2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup

[Finestream]

To avoid injury, he could play limited and quality minutes for the Hotshots.

That's something we can expect from the Hotshots, even Paul Lee does not play most of the minutes, their rotation is good that's why their injury percentage is very low, and if I'm Calvin, I would do my best to impress my team and at the same time stay cool despite being name a "THE BEAST".

They always fall short against the SMB teams, now they have upgraded their line up by acquiring Calvin Abueva, I guess they have 50/50 chances of beating the BGSM or the SMB team, whoever team that will reach in the Finals.

Other news, this is a sad news for Kai.

COLUMN: NBA G League window is closing and Kai Sotto is 'missing in action'

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[Russlenat]

To avoid injury, he could play limited and quality minutes for the Hotshots.

That's something we can expect from the Hotshots, even Paul Lee does not play most of the minutes, their rotation is good that's why their injury percentage is very low, and if I'm Calvin, I would do my best to impress my team and at the same time stay cool despite being name a "THE BEAST".

They always fall short against the SMB teams, now they have upgraded their line up by acquiring Calvin Abueva, I guess they have 50/50 chances of beating the BGSM or the SMB team, whoever team that will reach in the Finals.

Other news, this is a sad news for Kai.

COLUMN: NBA G League window is closing and Kai Sotto is 'missing in action'

Not good for Kai, his NBA dream might not be fulfilled, but it's okay if he will not succeed for sure there's always a room for him in the PBA. The league lacks big man and Kai could certainly get a team that would go after him, hopefully he can still play while JunMar is still active, that we will see how good he is.

[Maslate]

What do you guys think, Retire or play on? Magnolia expects Pingris decision by next month

For me, I think Pingris should retire, he already created a good name in the PBA, time to rest now and give the young guns and opportunity to make theirs. Even if he will play, he will still be injury prone, and he is not getting any younger, so I'm saying he should retire.

With the Beast around, i think Magnolia will be good even without Ping but it would nice to see him mentor Abueva and remind/advise him on what to do in order to win a championship ring. There is a news that the Beast is going wild again so maybe Pingris could tame him if needed.

To avoid injury, he could play limited and quality minutes for the Hotshots.

His future in the PBA is on him as he can play whenever he wants as he always has a place in SMC teams, let's not forget that he is Bossing's son-in-law lol.

Calvin has to avoid being stupid in the court again, 2nd suspension could possibly end his career, not good because he will be missed by the fans and it will affect him financially. Now that he was given a max contract, he should act professional and all he does is jut for the interest of the team.

Calvin has proved over and over again that he can compete even with big import but his approach to players should be changed, he is not playing on the street its professional basketball and those actions can't take him far in basketball, I know he wants to show his heart in sports but, if he keeps doing it he will end playing in streets forever, PBA eyes looking for him to commit a mistake and it will be the end of it, he should learn to control his emotions, with lots of people looking at his back like a bulls-eye one mistake is all they need to drop him, so stay calm, in the court just keep playing without hurting or doing stupid inside and outside the court hoping a great future for him.

He needs a good adviser to tell him the consequences once he break the league's rules again.

I believe his job is very important to him so if he will realized the consequences he might cool down and stay professional which only focus is to do his job and continue earning for himself and for his family. The sayings is true that regret comes at last, but in his situation, he already made mistakes in the past, suffer the worst penalty, so I guess learning from it is a must.

[mirakal]

Magnolia knows they are taking the risk for getting Calvin Abueva.

Magnolia coach Victolero says enigmatic Abueva is worth the risk

If they can utilize Calvin's talent very well, this should be a success for them.
Calvin will energize the team, and that's what the Magnolia team needs, so I agree that it's worth a risk.

https://pba.ph/news/pingris-career-in-a-bind
New on Mark, still has not sign a contract yet.

[Fredomago]

Magnolia knows they are taking the risk for getting Calvin Abueva.

Magnolia coach Victolero says enigmatic Abueva is worth the risk

If they can utilize Calvin's talent very well, this should be a success for them.
Calvin will energize the team, and that's what the Magnolia team needs, so I agree that it's worth a risk.

https://pba.ph/news/pingris-career-in-a-bind
New on Mark, still has not sign a contract yet.

He can as we seen him playing from two different teams and with Gilas, once he's presence is there it can energize the team.

He's athletic capabilities if being managed well can bring something to the entire gameplay, it's worth the risk only if Abueva will coöperate and continue to change he's attitude, knowing what he's cases it's time for him to settle this with Cojuangco's own franchise.

It will give him all the opportunities to have a much comfortable life. He should not take this away by that bad attitude before.

[blockman]

Magnolia knows they are taking the risk for getting Calvin Abueva.

Magnolia coach Victolero says enigmatic Abueva is worth the risk

If they can utilize Calvin's talent very well, this should be a success for them.
Calvin will energize the team, and that's what the Magnolia team needs, so I agree that it's worth a risk.

