, watched tapes, researched and all those other things.
The Starters for your Team Pilipinas dream team

Ramon Fernandez, Center, 6’4, 180lbs: He’s probably the best big guy to ever to step foot in a PBA basketball court. The former four time MVP and thirteen time mythical team member would be a pain in the ass against all those Asian teams with his versatile offense, sticky defense and awesome court vision. He’s also the PBA’s all time leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker. He also ranks second in assists and steals.

Alvin Patrimonio, Forward, 6’3, 215lbs: Arguably the best forward in PBA history ever. Physically, I’ve never seen a guy who has a combination of bulk, speed and athleticism. He can also step out of the paint and drain those long ones. A guy who’s got a big heart and is definitely reliable during clutch situations. He’s tied with Ramon Fernandez for the most number of MVP awards ever.

Allan Caidic, Guard, 6’2, 173lbs: He’s the best darn shooter in Philippine History ever. He earned the respect of Asia when he led the all amateur team to a first place finish in the 1986 Fiba Asia Basketball Tournament. He holds many individual records in both the amateur ranks and in the PBA. He holds the PBA All time records of the most points in a single game by a Filipino (79 points), the most points in a single half (53 points), the most points in a single quarter (37 points), the most three-point field goals made and attempts in a game (17/27 triples), the most three-point field goals made in a quarter (8 triples) and the most consecutive three-point field goals made in a single game (8 triples).

Samboy Lim, Guard, 6’0, 180lbs: He’s the most exciting Filipino basketball player ever. He’s probably the most athletic and the greatest player not to win an MVP award. He’s got a leaping ability ten times more than Marlou’s and Noli’s combined. But no, despite his leaping ability he also can step outside and nail those three balls accurately. Talking about versatility. But despite all those, you’ll usually see him diving for the looseballs and battling out on rebounds.

Robert Jaworski, Guard, 6’1, 192lbs: Behind the fame, the glamour, the chants and fan bases there was a player named Sonny Jaworski. Played for the UE Red Warriors before stepping into the Pro ranks to play for Toyota. He’s known for his rigid ways, dirty plays, fancy passes and motivational speeches. For once in his career, he averaged 20 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds in a conference. Take note, there were imports at that time. After his illustrious career as a player, he went on to coach the most famous team in the PBA, The Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings (Gordons Gin and Ginebra Na! at his time).

The Relievers

Benjie Paras, Center, 6’5, 192lbs: Before he turned retarded in GMA 7 comedy shows, he was one of the most skilled bigman at his time. The only PBA player to win the Rookie of the year award and the MVP award at the same freaking time. Some would say he’s a duplicate of the great Ramon Fernandez. He has excellent ball handling, respectable mid range shots and a hell lot of power inside, rebounding wise and scoring wise.

Jerry Codinera, Center/Forward, 6’5, 210lbs: His monicker “The Defense Minister” says it all. Because I have nothing much to say about this guy. He plays tough defense, tough defense and tough defense on the post. Aside from that, he can take those mid rangers which makes him tough to defend. He holds the all time PBA record of most shot blocks in a game with 11.

Kenneth Duremdes, Guard/Forward, 6’3, 195lbs: A guy who can get inside the paint at will. In his prime, he’s a nightmare for the opposing team’s best defender. He can nail threes, pull up on mid range jumpers and score on highlight reel layups and dunks. At 1998 he was named the Most Valuable Player. And at the year 2000, he was included in the 25 greatest players of the PBA, at only 26 years of age.

Danny Seigle, Forward, 6’7, 205lbs: Despite his poor showing at the previous FIBA ASIA, he’s a perfect fit to international tournaments. I would say he was the missing link in the 2002 Busan Asian Games and I guess it’s safe to say that if he wasn’t injured during the FIBA ASIA, he would’ve been a big help. He’s a monster offensively, with his combination of height speed and athleticism, he can shoot over or post up against smaller defenders and he can dribble his way against bigger defenders. He’s a walking mismatch if you would ask me.

