2024 PBA Governor's Cup

[Finestream]

Not good, NLEX surely will miss his contribution, he is one of the best 3 point shooters in the PBA, he can help the struggling NLEX when PBA resume. Hopefully that's okay with the team, people nowadays really does not want to risk, and he made his choice, same with the NBA, some players opt out in the bubble.

Should not be a problem, at least.

Although no doubt as one of the key players of NLEX, Larry Fonacier is already not performing well during the 2018-19 season so I think NLEX should now be used to it. He is more than a veteran giving advice now to his teammates rather than an all-around player way back his prime.

They are one of the teams in the league that does have the most guards/forwards on their roster so Coach Yeng surely has a strategy to fill the hole of Fonacier's absence this season.

For sure he will find but NLEX has been a weak team especially in the elimination, they just don't have the grit and grind attitude, they rely so much in their 3 point shooting, what the team needed is good defense which is something to improve for them with the current squad.

[bisdak40]

Although no doubt as one of the key players of NLEX, Larry Fonacier is already not performing well during the 2018-19 season so I think NLEX should now be used to it. He is more than a veteran giving advice now to his teammates rather than an all-around player way back his prime.

They are one of the teams in the league that does have the most guards/forwards on their roster so Coach Yeng surely has a strategy to fill the hole of Fonacier's absence this season.

I agree, Fonacier is not really performing well on this time of his career maybe because father time is catching up on him. He and Cyrus have almost the same role now on the team, giving advise to the younger ones on the team.

Looks like rookie Mike Ayonayon will took the spot on Larry's absence and one thing for sure, he won't be missed. Just wonder though if he is still be paid even if he opted out of the bubble.

“Kumpleto pa rin naman kami na 15, pero hindi pa namin napaguusapan who will take over the spot of Larry, but most likely it’s going to be Mike Ayonayon,” added Guiao.

[Russlenat]

Another RETIREMENT NEWS!

PJ Simon retires after being relegated to free agent list

PETER June Simon officially retired from the PBA on Wednesday, ending a career that saw him rise from an unsigned, fifth-round rookie pick to one of the most reliable wingmen in Purefoods franchise history.

Simon announced he’s finally hanging his jersey just days after Magnolia relegated him to the free agent list three weeks before the Philippine Cup restarts this season inside a bubble at the Clark Freeport.

The 40-year-old guard made the announcement on his Instagram account.

one of the PBA players we will certainly missed, they had a good run with Big game James San Mig light IIRC, and they he was one of the biggest contributor, him, big game james and Pingris,.. I think we will see more retirements news.

[Fredomago]

Another RETIREMENT NEWS!

PJ Simon retires after being relegated to free agent list

PETER June Simon officially retired from the PBA on Wednesday, ending a career that saw him rise from an unsigned, fifth-round rookie pick to one of the most reliable wingmen in Purefoods franchise history.

Simon announced he’s finally hanging his jersey just days after Magnolia relegated him to the free agent list three weeks before the Philippine Cup restarts this season inside a bubble at the Clark Freeport.

The 40-year-old guard made the announcement on his Instagram account.

one of the PBA players we will certainly missed, they had a good run with Big game James San Mig light IIRC, and they he was one of the biggest contributor, him, big game james and Pingris,.. I think we will see more retirements news.

I remember those days when they are are playing solid with 2 Yaps pingris and Simon, they are amazing, the last team whoever won the Granslam if I do remember it right. With the guidance of coach Tim Cone.
Now we are seeing him (PJ) retiring he is an under rated star who brings the lift once Big game James have an off night.
Thanks for the entertainment, all will be remembered by the Hotdogs fans.

[blockman]

PJ Simon retires after being relegated to free agent list

I've seen this post on Facebook. Good player and a very humble guy.

I remember those days when they are are playing solid with 2 Yaps pingris and Simon

That's also the days that I've remembered him. With those teammates, those were the times that they've teamed up and played all right as if there's no roster shuffle that's going to happen. He enjoyed his entire PBA career and good luck to his new journey.

[Russlenat]

I remember those days when they are are playing solid with 2 Yaps pingris and Simon, they are amazing, the last team whoever won the Granslam if I do remember it right. With the guidance of coach Tim Cone.

