2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup

[Ziskinberg]

What is the current status of the tournament now?

I just check on their official website and the time countdown says 9 days and 19 hours for the next scheduled games.

Are we already in the elimination/ playoffs? If so, was there a teams that had been eliminated already?

PBA is just taking a break. The elimination round ended when all of the teams played 11 games apiece, looking at the standings most of them had only played 9 games. But even though the eliminations is ongoing, some teams are already eliminated even if they win their remaining games, Converge is one of them.

So far based on standings, no team has played 11 games yet. The team with the highest numbers played are the Magnolia hotspots with 10.

However, based on the standing, we can already tell what teams are gonna be eliminated soon.
https://pba.ph/standings

So if only 8 teams will remain, the bottom 4 will be eliminated, and currently these are the teams who are at the bottom 4.

1. NLEX
2.  Terrafirma Dyip
3. Blackwater Elite
4. Converge FiberXers

Of the 4, I think only NLEX has a change to be part of the top 8.

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[bisdak40]

What is the current status of the tournament now?

I just check on their official website and the time countdown says 9 days and 19 hours for the next scheduled games.

Are we already in the elimination/ playoffs? If so, was there a teams that had been eliminated already?

PBA is just taking a break. The elimination round ended when all of the teams played 11 games apiece, looking at the standings most of them had only played 9 games. But even though the eliminations is ongoing, some teams are already eliminated even if they win their remaining games, Converge is one of them.

So far based on standings, no team has played 11 games yet. The team with the highest numbers played are the Magnolia hotspots with 10.

However, based on the standing, we can already tell what teams are gonna be eliminated soon.
https://pba.ph/standings

So if only 8 teams will remain, the bottom 4 will be eliminated, and currently these are the teams who are at the bottom 4.

1. NLEX
2.  Terrafirma Dyip
3. Blackwater Elite
4. Converge FiberXers

Of the 4, I think only NLEX has a change to be part of the top 8.

Yeah, NLEX has a chance to be on the top 8 if ever they win their remaining games because TNT Katropa is on a downslide as they will now be playing import-less as they lost RHJ to injury and per report, he can't be replaced anymore as he was a replacement import for Quincy Miller, the original import of TNT (correct me if i'm wrong), so possibly we can't see TNT in the quarter-finals this conference.

Speaking of TNT, there are reports that Mikey Williams is not interested in coming to the team but he will only talk to coach Chot Reyes, what do you think of this guys?

[Sanitough]

Yeah, NLEX has a chance to be on the top 8 if ever they win their remaining games because TNT Katropa is on a downslide as they will now be playing import-less as they lost RHJ to injury and per report, he can't be replaced anymore as he was a replacement import for Quincy Miller, the original import of TNT (correct me if i'm wrong), so possibly we can't see TNT in the quarter-finals this conference.

Speaking of TNT, there are reports that Mikey Williams is not interested in coming to the team but he will only talk to coach Chot Reyes, what do you think of this guys?

I heard this news as well, apparently, he wants to come back. I think it's okay if he'll come back as they really need him now, they are already undermanned so they'll struggle more going forward. I have a question, if ever the TNT management and Mikey Williams would agree, can Mikey still play at the current season?

TNT already lose their import, if they can't replace him then no chance they'll pass the first round (quarter finals), however, with Mikey Williams, that will make the series more interesting to watch.

[Fredomago]

Yeah, NLEX has a chance to be on the top 8 if ever they win their remaining games because TNT Katropa is on a downslide as they will now be playing import-less as they lost RHJ to injury and per report, he can't be replaced anymore as he was a replacement import for Quincy Miller, the original import of TNT (correct me if i'm wrong), so possibly we can't see TNT in the quarter-finals this conference.

Speaking of TNT, there are reports that Mikey Williams is not interested in coming to the team but he will only talk to coach Chot Reyes, what do you think of this guys?

I heard this news as well, apparently, he wants to come back. I think it's okay if he'll come back as they really need him now, they are already undermanned so they'll struggle more going forward. I have a question, if ever the TNT management and Mikey Williams would agree, can Mikey still play at the current season?