Danny Ildefonso, Center/Forward, 6’6, 220lbs: A guy who never wants to stop improving. He has unbelievable work ethic and he will work his ass off until the final buzzer. Offensively, he’s the best I’ve seen with has back against the basket. He has exceptional footwork and an amazing mid range off the glass jumpers. And you can’t discount him on defense too, he’s a good post defender and has the speed to defend quicker wingmen.

Vergel Meneses, Guard, 6’3, 195lbs: One of the best offensive players in Philippine basketball history. He can beat his defender with a million different moves. He can post up, he can take jumpers and damn sure he can fly. He was a former Most Valuable Player, a former two time Mythical Five member and a former four time All Star MVP. I think, I’d rank him second in the most entertaining PBA player ever category. Guess who the first one is.

Johnny Abbarientos, Guard, 5’7, 165lbs: The smallest player to win a PBA MVP award, The Flying A will definitely go down in PBA history as one of the premier point guards in the league. He holds the all time record in steals and he was the chief orchestrator of the Alaska grandslam in 1996.

The Coach

Ron Jacobs: Based on our poll on who should be handling the next Philippine team, Ron Jacobs’ name was on top of the list. And he deserves to be there. Ron Jacobs is a coach who has lots of experience in International games, he’s a fundamentally sound coach, loves to run the motion offense, which includes proper spacing, good ball rotation and good movement without the ball.

Well, that’s it, if someone should’ve been on the list and I missed him, feel free to comment or much better, create your own PBA Dream Team.

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  • estongg

    Come on. you can do better than that. can this 12 play in the intensity and ferocity of the games played nowadays? i dont think so? caidic and lim are always a shoo in coz there play transcends all basketball generations including the current one. siegel, if he cant do anything now, cant do anything at all.mon fernandez at center? please! what are you measuring these players against?the asian qualifying tourney? can you honestly say that mon fernandez at center could help us win with the likes of china. japan, korea, qatar and iran? give us a worthy ‘measurement’ friend. the likes of 12 pba players that will take us to asian supremacy then it will be a worthwile correspondence. till then. relax on your recycled posts. ciao!

  • squire

    good selection of talent, no question….but can this team win the fiba asia tournament?hmmmm, i dont think so…weak line up man….i mean you’ve got the best guys there but no role players to control the board and do the dirty works…if you want to win the fiba asia then you missed hatfield in the place of kenneth duremdes. the reason? this team is loaded with scorers already.

    duremdes can enjoy just training with the team..you know just like james yap.lol

  • http://chrisangelo.multiply.com Chrisangelo

    Hi Luis, nyahahahaha

    Now to defend my ass, one flaw in my article could be the timeline. I have failed to give the proper timeline on what year these guys would play. Imagine, if they would be playing in this time, where Asia is ruled by 7 foot mongrels and quick-assed slashers, damn sure this team wouldn’t work. But like what I’ve said, it could be anytime, it could be 20 years ago or 20 years later. Elsewhere I could care less, I just compiled prolly the most suitable guys to play for our national team.

    Now as for Allan and Samboy, yes theIr play transcends all basketball generations but because they do know how to play. Allan’s a perfect fit because of his outside shooting and Samboy’s a guy who at his size can almost do it. For Danny Seigle, like what I’ve said, imagine Danny S in his prime, minus all the injuries and shit, he’s a monster, a nightmare against the opposing team. His height would make him suitable for international games because that’s what we need right? Tall wingmen.

    Oh well, that’s about everything you need to know, goodluck dyan sa mga bumbay dyan hahaha, and uh, relax on your recycled comments too. :P

  • http://chrisangelo.multiply.com Chrisangelo

    @Squire: Uh yeah, Hatfield could’ve been a perfect fit, I’ve been thinking about putting him in the lineup but uh, I thought Kenneth would’ve been a much better fit to the team

    as for the guy to control the boards and do the dirty works, uh.. Jerry Codinera?