I don't think that's even a risk for them. It's been know how good Abueva is, there's no doubt that he can showcase his talent with them.

https://pba.ph/news/pingris-career-in-a-bind
New on Mark, still has not sign a contract yet.

AFAIK, he's about to retire.

[bisdak40]

Magnolia knows they are taking the risk for getting Calvin Abueva.

Magnolia coach Victolero says enigmatic Abueva is worth the risk

If they can utilize Calvin's talent very well, this should be a success for them.
Calvin will energize the team, and that's what the Magnolia team needs, so I agree that it's worth a risk.

I don't think that's even a risk for them. It's been know how good Abueva is, there's no doubt that he can showcase his talent with them.

That's a huge risk for the Hotshots for sure because we never know if the Beast would go back to its old habit again but we do hope that it won't happen and i think Calvin realizes now that if he will help tow Magnolia to the championships, bonus money awaits for him.

It would be good also if Magnolia can secure Pascual so that the Pinatubo Trio will be reunited again and this time in the pro league, that will somewhat boost the energy of Ian and Calvin as their kababayan is in dire need of help at the moment. 

[harizen]

He needs a good adviser to tell him the consequences once he break the league's rules again.

Knowing SMC, they are strict to anyone even how big the name of the player is. They are even willing to trade big names as they want. So I'm sure Abueva will not do something stupid that can affect his career.

Also, as for Abueva, almost a year suspended, no need for an adviser as that's enough to learn his past mistake. And as seen in the bubble, he seems to be cool. Hopefully, that behavior will last. He should realize how pain in his ass being under in a suspension for long.

It would be good also if Magnolia can secure Pascual so that the Pinatubo Trio will be reunited again and this time in the pro league,

And just to add that adjustments and chemistry shouldn't be a problem as they already know each other's play.

[bisdak40]

It's official, Vic Manuel is already out of Alaska as he is now traded to Phoenix.

With the addition of Vic Manuel, I think Wright will change his mind on asking for a trade as their tandem is solid.

Alaska seems to be the in the losing end of this trade, big guy for a point guard.

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/vic-manuel-headed-to-phoenix-in-a-trade-with-alaska-says-source-a793-20210223?ref=home_featured_big

[akirasendo17]

I think wright want's out because they can't win championship, and failure of the team to land stars, they cant land a decent teammate for him, and also he think they can't make it to the championship with the rooster they have , with manuel addition he may be thinking twice, but they need another one star player to be a contender, with other team also gearing up for the crown.

[Vaculin]

It's official, Vic Manuel is already out of Alaska as he is now traded to Phoenix.

With the addition of Vic Manuel, I think Wright will change his mind on asking for a trade as their tandem is solid.

Alaska seems to be the in the losing end of this trade, big guy for a point guard.

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/vic-manuel-headed-to-phoenix-in-a-trade-with-alaska-says-source-a793-20210223?ref=home_featured_big

Just like Calvin Abueva, Alaska uses the same strategy, they sign him and later traded, I think it's a good idea because Manuel showed his intent to be out on the team, it's probably a win-win situation for the team and Phoenix is once again a good team because they have Manuel which is also good like Calvin.

Good news for Heruela too because he is still given a chance to play, it was published before that Phoenix hasn't sign him yet, I guess he was sign and later traded as well.

[blockman]

That's a huge risk for the Hotshots for sure because we never know if the Beast would go back to its old habit again but we do hope that it won't happen and i think Calvin realizes now that if he will help tow Magnolia to the championships, bonus money awaits for him.

It would be good also if Magnolia can secure Pascual so that the Pinatubo Trio will be reunited again and this time in the pro league, that will somewhat boost the energy of Ian and Calvin as their kababayan is in dire need of help at the moment. 

They're putting the faith in him so I think that he'll look and won't break that faith of his new home. Sure, the bonus money would be with everyone of them and if he's the one with most contributions, he won't be ignored. Money is overflowing for each team with every victory they get.

It's official, Vic Manuel is already out of Alaska as he is now traded to Phoenix.

With the addition of Vic Manuel, I think Wright will change his mind on asking for a trade as their tandem is solid.

Alaska seems to be the in the losing end of this trade, big guy for a point guard.

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/vic-manuel-headed-to-phoenix-in-a-trade-with-alaska-says-source-a793-20210223?ref=home_featured_big

What? this quick, wow! I didn't expect that he'll be traded that quick after all the news that we've had before about him.

[Russlenat]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/vic-manuel-headed-to-phoenix-in-a-trade-with-alaska-says-source-a793-20210223?ref=home_featured_big

What? this quick, wow! I didn't expect that he'll be traded that quick after all the news that we've had before about him.

Neither do I, I thought Alaska would keep him but their decision was shocking.

I was still shocked on Calvin's trade, now this new one comes, I knew both of these are they are an Alaska Aces original and I hope they'll find a new home with their new team. With a lot of changes this season to come, I guess PBA will be more interesting to watch.