TNT already lose their import, if they can't replace him then no chance they'll pass the first round (quarter finals), however, with Mikey Williams, that will make the series more interesting to watch.

For the betterment of their current campaign, I think Mikey can help them, but in terms of long-term relationships, it's not good to sign him back, they are just showing him that he can do whatever he wants. TNT or PBA should take things the right way. We all know what he did and how he disrespected the franchise. Now that he has decided to play back, is it just so easy for him?

TNT can take this season as not for them, and re-group again next season or enter a trade that will give them players who can help them, though it's always the team owner's decision if MVP decides to re-hire him, it will be a safe comeback for Mikey for sure.

[Japinat]

For the betterment of their current campaign, I think Mikey can help them, but in terms of long-term relationships, it's not good to sign him back, they are just showing him that he can do whatever he wants. TNT or PBA should take things the right way. We all know what he did and how he disrespected the franchise. Now that he has decided to play back, is it just so easy for him?

That's how it is man, Mikey were able to play his card well, so he won. I would not even be surprise if TNT sign him with a good contract because it seems like the Mikey benefited on the current situation of TNT where they lose some star players, especially the import.

Once a contract is signed, we can pressume it's short term, it should be a long term like other standard contract in the PBA.

TNT can take this season as not for them, and re-group again next season or enter a trade that will give them players who can help them, though it's always the team owner's decision if MVP decides to re-hire him, it will be a safe comeback for Mikey for sure.

I don't know, but I have a feeling that they don't want to waste the talent of Mikey, and they believe he is very vital for the team's success, that's why they are gambling, talking to him and maybe sign him soon.

[Fredomago]

For the betterment of their current campaign, I think Mikey can help them, but in terms of long-term relationships, it's not good to sign him back, they are just showing him that he can do whatever he wants. TNT or PBA should take things the right way. We all know what he did and how he disrespected the franchise. Now that he has decided to play back, is it just so easy for him?

That's how it is man, Mikey were able to play his card well, so he won. I would not even be surprise if TNT sign him with a good contract because it seems like the Mikey benefited on the current situation of TNT where they lose some star players, especially the import.

Once a contract is signed, we can pressume it's short term, it should be a long term like other standard contract in the PBA.

Then if he decided not to show up again? Just saying, but like what you said he's benefiting in this situation, TNT needs someone who can bring them solid offensive numbers, and we know by fact that Mikey is the best fit for that position, he already prove that and not going to be suprise if whatever the offer it might be to sign him back.

TNT can take this season as not for them, and re-group again next season or enter a trade that will give them players who can help them, though it's always the team owner's decision if MVP decides to re-hire him, it will be a safe comeback for Mikey for sure.

I don't know, but I have a feeling that they don't want to waste the talent of Mikey, and they believe he is very vital for the team's success, that's why they are gambling, talking to him and maybe sign him soon.

I agree to that, they will play their cards and try to negotiate like what you said, they will not let that talent to be wasted or to be used by other teams here or abroad.

[Sanitough]

I don't know, but I have a feeling that they don't want to waste the talent of Mikey, and they believe he is very vital for the team's success, that's why they are gambling, talking to him and maybe sign him soon.

I agree to that, they will play their cards and try to negotiate like what you said, they will not let that talent to be wasted or to be used by other teams here or abroad.

I still remember though when Mikey Williams first entered in the PBA, he already help TNT to win a championship. Before, during the All Filipino Cup, it's always the SMB who are dominating, but with Mikey Williams playing with TNT, their team gets better because their threat on offense have improve.

Mikey Williams, Pogoy, and Jason Castro, they are their big 3 I guess and they are really good playing together.

Now, with the discovery of Calvin Oftana having a star player quality, they'll become a tough team to crack, so it's a great move for TNT, as that's how business to be done, interest of the team over anything else should be prioritize.

[Yamifoud]

Now, with the discovery of Calvin Oftana having a star player quality, they'll become a tough team to crack, so it's a great move for TNT, as that's how business to be done, interest of the team over anything else should be prioritize.