  • http://sydman.multiply.com SYDMAN

    i’ll sub two players:

    haha on ypu estongg!

    first of all, i’d sub danny i for dennis espino. he was our kerby during the 90′s and he knew his role and he was not afraid to mix up despite the height disadvantage he had against bateer menk and those other arab monsters.

    inasmuch as danny seigle, i can’t see him playing without an injury. sorry but for the second straight try his health faltered. i’m going to say atoy co because i had the privilege to see their game (on tape) when then champs washington bullets played the PBA select.

    co was awesome, despite the PBA team stacked with imports and the team losing to the bullets by 10.

    10 points despite the presence of wes unseld and elvin hayes?? COME ON!

    also, notables include hec calma (had jawo and flying a in that lineup), jojo lastimosa, romel adducul (mba version), and marlou aquino (the 1998 version).

  • squire

    hector calma would be a strong candidate if not for the flying A…i would still go for danny seigel despite all his misfortune for the national team. i mean i believe chrisangelo indicated that these talents would be considered on how they play at their prime. atoy co was good but i just believe danny is more versatile.
    duremdes is ok but i think its hatfield that we need…someone who can bang bodies with anyone and do the wrestling type post game interview.lolrof
    besides we would want samboy and vergel to share minutes,3 is a crowd.if coach jawo would be coaching then cgurado samboy will be playing atleast 35 mins…that simply love to see lim on the hardcoart.but ofcourse jacob will be coaching so thats not something to discuss.

    jolas will be a very good candidate,consistent, steady, and gutsy!

    as for dennis for danny i arguement, hmmm, ill just toss a coin for that.heads for danny and tails for dennis.hehe

    look, this 2 guys can bring great stuff in the team and quite frankly i cant decide on who would be in the team.dennis a banger who can defend or danny i who’s very versatile and can extend his range..but then dennis can do that too.
    in my final analysis,this team will barely set up simply because this is a very small team compared to the once that would be tapped as the best in other countries in asia. so they have to run and rotate the ball quickly and this is where the advantage of danny i sets in over dennis..so still, its should be danny i.
    what do you think?

  • squire

    one questin:
    who do you think is better alvin or fernandez?

  • donz

    Danny Seigle????LOL…

    He didn’t even get the job than last fiba asia or even contribute though.. He always brought injuries to the team…

  • http://deleted francis cancio

    that team cannot even win a fiba asia tournament. but in fairness, i have high regards for most of the players especially abarrientos and patrimonio.

    What we really need are three defense-oriented 6’8-6’11 power fprwards( all capable of making powerful dunks that will rattle the enemy, superior free throw shooting ability,
    three offense-oriented 6’6′ to 6’8 small forwards (all capable of making those deadly three-pointers and long two pointerss, and have above average defense capabilities, almost perfect free throws)
    three lightning fast,smart and selfless 6’0 to 6’5 point/shooting guards (also capable of making the deadly 3-pointers plus the ability to penetrate and initiate contact, almost perfect free throw skills)
    two 7’0 plus rebounding demons who will alternate as center ( dont have to make fancy dunks, but deadly on the perimeter with their jumpshots and hooks, they also must have superior free throw shooting skills) and one jimmy alapag to serve as default point guard cum team captain.
    and yeah, a foreign coach (preferably an italian) to impart on the guys the beauty of passing the ball and looking for the open man,
    with luck, this future team might grab the bronze in the 2010 fiba world championships in turkey, where ylmas bektas will be cheering for both his home team and ours.

  • rj

    nice Lineup.
    but i think you shouLd aLso incLude bogs adornado (smaLL forward), in the starting Lineup, nontheLess. he’s a three time mvp. a proLific scorer with a deadLy outside shot, aLmost unstoppabLe if i may say. he’s aLso reLiabLe in cLutch situations.
    he can take the pLace of kenneth duremdes since you aLready have vergeL meneses. kenneth and vergeL pLays the same position and aLmost the same way (aLthough i think vergeL is more expLosive). that’s why it didn’t work out when they were teammates in sunkist.