I think so, though we can't hardly remember the past but his team with Yap and Pingris was really an exciting team to watch that time.
We saw the real defense which is different from the teams now where they mostly rely on 3 point shooting, their team is different.

I also saw a series of SMB against coach yeng where coach yeng walk out, can't remember what the exact game but that's what I can remember only.

Now we are seeing him (PJ) retiring he is an under rated star who brings the lift once Big game James have an off night.
Thanks for the entertainment, all will be remembered by the Hotdogs fans.

We might see James Yap and Pingris to retire soon, probably when their contract is over.

That's also the days that I've remembered him. With those teammates, those were the times that they've teamed up and played all right as if there's no roster shuffle that's going to happen. He enjoyed his entire PBA career and good luck to his new journey.

SMB san mig coffee, was that their team?

[harizen]

Just wonder though if he is still be paid even if he opted out of the bubble.

According to Coach Yeng, YES.

https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/29936046/larry-fonacier-join-nlex-pba-bubble

SMB san mig coffee, was that their team?

Yes. That was a branch of the original Purefoods franchise. Just changing the brand name for advertisement purposes.

PJ Simon was on the team in 2004 so he experiences wearing the brand name of:

Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Purefoods Chunkee Giants
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados
B-Meg Llamados
San Mig Super Coffee Mixers
Purefoods Star Hotshots
Magnolia Hotshots (current)

[mirakal]

Just wonder though if he is still be paid even if he opted out of the bubble.

According to Coach Yeng, YES.

https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/29936046/larry-fonacier-join-nlex-pba-bubble

SMB san mig coffee, was that their team?

Yes. That was a branch of the original Purefoods franchise. Just changing the brand name for advertisement purposes.

PJ Simon was on the team in 2004 so he experiences wearing the brand name of:

Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Purefoods Chunkee Giants
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados
B-Meg Llamados
San Mig Super Coffee Mixers
Purefoods Star Hotshots
Magnolia Hotshots (current)

That's very informative @harizen.. I don't know they change their names many times, I think this is the only team who change names many times compared to other teams in the PBA. Other teams that didn't change their names I guess are Alaska Aces, San Miguel Beerman, and Ginebra San Miguel, am I correct? sorry not too familiar;


Meanwhile we have some bad news for the Phoenix.

PBA disallows Phoenix from including Calvin Abueva in bubble lineup

THE PBA has disallowed Phoenix Super LPG from including the suspended Calvin Abueva in its lineup for the bubble season which is set to get going on October 11 in Pampanga.

The Fuel Masters initially included Abueva in its 25-man lineup for the Philippine Cup restart, but apparently have been barred from doing so since the controversial forward's indefinite suspension has yet to be lifted.

[goinmerry]

Meanwhile we have some bad news for the Phoenix.

PBA disallows Phoenix from including Calvin Abueva in bubble lineup

Calvin Abueva's suspension has now ran for 15 months and counting. He admits for his mistakes, trying to change for good, doing community projects, and involving in charities, still not enough?

As per the article, the deadline is today, Friday, for submitting the lineup so if that the case, Abueva won't be listed. Still a few weeks before the resume, I hope the decision will be made about lifting his suspension.

I think Abueva is expecting that he is now allowed to come back and play because of positive rumors.

[LogitechMouse]

Meanwhile we have some bad news for the Phoenix.

PBA disallows Phoenix from including Calvin Abueva in bubble lineup

As long as the suspension isn't lifted, he still can't join the conference.

Quite unfortunate since he has been suspended for more than a year already. Many are saying that this is too much of a punishment already but we can't blame the PBA management since he committed some mistakes. If he will play in the Bubble, for sure that more fans will watch on their home. many are waiting for his comeback in the court including me .

[Russlenat]

Meanwhile we have some bad news for the Phoenix.

PBA disallows Phoenix from including Calvin Abueva in bubble lineup

Calvin Abueva's suspension has now ran for 15 months and counting. He admits for his mistakes, trying to change for good, doing community projects, and involving in charities, still not enough?

As per the article, the deadline is today, Friday, for submitting the lineup so if that the case, Abueva won't be listed. Still a few weeks before the resume, I hope the decision will be made about lifting his suspension.

I think Abueva is expecting that he is now allowed to come back and play because of positive rumors.

