2024 PBA Governor's Cup

[bisdak40]

I would love to join the betting if someone would set up a contest. maybe biskdak can do this.

I love to handle this contest but just too many constraints for me here as I'm very busy with other stuff IRL but there are guys who can handle this contest like @mirakal and Russlenat and they already know the mechanics as they have done this before. I will just support and participate in this event. 

Anyway, who do you think will win the best player of the conference? as per this article, it says that Calvin Abueva is leading the race.
 
Abueva still leads race for PH Cup BPC plum

It should be Abueva this time. Stat-wise, he got this and with the changes in his attitude, I'm sure he would get the votes from other players which is the vital factor in winning this award.

[Viscore]

I would love to join the betting if someone would set up a contest. maybe biskdak can do this.

I love to handle this contest but just too many constraints for me here as I'm very busy with other stuff IRL but there are guys who can handle this contest like @mirakal and Russlenat and they already know the mechanics as they have done this before. I will just support and participate in this event. 

Hopefully, they are reading this thread so we can hear some words from them.

I think there is still plenty of time, by the way, when is game 1 of the Finals?

Anyway, who do you think will win the best player of the conference? as per this article, it says that Calvin Abueva is leading the race.
 
Abueva still leads race for PH Cup BPC plum

It should be Abueva this time. Stat-wise, he got this and with the changes in his attitude, I'm sure he would get the votes from other players which is the vital factor in winning this award.

I don't look at the stats anymore but I believe that Calvin has a big impact on the team that's why they reach the Finals and I also believe that he is now the most consistent in the team, hence he should be the best player of the team.

[freedomgo]

It's easier for bettors to decide what team to bet on in the Finals as both teams have an equal chance to win (IMO).

No, it's more difficult to choose since they are equal. Bettors will mostly base their pick on their favorites regardless of their performance.

I'm with TNT Katropa this time. But first I need to watch their Game 1 performance before placing my bet. I will not bet just because I'm with TNT. I'm not a fan of both teams that's why I will use my gamblers' way.

You'll miss the fun if you will not bet in game 1, yes this is all about which team is your favorite to win and I think there's no need to overanalyze as this would be a close game. I like to bet on the series but there's no betting line for that, so how about one of our trusted members here set up a betting contest so everyone will have some fun.

I would love to join the betting if someone would set up a contest. maybe biskdak can do this.

I'll pass, I prefer to bet on per game and will just choose to be on the bookies.

Maybe I will change my mind, depending on the number of participants that are willing to join.

Anyway, who do you think will win the best player of the conference? as per this article, it says that Calvin Abueva is leading the race.
 
Abueva still leads race for PH Cup BPC plum

I think he will win as the BPC and it will increase his chance if Magnolia will win the championship.

he will likely get two awards, one for BPC and one is for Finals MVP.

[mirakal]

I love to handle this contest but just too many constraints for me here as I'm very busy with other stuff IRL but there are guys who can handle this contest like @mirakal and Russlenat and they already know the mechanics as they have done this before. I will just support and participate in this event. 

Same here, as much as I love to run this kind of betting contest again but I'm afraid I would not be able to concentrate because I'm busy with my real-life business. I'm putting in a lot of time as you know it's a pandemic and we need to earn to survive in these hard times, anyways I'm still betting on PBA but not much compared to the past.

[Viscore]

I love to handle this contest but just too many constraints for me here as I'm very busy with other stuff IRL but there are guys who can handle this contest like @mirakal and Russlenat and they already know the mechanics as they have done this before. I will just support and participate in this event. 

Same here, as much as I love to run this kind of betting contest again but I'm afraid I would not be able to concentrate because I'm busy with my real-life business. I'm putting in a lot of time as you know it's a pandemic and we need to earn to survive in these hard times, anyways I'm still betting on PBA but not much compared to the past.

Noted, I guess we just stick with betting on the bookies, that way we are all equal and given a chance to bet on the team that we like to win. Betting on a series is good but it's just unfortunate that our bookies do not offer this kind of market, so it should go with the normal betting which is per-game betting.

[Fredomago]

I love to handle this contest but just too many constraints for me here as I'm very busy with other stuff IRL but there are guys who can handle this contest like @mirakal and Russlenat and they already know the mechanics as they have done this before. I will just support and participate in this event. 

Same here, as much as I love to run this kind of betting contest again but I'm afraid I would not be able to concentrate because I'm busy with my real-life business. I'm putting in a lot of time as you know it's a pandemic and we need to earn to survive in these hard times, anyways I'm still betting on PBA but not much compared to the past.

It's understandable as we all need to adjust during this pandemic, though we also love betting at some point and we continue doing it in a much lesser way. I feel you Kabayan

I know both of you are very active with our local basketball league, a fan and a gambler in a such ways.

Good luck to your chosen team to win the title or if you are not a fan to win each game from this series, let's enjoy and hope that it will
also ended in a do or die game

[blockman]

Off-topic a bit, Japan B-league is eyeing PBA players to be in their league and rumors have it that Japeth Aguilar and Christian Standhardinger have lucrative offers to play for them. Japeth is offered 3M Php a month, far from that 900K Php (including bonus) that he currently receives.