  • estong

    Goodness! You said that you are going to defend your arse the admit that you had a timeline flaw. what the **** is wrong with your writiing? Plus that good luck on your recycled comments is really lame and a cheap shot.

    Sydman. Nice to hear from you as well. And I dont get your hahahahaha estong bit.

  • http://ablogwithoutatitle.blogspot.com Chrisangelo

    ^ You don’t really get it don’t you? I’m going to take you back to college.. kid, Creative Writing 101, should there be a flaw on your article or to any part of your premise, you must be the first one to admit it. Then that’s the time you’ll do the defending part. Haay, too much work on one article could sometimes hurt you back… especially if there’s a problem on the reader. Hell if you’re so good at your writing yourself, why don’t you try to make one?

    @Donz: Try reading the article again, Take note, age is not a factor, let’s just imagine that they are all in their prime.

  • ngeh

    I do not know most of the players you list but is there a zone-buster on this team like an Atoy Co, Danilo Florencio or Adornado?

    Minor grammar copping, Chrisangelo:
    “^ You don’t really get it don’t you?” You’ve got double negatives in there (you use “don’t” twice). I am sure they taught you that in grade school.

    “should there be a flaw on your article” should be
    “flaw IN your article”, article is not a table that you put something ‘on’.

    “Hell if you’re so good at your writing yourself, why don’t you try to make one?”

    how about…
    “Hell, if you’re so good at writing, why don’t you try writing an article?”

    oh, the trials and tribulations of existing without an ‘edit’ button,makes you have second thoughts, does it? Do you really want to submit/post? well, do you? enough said.

  • http://ablogwithoutatitle.blogspot/cp, Chrisangelo

    ^ Double negation. Ugh, missed that, but as for the hell if you’re so good blah blah… the ending of that should be.. make one yourself.

    As for the on and the in, that’s a clear mistake no doubt about it.

    Well, no matter how I want to bust your head wide open because of your uh, unfriendly comment up there, thanks man. The last thing I need is guys creeping IN my article, commenting like crazy without even having the proper argument to back his premise up, but yours is different and I appreciate it. Anything to help me improve my blogging skills will come appreciated.
    As for your question on who’s gonna play the zone buster role in the team? Did I mention Allan Caidic was the best darn shooter in the history of the PBA? And yes, Kenneth Duremdes is also a guy who can hit it from the outside. So I guess that answers your question.

  • ngeh

    I see that it’s almost 2 am back home. Are you still up, CA?

    Thanks for the info on Caidic and Duremdes. Unfort, I do not know them. Actually, would it be possible for you to list the players again and equate each one to an NBA player so I could get a sense of what type of player they are? Or perhaps compare them to players of Atoy Co & co’s vintage (i.e., circa early 80′s)? Those players I know most about in Pinas hoops. And perhaps career stats? That would be extremely helpful and interesting to see.

    On the grammar thing, I’m glad to help. Good luck on the blogging, all of you here on hoops.blink.ph. It’s been great to reconnect to hoops back in the motherland.

  • estong

    I dont know about you but it wasnt in college that I was taught/learned to defend for what I believe in to the very end until all non-believers come nodding and saying “i think you may have a point there”. or was it business school or real life? anyway, your ‘strategy’ of admiting then defending is dont you think a little “dr. jekkyl and mr hyde”-ish. i mean- make up you mind! seriously, your attempt in putting in a good defense with regard to this article is being clouded by angst toward me thus pointing out that I am ‘problemed’ reader which shouldnt be the case. if i were attempting to distract you i can readily say that i have succeded. i am not going to attempt to write an article about basketball just to prove that i am the better writer for 1. i dont have the current knowledge to write a very comprehensive article and 2. argument for argument’s sake doesnt go that way.

    as far as the article is concerned, i believe i have valid points in my arguments since i see the same reactions from the other “unbiased” readers. as far as defending my “recycled posts” comment, i have seen many articles on philippine dream teams this isnt as fresh as it can be. you could have taken my stab constructively and write an article on the team that will bring Philippines the Asiad gold or something like that. now thats something timely and worth reading.

    have you watched keannu reeves’ the replacements? if not let me quote it by closing with the words “in sport (as in life), do do something great if you cant handle the congratulations”

  • estong

    ^that is “dont do something great…”

    anyway, lets get back to the topic at hand please.