That's very unfortunate, it's not actually him who is expecting, we the fans are also expecting that he'll return once the PBA resume, that's because of the good news about him that we have been reading lately, but it looks like he will have to wait again to play, if he can't play this conference, maybe in the next but it would be nice to really see him playing since it's an ALL Filipino conference where talents of the locals are showed.

[Kasabus]

Meanwhile we have some bad news for the Phoenix.

PBA disallows Phoenix from including Calvin Abueva in bubble lineup

Calvin Abueva's suspension has now ran for 15 months and counting. He admits for his mistakes, trying to change for good, doing community projects, and involving in charities, still not enough?

As per the article, the deadline is today, Friday, for submitting the lineup so if that the case, Abueva won't be listed. Still a few weeks before the resume, I hope the decision will be made about lifting his suspension.

I think Abueva is expecting that he is now allowed to come back and play because of positive rumors.

That's very unfortunate, it's not actually him who is expecting, we the fans are also expecting that he'll return once the PBA resume, that's because of the good news about him that we have been reading lately, but it looks like he will have to wait again to play, if he can't play this conference, maybe in the next but it would be nice to really see him playing since it's an ALL Filipino conference where talents of the locals are showed.

It's not expected that he will play, people are just speculating based on the positive news they read about Calvin's case development, so hopefully people will not get disappointed, he will come back at the proper time for sure.

[bisdak40]

Other teams that didn't change their names I guess are Alaska Aces, San Miguel Beerman, and Ginebra San Miguel, am I correct? sorry not too familiar;

San Miguel did change it's name to Petron Blaze Boosters in 2010 if i'm not mistaken. That move is very controversial since there were rumors that time that Phoenix will be joining the PBA.

Meanwhile we have some bad news for the Phoenix.

PBA disallows Phoenix from including Calvin Abueva in bubble lineup

THE PBA has disallowed Phoenix Super LPG from including the suspended Calvin Abueva in its lineup for the bubble season which is set to get going on October 11 in Pampanga.

The Fuel Masters initially included Abueva in its 25-man lineup for the Philippine Cup restart, but apparently have been barred from doing so since the controversial forward's indefinite suspension has yet to be lifted.

This is BS, Abueva has suffered enough and this become an injustice to the PBA players not just Calvin. If they want to ban him for hurting other players then they should have do it so that Abueva can move on and do what is appropriate for him and look for another league that would accept him.

[erikoy]

It's not expected that he will play, people are just speculating based on the positive news they read about Calvin's case development, so hopefully people will not get disappointed, he will come back at the proper time for sure.

Wow, that would be a great news for abueva's fan's out there. The are probable reason why Abueva has come back for the PBA game and that is to promote the PBA since many are longing for his comeback PBA would be great with Abueva's fan around. It all matters because this game is all about the crowd to which it will not going to fill the venue anymore. Just like the NBA the crowd now are using live streaming that can interact at the same time.

[Russlenat]

It's not expected that he will play, people are just speculating based on the positive news they read about Calvin's case development, so hopefully people will not get disappointed, he will come back at the proper time for sure.

You are on point, yeah it's not expected since the suspension was not lifted yet, but you can't really take the hope of the fans to see the beast playing again. Since it was already reported that he was not included in the Phoenix roster when it return, then people will stop speculating.

Wow, that would be a great news for abueva's fan's out there. The are probable reason why Abueva has come back for the PBA game and that is to promote the PBA since many are longing for his comeback PBA would be great with Abueva's fan around. It all matters because this game is all about the crowd to which it will not going to fill the venue anymore. Just like the NBA the crowd now are using live streaming that can interact at the same time.

Good news that he will not play?  ...

Looks like you missed something here, phoenix included him in the roster but it wasn't allowed as Abueva's suspension was not officially lifted yet.

[mirakal]

Other teams that didn't change their names I guess are Alaska Aces, San Miguel Beerman, and Ginebra San Miguel, am I correct? sorry not too familiar;

San Miguel did change it's name to Petron Blaze Boosters in 2010 if i'm not mistaken. That move is very controversial since there were rumors that time that Phoenix will be joining the PBA.

Thanks for the new info, I didn't know that, I thought they didn't change name, so only Alaska and Ginebra did not change their name, right?