This is the player that TNT should be taking care of, he is still young, has the height and the athleticism. .I would say he is a complete player, and his experience during the SEA Games help him boast his confident, that's why he is playing very good basketball now.

While Pogoy was out, TNT can rely on Calvin Oftana on their outside shooting, man, he is very consistent, so even if he is still young, I trust him.

[Maslate]

Since there's no thread for this post,please allow me to post it here since he is our own.

Let's pray for Rhenz Abando who had a bad fall and injured badly, hopefully he will recover soon and his game will not be affected.
Check the full details here ;

Rhenz Abando suffers multiple spinal fractures, concussion in bad fall

I watch the highlights but I didn't finish because I can't take it, but as I read on the comments it was really bad because he was taken through emergency stretchers.

[Fredomago]

Now, with the discovery of Calvin Oftana having a star player quality, they'll become a tough team to crack, so it's a great move for TNT, as that's how business to be done, interest of the team over anything else should be prioritize.

This is the player that TNT should be taking care of, he is still young, has the height and the athleticism. .I would say he is a complete player, and his experience during the SEA Games help him boast his confident, that's why he is playing very good basketball now.

While Pogoy was out, TNT can rely on Calvin Oftana on their outside shooting, man, he is very consistent, so even if he is still young, I trust him.

I agree to that, Oftana is a 2-way player a quality that team really need to take care and for sure he can be the new face of this franchise, while Poguy is out and Castro is not getting any younger, they need someone who can be as reliable as how Oftana is bringing to them now, with good health and dedication I can say that he will get a longer contract.

TNT will make sure that he will stay for good and will provide whatever the needs just to keep him, we might not have that way to conclude but I'm pretty sure that MVP same with how SMC deals with their stars, they will give something that a player can't resist.

[mirakal]

Since there's no thread for this post,please allow me to post it here since he is our own.

Let's pray for Rhenz Abando who had a bad fall and injured badly, hopefully he will recover soon and his game will not be affected.
Check the full details here ;

Rhenz Abando suffers multiple spinal fractures, concussion in bad fall

I watch the highlights but I didn't finish because I can't take it, but as I read on the comments it was really bad because he was taken through emergency stretchers.

That was very unfortunate for him. I saw the highlights and there's some commentators saying that it was intentionally pushed by Chinanu Onuaku but refs says otherwise. I think Chinanu Onuaku was already fined with that but the amount of fined is not even significant enough, I think there's a need to investigate for this because if Chinanu Onuaku was really guilty fine is not anymore, he has to be suspended or even ban from the league.

Hopefully he will be able to recover soon, I believe he will have a fast recovery because he is still young.

[Russlenat]

Now, with the discovery of Calvin Oftana having a star player quality, they'll become a tough team to crack, so it's a great move for TNT, as that's how business to be done, interest of the team over anything else should be prioritize.

This is the player that TNT should be taking care of, he is still young, has the height and the athleticism. .I would say he is a complete player, and his experience during the SEA Games help him boast his confident, that's why he is playing very good basketball now.

While Pogoy was out, TNT can rely on Calvin Oftana on their outside shooting, man, he is very consistent, so even if he is still young, I trust him.

I agree to that, Oftana is a 2-way player a quality that team really need to take care and for sure he can be the new face of this franchise, while Poguy is out and Castro is not getting any younger, they need someone who can be as reliable as how Oftana is bringing to them now, with good health and dedication I can say that he will get a longer contract.

TNT will make sure that he will stay for good and will provide whatever the needs just to keep him, we might not have that way to conclude but I'm pretty sure that MVP same with how SMC deals with their stars, they will give something that a player can't resist.

Oftana is a full blooded Filipino, so I would be happy to see him being the future star of the TNT, like a main man. Most of the start players in the PBA now are not anymore a full blooded Filipino, so its very rare to see a kind of talent like him.  He is still young, so expect that he can still improve his game, and though we are already impress with the way he is playing now, but more experience will make him a better player, just like when Scottie was still starting in the PBA, and later he won multiple awards including season's MVP and Finals MVP.