  • http://lakay_75yahoo.com lakay

    chrisangelo, nasipa ata ni estong ang puwet mo. di ka na kasi naka resbak sa last comment niya.
    ikaw naman kasi, sumulat ka ba naman kasi ng article na napakalamya. ayan tuloy nasipa ka sa puwet.
    good luck na lang sa yo bro.
    wahehehehehehehehe…

  • ngeh

    estong
    I got a headache reading your post. The words were english, but the sentences were, …well, I honestly don’t know what those sentences were. The next step to communicating as in any language, is to be able to string those words together into coherent sentences. You, my friend, have failed in grand fashion. Could you respond in Taglish/tagalog if you are more conversant in that? Coz at the end of the day, I’d prefer understanding your point rather than seeing you prattle on with words in sentences that don’t make sense.
    As for Chrisangelo’s article, I think he prefaced it sufficiently enough by saying he was talking about a team ‘of all time’ i.e., going back in history. This is a standard exercise in basketball circles. We tend to do this in college hoops here afer our team had lost in the tournament, thinking that our team could have done better if we had this player/that player from the past. So, for you to expect that the article would talk about players that would win the present day FIBA competition for Pinas, then you are obviously misguided and barking up the wrong tree. Why would you expect the article to answer a different question when it told you at the very beginning it would be answering a different question altogether? I think you should just read the article within the parameters that the author had set forth, then if you wish he had addressed a different issue, then respectfully ask the author to write another article that addresses your concern. And seriously, I would not be too perturbed about what I read here, it’s free for heaven’s sake.

  • estong

    ngeh,

    my apologies if you dont understand what i just wrote. i am partial to complex sentences but to make for a objective stance on it, my boss understood it so as my other officemates so i guess whi has a problem here. sadly a writer could really cater to every reader out there even if its the divine purpose. i am going to stop now coz i see in your posts that you are clearly defending cris here. but all the same i’ll still comeback to my very first comment which underlines a valid point. it may have crossed the boundaries that cris has set but it also has its merits since the discussion is all times best.

    all the power to you and go start a fan club.

  • estong

    that is

    “so i guess WHO has” and

    “sadly a writer CANT really”

    there..

  • estong

    on the topic. (which means within the parameters) caloy loyzaga is the finest big man that the philippines has ever produced or some might say but basketball was still different those days. and el presidente was el presidente. benjie paras may be a dependable backup. but let us not discount the fact that dominance is the big man’s game and dominance is asi taulava. who can forget that the rock was devastating in the paint in the 2004 asiad. standing tall with the giants of japan, qatar and korea. a pba mvp could well establish his prowess locally. and where is menk? hatfield?

  • estong

    sometime during the day a wiseguy will comment that i spend too much time in cris’ article. i have nothing else to do in qatar and when i come back in the philippines sometime this year and play basketball with this kid iknow i am going to be trashed so might as well hit punches from far away.

  • http://chrisangelo.multiply.com Chrisangelo

    I apologize for the late response. Just got home from School

    @Estong: The timeline was an honest mistake so, what’s the point of defending it? That’s why I made it a point to state that I’ve made a mistake so that things would be clear between the two of us. Imagine if I didn’t admit that there was a flaw on my timeline. I expect ultimate PWNGE from you.