Meanwhile we have some bad news for the Phoenix.

PBA disallows Phoenix from including Calvin Abueva in bubble lineup

THE PBA has disallowed Phoenix Super LPG from including the suspended Calvin Abueva in its lineup for the bubble season which is set to get going on October 11 in Pampanga.

The Fuel Masters initially included Abueva in its 25-man lineup for the Philippine Cup restart, but apparently have been barred from doing so since the controversial forward's indefinite suspension has yet to be lifted.

This is BS, Abueva has suffered enough and this become an injustice to the PBA players not just Calvin. If they want to ban him for hurting other players then they should have do it so that Abueva can move on and do what is appropriate for him and look for another league that would accept him.

Abueva's contract has not expired yet, he has some offers from international league, I think that was in Japan if I'm not mistaken, so I guess he also have that plan considered in case PBA will be more hard to him. That's our problem, we love foreign players a lot while we are to strict with our very own who are a good contribution in our Philippine team.

This Import was ban but later unban, guess he shouldn't be unban.

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/renaldo-balkman-banned-import-fiba-world-cup-puerto-rico-gilas-pilipinas-seville-spai

[LogitechMouse]

It's not expected that he will play, people are just speculating based on the positive news they read about Calvin's case development, so hopefully people will not get disappointed, he will come back at the proper time for sure.

Either way, many are expecting especially his fans that he will make a comeback this year and many are hoping that he will play in the PBA bubble this October.

I would like to see a big surprise coming from our commissioner and one day he will say that "Abueva is eligible to play now in the PBA bubble. The suspension is lifted already and he will play this October.". For sure many fans will watch him to play again.

[Vaculin]

@Mirakal, that's Balkman against his teammate/s, that's more serious than Calvin and the guy were even given a chance to play with Alab Pilipinas as an import, that's playing along with Brownlee. Let's protest! 

It's not expected that he will play, people are just speculating based on the positive news they read about Calvin's case development, so hopefully people will not get disappointed, he will come back at the proper time for sure.

Either way, many are expecting especially his fans that he will make a comeback this year and many are hoping that he will play in the PBA bubble this October.

I would like to see a big surprise coming from our commissioner and one day he will say that "Abueva is eligible to play now in the PBA bubble. The suspension is lifted already and he will play this October.". For sure many fans will watch him to play again.

Was there enough time, I thought the PBA organization are already collecting the final list of roster in their return, I guess the PBA will resume on October 9 next month, so there' a little time.

[bisdak40]

It's not expected that he will play, people are just speculating based on the positive news they read about Calvin's case development, so hopefully people will not get disappointed, he will come back at the proper time for sure.

Either way, many are expecting especially his fans that he will make a comeback this year and many are hoping that he will play in the PBA bubble this October.

I would like to see a big surprise coming from our commissioner and one day he will say that "Abueva is eligible to play now in the PBA bubble. The suspension is lifted already and he will play this October.". For sure many fans will watch him to play again.

I'm afraid that those good news won't come this season of the PBA because that action of the commissioner of barring the inclusion of Abueva in the bubble just just put an end to all speculations that he would be back soon because the PBA had this policy that no one is allowed to enter the bubble once it begins.

Since PBA as a matter of policy won't allow anyone to enter the bubble while the season is ongoing

[Sanitough]

It's not expected that he will play, people are just speculating based on the positive news they read about Calvin's case development, so hopefully people will not get disappointed, he will come back at the proper time for sure.

Either way, many are expecting especially his fans that he will make a comeback this year and many are hoping that he will play in the PBA bubble this October.

I would like to see a big surprise coming from our commissioner and one day he will say that "Abueva is eligible to play now in the PBA bubble. The suspension is lifted already and he will play this October.". For sure many fans will watch him to play again.

I'm afraid that those good news won't come this season of the PBA because that action of the commissioner of barring the inclusion of Abueva in the bubble just just put an end to all speculations that he would be back soon because the PBA had this policy that no one is allowed to enter the bubble once it begins.

Since PBA as a matter of policy won't allow anyone to enter the bubble while the season is ongoing

That's very clear already, the rule actually was no one is allowed to enter and if one will leave he will not be able to come back anymore.

For security purposes against covid-19, this is a good policy and everyone should follow.