[harizen]

I think wright want's out because they can't win championship, and failure of the team to land stars, they cant land a decent teammate for him, and also he think they can't make it to the championship with the rooster they have , with manuel addition he may be thinking twice, but they need another one star player to be a contender, with other team also gearing up for the crown.

No, it's not about Phoenix can't win a championship but if you were to follow what I have posted when Abueva was traded, you can take it as a reference. But there is other fresh news as well that circulated why Wright asks for trade although not official.

For me, these teams won on their respective trade;

Phoenix won on the trade with Abueva - this upcoming draft pick has several good role players on the list (there are news that they secure their future just in case the same Abueva case happen again)
Alaska won on the trade with Manuel (which in the first place, Manuel doesn't really want to play on Alaska)
Hotshots also won on the trade (in case Abueva won't do some sh*t on the way)

[blockman]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/vic-manuel-headed-to-phoenix-in-a-trade-with-alaska-says-source-a793-20210223?ref=home_featured_big

What? this quick, wow! I didn't expect that he'll be traded that quick after all the news that we've had before about him.

Neither do I, I thought Alaska would keep him but their decision was shocking.

I was still shocked on Calvin's trade, now this new one comes, I knew both of these are they are an Alaska Aces original and I hope they'll find a new home with their new team. With a lot of changes this season to come, I guess PBA will be more interesting to watch.

Yes! it is becoming more interesting. There's still more than one month to wait for the upcoming season and we'll see what other changes in the roster shall happen.
I'm just surprised to see about Manuel's trade, so all of those dramas before just got erased because of this trade.

[bisdak40]

Good news for Heruela too because he is still given a chance to play, it was published before that Phoenix hasn't sign him yet, I guess he was sign and later traded as well.

I do hope that's the case with Heruela but the last time i've heard about him is Phoenix did not offer him a contract and they can trade him because of "rights" issue, the same with Manuel.

Now, it's Alaska's turn if ever they want the service of Brian Heruela or not but there is a big possibility that they will sigh him because of how he performed last PBA bubble.

[Maslate]

Good news for Heruela too because he is still given a chance to play, it was published before that Phoenix hasn't sign him yet, I guess he was sign and later traded as well.

I do hope that's the case with Heruela but the last time i've heard about him is Phoenix did not offer him a contract and they can trade him because of "rights" issue, the same with Manuel.

Now, it's Alaska's turn if ever they want the service of Brian Heruela or not but there is a big possibility that they will sigh him because of how he performed last PBA bubble.

Heruela does fit with the system of Alaska, his defense is great and he can also produce points, I don't understand why TNT give him up to other team when TNT was lacking in terms of defense, I hope he'll get sign this player is so underrated.

[Kasabus]

Good news for Heruela too because he is still given a chance to play, it was published before that Phoenix hasn't sign him yet, I guess he was sign and later traded as well.

I do hope that's the case with Heruela but the last time i've heard about him is Phoenix did not offer him a contract and they can trade him because of "rights" issue, the same with Manuel.

Now, it's Alaska's turn if ever they want the service of Brian Heruela or not but there is a big possibility that they will sigh him because of how he performed last PBA bubble.

Heruela does fit with the system of Alaska, his defense is great and he can also produce points, I don't understand why TNT give him up to other team when TNT was lacking in terms of defense, I hope he'll get sign this player is so underrated.

There is no confirmation whether he was sign already but I agree with you, Heruela does fit with Alaska's system, that's why he got traded and likely he will get signed because he was traded for Vic Manuel and that's a big trade. Let's continue monitoring on the PBA news, for sure there's additional news about this trade that is a good news for Heruela.

[Fredomago]

Good news for Heruela too because he is still given a chance to play, it was published before that Phoenix hasn't sign him yet, I guess he was sign and later traded as well.

I do hope that's the case with Heruela but the last time i've heard about him is Phoenix did not offer him a contract and they can trade him because of "rights" issue, the same with Manuel.

Now, it's Alaska's turn if ever they want the service of Brian Heruela or not but there is a big possibility that they will sigh him because of how he performed last PBA bubble.

Heruela does fit with the system of Alaska, his defense is great and he can also produce points, I don't understand why TNT give him up to other team when TNT was lacking in terms of defense, I hope he'll get sign this player is so underrated.

That's how this league works, very unpredictable remember Don Trollano he's been shipped to Blackwater even he's performing. TNT gave him up  2 weeks before the upcoming playoff.

Talent who really contribute but since they still have Castro and Pugoy they keep dwelling to this two stars, same with Romeo they
also let him go when he started to perform while castro is injured. Lucky for Romeo he landed to a much better team and turned
he's career to the next level.

[blockman]

Do you guys have an idea who are those players that coach Topex Robinson is talking about at the end of this article? There will be some additions to their roster.
(https://www.pba.ph/news/robinson-excited-with-new-acquisitions)