    Now to be fair with you, I know that there’s a lot of things worth criticizing in this entry, and I know, like what you’ve said, there’s a lot of reactions from other “unbiased” readers that seems to agree with what you’ve been saying, but the article was done to begin with and all I can do is to defend it, I can’t please every reader, that’s for sure. But atleast, like what you’ve said, I’d make it a point that at the end of the day that all the non-believers would say “Hey I think you have a point there” or “I might not agree with you but hell I can get what you’re saying” that’s what, atleast, I’m trying to do

    As for Caloy Loyzaga, I excluded him in the list intentionally. One reason could be because I haven’t seen him play, even in video tapes. But yeah, I have to agree with your take on Asi Taulava.

    Oh well, I guess that’s it (or not, if you guys would like to add something up in the discussion). It was nice to hear something from you and exchange some uh, unexpected flame here in hoops. Same goes with Ngeh

    And as for Lakay, Ugh dude, You ruined the whole thing brother. How can I say? Take a look at your comment and then compare it to all the other comments, starting from the first one. You’ll see what I mean. Peace out

    PS,

    I’m still going to kick your ass in the hardcourt estong once you return here. Hahaha

    Now back to Trigonometry.

  • http://ecbuyph.com/blog claysius

    i am with you here CA. at the end of the day, just remember, tangent is opposite over adjacent.

    asi dominating in 2004 asiad? how estong how?

  • ngeh

    estong,
    I was defending ChrisA pro bono, as a public defender, since I thought you were out of bounds (pardon the pun) with your comments, so no fan club will be forthcoming.

    But actually, I sincerely apologize to you. After re-reading your first post, I realized that you were actually operating with CA’s premise, as you asked whether he believed Mon Fernandez could compete in the present day. So, you were within the parameters of the article, atually. I am a little out of my element here since I don’t know much about RP hoops beyond the 80′s since that was when I left Pinas. So, I will relegate myself to reading in order to educate myself on the topic.

    As for your boss and officemates understanding your sentence structure and your suggestion that this is some sort of the testament to the correctness of your writing, I would posit that this says something about your office as a whole, which would not be complimentary to say the least. Can you say ‘inbreeding’?

  • http://ablogwithoutatitle.blogspot.com Chrisangelo

    @Claysius: Yeah, and up to now, I’m still trying to prove to my Trigo prof that when a right triangle is facing leftwards, it shouldn’t be called a right triangle anymore. Hahaha

  • squire

    i have to agree with you man, asi should be in the line up.but who should be out? i was thinking of the same thing but i cant think of someone to cut off.
    as for hatfield, i guess he is always a better choice than kenneth. remember, this team has all the best scorers in the line up already, what with lim,caidic and vergel,just to mention a few, already assured of playing time.

  • http://sydman.multiply.com SYDMAN

    ^ dude i disagree. during the 1998 asiad team duremdes was the top scorer. during the 2002 squad, the team where seigle got injured, duremdes also stepped up.

    the caidic-meneses-duremdes combo for me is untouchable.

  • squire

    the thing is you have samboy lim and vergel plus seigel and caidic who will carry the load in scoring in that position…so in that case loaded na talaga ang spot for kenneth.what do you think?

  • estong

    claysius, pull in scoresheets and you will see asi pounding it inside keeping the team afloat specially during the times when duremdes, castillo and hontiveros were throwing bricks left and right. how do i know this? i was there.

    ngeh, if only cris could put up a fight like you do then there shouldnt be an issue..inbreeding or whatever breeding you might come up with to win this argument i couldnt care less.cris got my point, thats all that matters. getting headaches again? you know what they say about headaches, they are just like tummies….

  • http://www.yahoo.com THATSMEE

    unlist codinera replece with Adornado.

  • http://www.yahoo.com THATSMEE

    nanggagalit na naman si LAKAY :-)

  • http://lakay_75yahoo.com lakay

    hindi ako nanggagalit, nagsasabi lang ng totoo…
    & “i’m glad to have ruined the whole thing brother…”
    wahehehehehe…

  • http://ecbuyph.com/blog claysius

    estong, your talking about 2002 games. not 2004.

  • http://www.yahoo.com THATSMEE

    SI LAKAY BA. SI CLAYSIUS???