[mirakal]

Oftana is a full blooded Filipino, so I would be happy to see him being the future star of the TNT, like a main man. Most of the start players in the PBA now are not anymore a full blooded Filipino, so its very rare to see a kind of talent like him.  He is still young, so expect that he can still improve his game, and though we are already impress with the way he is playing now, but more experience will make him a better player, just like when Scottie was still starting in the PBA, and later he won multiple awards including season's MVP and Finals MVP.

I see him being one of the greatest shooter, but he doesn't have the capability of Scottie who could grab defensive rebounds due to his quickness. Oftana had the height, so it's hard to stop him when he is driving the ball, and with his high percentage 3 point shooting, that's another thing that will  make him scary to his opponents.

Too early though, but we have to be optimistic with this guy, they aren't building anyone better than him, so it's safe to say that TNT wants him to be their best player in the future. Castro may retire soon, they'll be needing a good PG too, I don't know if Mikey Williams would fit on the role, bu t hopefully he win and would learn how to facilitate the ball well.

[Russlenat]

Oftana is a full blooded Filipino, so I would be happy to see him being the future star of the TNT, like a main man. Most of the start players in the PBA now are not anymore a full blooded Filipino, so its very rare to see a kind of talent like him.  He is still young, so expect that he can still improve his game, and though we are already impress with the way he is playing now, but more experience will make him a better player, just like when Scottie was still starting in the PBA, and later he won multiple awards including season's MVP and Finals MVP.

I see him being one of the greatest shooter, but he doesn't have the capability of Scottie who could grab defensive rebounds due to his quickness. Oftana had the height, so it's hard to stop him when he is driving the ball, and with his high percentage 3 point shooting, that's another thing that will  make him scary to his opponents.

Too early though, but we have to be optimistic with this guy, they aren't building anyone better than him, so it's safe to say that TNT wants him to be their best player in the future. Castro may retire soon, they'll be needing a good PG too, I don't know if Mikey Williams would fit on the role, bu t hopefully he win and would learn how to facilitate the ball well.

He has really excel a lot this season, you can see his numbers ont he stats record below, he has a lot of 20+ points game, must be due to the absence of Mikey Williams and Pogoy that made him to produce more than hi usual, but at least we see how far he can go.

https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Calvin-John-Oftana/436989

Anyway, it looks like PBA will resume this Friday as the countdown have change to 4 days and 17 minutes, as of this writing.

[Fredomago]

Oftana is a full blooded Filipino, so I would be happy to see him being the future star of the TNT, like a main man. Most of the start players in the PBA now are not anymore a full blooded Filipino, so its very rare to see a kind of talent like him.  He is still young, so expect that he can still improve his game, and though we are already impress with the way he is playing now, but more experience will make him a better player, just like when Scottie was still starting in the PBA, and later he won multiple awards including season's MVP and Finals MVP.

I see him being one of the greatest shooter, but he doesn't have the capability of Scottie who could grab defensive rebounds due to his quickness. Oftana had the height, so it's hard to stop him when he is driving the ball, and with his high percentage 3 point shooting, that's another thing that will  make him scary to his opponents.

Too early though, but we have to be optimistic with this guy, they aren't building anyone better than him, so it's safe to say that TNT wants him to be their best player in the future. Castro may retire soon, they'll be needing a good PG too, I don't know if Mikey Williams would fit on the role, bu t hopefully he win and would learn how to facilitate the ball well.

He has really excel a lot this season, you can see his numbers ont he stats record below, he has a lot of 20+ points game, must be due to the absence of Mikey Williams and Pogoy that made him to produce more than hi usual, but at least we see how far he can go.

https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Calvin-John-Oftana/436989

Anyway, it looks like PBA will resume this Friday as the countdown have change to 4 days and 17 minutes, as of this writing.

Yeah with the absences of both Poguy and Williams they need someone to step up for them and Oftana really show up take that spot, I think coach Jolas knew that he can use him as his main man after the import, so far even they are not the same squad as we know them they are trying to work things out and maximizing everyone that available to help in each games that they are playing, win or lose they are still competing.