  • GhiaElcid

    Caloy Loyzaga…

  • johanna pia

    point guards: abarrientos, racela, alapag; off guards: caidic, j. yap; small forwards: patrimonio, danny s.; power forwards: danny i., fernandez; centers: taulava, m. aquino, codinera

    Ist 5: abarrientos, caidic, patrimonio, fernandez, aquino

  • http://oki watever

    WALA PA PONG DREAM TEAM ANG PBA!! KULANG PA SA PRAKTIS ANG MGA PLAYERS KHIT ANG KARAMIHAN DYAN AY NGING MVP PERO HDI TLAGA DREAM TEAM YAN E. KHIT SA ANONG ANGULO MU TGNAN. KULANG TLAGA TYO SA PRAKTIS!! DPAT XE ARAW ARAW ANG LARO OR EVERY OTHER DAY TULAD SA NBA TSAKA DAGDAGAN NYU RIN AMG MGA TEAMS PARA MARAMING MADEVELOP NA PLAYERS TGNAN NYU NA LNG SA LINE UP NG SAN MIGUEL HALOS LAHAT PEDENG PANG FIRST FIVE PERO HDI NA NBIBIGYAN NG PLAYING TYM UNG MGA PLAYER NLA NA IBA!! KYA HDI NA DEDEVELOP XE GANUN!!

  • http://barrettoefren@yahoo.com efren bareto

    marami namang mga fans sa pba na nagmumura sana dinalang pina2lan ni willie arboleda yung isa na nagmura sa kanya… tignan mo sayang ang trabaho mo at sana makabalik kapa sa pba wish molang at sana ayusin muna ang laro mo wag masyadong mayabang at maduming maglaro… alam moba nas mas maraming kakampi yung tao na sinuntok.. sana lang magbago kana..

  • John Andrew De Guzman

    Much as we all respect Jaworski for his fierce competitiveness and unmatched toughness on the court, I think there are two point guards out there who could do “a little better” in the position. One of them is Hector Calma, who, I believe, is the best point guard the country has ever produced. Calma wasn’t flashy but he epitomized coolness and composure. He didn’t dish out no-look or behind the back passes but he was very precise in his play. He rarely committed mistakes and always got the job done. As for Samboy Lim, I’d rather let him come off the bench for that instant offense and energy he brought to the game. I’d choose Adornado at small forward. Remember that this guy was a 3-time MVP who had the deadliest jumpshot from the perimeter. My first team, thus, is Fernandez at center, Patrimonio at power forward, Adornado at small forward, Caidic at shooting guard and Calma at the point. Reserves are Paras (C), Ildefonso (PF), Lim (SF), Co (SG), Abbarientos (PG), Guidaben (C), King (PF)

  • Brownfox

    I’d have Ricky Brown back-up Jawo. He’s bigger, better court vision and 100 times dealier from the outside and free throw line

  • http://hoops.blink.ph/ marko

    @john, i can accept your calma over jawo pitch. but inserting ildefonso in the all time dream team is well, a nightmare. fresh from back to back mvps (wc we know danny seigle owns) he was inserted in the phil team. cant play power forward, small against intl competition and not enough moves. slow playing small forward and lacks the range at that position.

    @brownfox, yeah ricardo brown is a cant-miss player. they/he demolished jawos ginebra back in an 1989 finals. if he played long enough in the nba, he uber legend in the philippines.

  • http://moncruz.tumblr.com Mon

    My all time 5:

    Patrimonio
    Fernandez
    Caidic
    Adornado
    Abarrientos

    Just sharing… =)

  • http://www.yahoo.com brucelee0125

    Lets analyze the first 5….Alvin patrimonio will be playing the power forward position…he stand at 6″3….in international tournament like asian games or fiba asia he will be facing players at the same position taller than him hirap na sya pag 6″7 or 6″8 katapat nya jan….maybe paras is more effective in that position than him. Mon Fernandez’s talent is not enough to face the 7 footers at the center position. we need a bigger guy who can fight for the rebounds….not any in the relievers qualified for that position….I think Taulava is the man for that job…..Caidic and samboy are shoo in in the first 5…. no question about it….what about jaworski? I will not put him in the first 5 spot….he will just be a reliever of abarrientos….he is quicker than jaworski….we need a guy in the pt. guard position who can bring the ball down fast to equalize the speed of samboy’s game and spot caidic in the 3 pointers area…. i will prefer bogs adornado over durendes…..in his prime during the 1975-1976 before he was injured he was the very first 2 consecutive MVP awardee….sabi nila pag naglaro si adornado sa star studded Crispa…plus 20 na ang Crispa,,,,di bumababa ng 20 pts per game yan…he is consistent….sabi nila walang malas na gabi yan…pag matindi ang depensa sa kanya…foul baiting ang ginagawa nyan then sa foul throw sya gagawa ng points nya…..during that time he was the no. 1 forward in asia….he was unstoppable….no local players can guard him that is why some coaches assigned their import to guard him….i remembered there was a 6″11 import from the other team who was assigned to guard him…even foreign teams that visited the Philippines and played against Crispa noticed his brand of plays…coach from Palmera Brazil invited Adornado to play in his team…Playing coach from harlem Globetrotters invited him to play in Europe…Adornado was at his best when he was not yet injured… that Adornado was deadliest forward ever to play in the PBA…….there are other guys that should be in the team…calma and arnaiz should be in the team….arnaiz is the best shooting guard the PBA has produced….those who have watched the Crispa toyota rivalry knows what im talking about….i am a Crispa fan but Arnaiz was the only player from Toyota that I was scared most so as much if it was a seesaw game…he was so deadly in the outside shooting…..I want hector Calma…..of all the best point guard i’ve seen in the PBA only Calma commit less mistakes…he can score…he can make assist….he can handle the team very well….he can dictate the tempo of the game…he is a winner…Remove Ildefonso and Meneses from the relievers….thats complete my dream team…

  • http://www.yahoo.com brucelee0125

    may i add 2 alternate players to complete my dream team…..2 reliable shooters from the 70′s…..Jun Papa (5″11) and Jimmy Mariano (6″4)……Jun Papa during his prime….on a fastbreak play where he found himself all alone instead of taking a lay up he will stopped at the freethrow line and sank an easy jumper….not even Allan Caidic can beat him in the 3 pts shooting …..i still remember when the Czechoslovakia national team visited the Philippines to play a tune up game against Crispa….3 steps pa lang pagpasok nya sa midcourt titira na yan puro pasok…ang lalayo ng tira….12 straight long shot puro pasok…sirang sira ang zone defense ng czechoslovakia….tinambakan ng Crispa ang czechoslovakia…his nickname was ‘the rifleman”…..Jimmy Mariano, the long tom artist….katulad rin ni Jun Papa yan pag lampas pa lang ng midcourt tumitira na yan….para sa kanya mas malayo mas ok…..ganito sa 70′s and 80′s super dami ng pure shooters….

  • http://www.yahoo.com brucelee0125

    2 Alternate players: Jun Papa (5″11) and Jimmy Mariano (6″4)….Jun Papa in his prime….on a fastbreak play where he was all alone instead of taking a lay up he will stopped at the free throw line and sank an easy jumper…no one can beat him in the 3 pt. shooting not even Allan Caidic…wala pang 3 pt. line noong panahon nya….I remembered when the Czechoslovakia national team visited the Philippines to play against Crispa….3 steps pa lang pagpasok nya sa midcourt titira na yan…puro pasok…ang lalayo ng tira…12 consecutive long shots puro pasok…..sirang sira ang zone defense ng Czechoslovakia…..kaya ayun tinambakan ng Crispa ang Czechoslovakia….He was called the rifleman….Si Jimmy Mariano, nickname “long tom artist”, katulad rin ni Jun Papa yan….ilang steps pa lang sa midcourt titira na yan…para sa kanya mas malayo mas ok….during the 70″s and 80′s super dami ng pure shooters