[bisdak40]

I see him being one of the greatest shooter, but he doesn't have the capability of Scottie who could grab defensive rebounds due to his quickness. Oftana had the height, so it's hard to stop him when he is driving the ball, and with his high percentage 3 point shooting, that's another thing that will  make him scary to his opponents.

Too early though, but we have to be optimistic with this guy, they aren't building anyone better than him, so it's safe to say that TNT wants him to be their best player in the future. Castro may retire soon, they'll be needing a good PG too, I don't know if Mikey Williams would fit on the role, bu t hopefully he win and would learn how to facilitate the ball well.

Calvin Oftana is one good player but carrying a team to a championship level is another thing, i mean he can't do it alone if Pogoy and Mikey Williams are not there to help him. Just like Fajardo, without those 3-point shooters that he can pass the ball to when he will be doubled, they can't win championships.

Speaking of Junemar Fajardo, good news to SMB fans here as he will be back on January 12 on their game against Blackwater, so more likely they will be having a twice-to-beat advantage going into the semis.

[Hypnosis00]

Speaking of Junemar Fajardo, good news to SMB fans here as he will be back on January 12 on their game against Blackwater, so more likely they will be having a twice-to-beat advantage going into the semis.

Indeed it's a good news. I hope he has fully recovered from injury so we can see the same JMF before the injury happened.

They really need him because elimination game or a best of 3 game is different from the regular season game, so it's good for SMB. Now I can say that they have a legit chance of winning a championship.


Anyways, PBA will be resuming this friday with the following games.

First game Bossing vs Northport
2nd game Rain or shine vs TNT

Game starts at 4;00 PM

[Russlenat]

Speaking of Junemar Fajardo, good news to SMB fans here as he will be back on January 12 on their game against Blackwater, so more likely they will be having a twice-to-beat advantage going into the semis.

Indeed it's a good news. I hope he has fully recovered from injury so we can see the same JMF before the injury happened.

They really need him because elimination game or a best of 3 game is different from the regular season game, so it's good for SMB. Now I can say that they have a legit chance of winning a championship.

Thanks for sharing @bisdak40. I thought JMF will be out for the season since that has been the case in the past. I didn't pay much attention on what kind of injury he has but since he is set to return this January 12, this is a big news not only for SMB but on the PBA in overall. As we all notice, the PBA audience has significantly decrease, so having JMF especially if SMB will play Ginebra in the Finals, this would possibly result to a sold out game.

Anyways, PBA will be resuming this friday with the following games.

First game Bossing vs Northport
2nd game Rain or shine vs TNT

Game starts at 4;00 PM

First game, It will be Northport for me, while on the 2nd game it's with ROS, TNT has no import, right? So I'm betting against them.

[ultrloa]

Speaking of Junemar Fajardo, good news to SMB fans here as he will be back on January 12 on their game against Blackwater, so more likely they will be having a twice-to-beat advantage going into the semis.

Indeed it's a good news. I hope he has fully recovered from injury so we can see the same JMF before the injury happened.

They really need him because elimination game or a best of 3 game is different from the regular season game, so it's good for SMB. Now I can say that they have a legit chance of winning a championship.

Doubt that to happen since even if he's back still for sure that he's not in 100% condition so provably there's minutes restriction and they will not gamble to play more harder since its a huge loss for his team if he gets injured again.

So I expect that he will not play the same for couple of games but once he feels that everything is alright again for sure we can see a classic Fajardo dominating the floor again.

They really need him on elimination that's why they need to be more careful on him so that they can possibly get back his 100% health and get the best result since his contribution is really huge since he can dominate the floor also can do a lot of things which their team can benefit on.

[Maslate]

You guys have an idea what this team is?

Report: Dwight Howard Signs Contract with Philippines Team amid NBA Comeback Hopes

Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard intends to sign with the Philippines-based Strong Group, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.

The deal will run through the Dubai International Basketball Championship, which tips off Jan. 19 and concludes Jan. 28 in the United Arab Emirates.

I haven't heard this team yet, maybe you guys know, please tell me their players.
IMO, for a team to sign Dwight, this team might be a rich team, as we know Dwight isn't an ordinary player although he is not getting any younger.