Also, they are closely monitoring Junemar and might offer the biggest money to him as he is dominant and popular. This could be the beginning of the end of PBA, what do you think guys?

I saw this news, it's not actually a rumor anymore but an actual offer that B League tries to snatch these two Junemar and Japeth. Only two of them I've seen that's about being offered to play for B League. AFAIK, for Japeth's offer it's around Php 2M per month for the first year of his contract, and next year it will be around Php 2.9M so yeah around Php 3M. That doesn't include the perks and bonuses. If I want to settle as soon as possible since I'm getting old, I'll take that offer but maybe he's too thankful to RSA as Terrence Romeo has said too.

[Fredomago]

Off-topic a bit, Japan B-league is eyeing PBA players to be in their league and rumors have it that Japeth Aguilar and Christian Standhardinger have lucrative offers to play for them. Japeth is offered 3M Php a month, far from that 900K Php (including bonus) that he currently receives.

Also, they are closely monitoring Junemar and might offer the biggest money to him as he is dominant and popular. This could be the beginning of the end of PBA, what do you think guys?

I saw this news, it's not actually a rumor anymore but an actual offer that B League tries to snatch these two Junemar and Japeth. Only two of them I've seen that's about being offered to play for B League. AFAIK, for Japeth's offer it's around Php 2M per month for the first year of his contract, and next year it will be around Php 2.9M so yeah around Php 3M. That doesn't include the perks and bonuses. If I want to settle as soon as possible since I'm getting old, I'll take that offer but maybe he's too thankful to RSA as Terrence Romeo has said too.

The case of Japeth is far from what Romeo has. He's already aging and has injuries that may trigger while playing inside PBA. The offer is very alluring, considering that he's no longer in his prime.

I see though the difference if B-Legue will offer Fajardo, not by far SMB are capable to offer the same though it will be on the under the table deal.

Future wise, Japeth should take this one into consideration. His career is no longer on the hype. PBA might be the best league if you don't want to leave the country, but if you are thinking widely B-League can be a good milk and butter.

[blockman]

Off-topic a bit, Japan B-league is eyeing PBA players to be in their league and rumors have it that Japeth Aguilar and Christian Standhardinger have lucrative offers to play for them. Japeth is offered 3M Php a month, far from that 900K Php (including bonus) that he currently receives.

Also, they are closely monitoring Junemar and might offer the biggest money to him as he is dominant and popular. This could be the beginning of the end of PBA, what do you think guys?

I saw this news, it's not actually a rumor anymore but an actual offer that B League tries to snatch these two Junemar and Japeth. Only two of them I've seen that's about being offered to play for B League. AFAIK, for Japeth's offer it's around Php 2M per month for the first year of his contract, and next year it will be around Php 2.9M so yeah around Php 3M. That doesn't include the perks and bonuses. If I want to settle as soon as possible since I'm getting old, I'll take that offer but maybe he's too thankful to RSA as Terrence Romeo has said too.

The case of Japeth is far from what Romeo has. He's already aging and has injuries that may trigger while playing inside PBA. The offer is very alluring, considering that he's no longer in his prime.

I see though the difference if B-Legue will offer Fajardo, not by far SMB are capable to offer the same though it will be on the under the table deal.

Future wise, Japeth should take this one into consideration. His career is no longer on the hype. PBA might be the best league if you don't want to leave the country, but if you are thinking widely B-League can be a good milk and butter.

They may have a different case but I'm talking about being indebted to their team, to the company and management that has taken care of them.
There's also another news that there's a network that tries to deal with B League to broadcast it on national free TV. IIRC, that's GMA network. Well, PBA has to be alarmed on this matter.

[Viscore]

Off-topic a bit, Japan B-league is eyeing PBA players to be in their league and rumors have it that Japeth Aguilar and Christian Standhardinger have lucrative offers to play for them. Japeth is offered 3M Php a month, far from that 900K Php (including bonus) that he currently receives.

Also, they are closely monitoring Junemar and might offer the biggest money to him as he is dominant and popular. This could be the beginning of the end of PBA, what do you think guys?

I saw this news, it's not actually a rumor anymore but an actual offer that B League tries to snatch these two Junemar and Japeth. Only two of them I've seen that's about being offered to play for B League. AFAIK, for Japeth's offer it's around Php 2M per month for the first year of his contract, and next year it will be around Php 2.9M so yeah around Php 3M. That doesn't include the perks and bonuses. If I want to settle as soon as possible since I'm getting old, I'll take that offer but maybe he's too thankful to RSA as Terrence Romeo has said too.

The case of Japeth is far from what Romeo has. He's already aging and has injuries that may trigger while playing inside PBA. The offer is very alluring, considering that he's no longer in his prime.

I see though the difference if B-Legue will offer Fajardo, not by far SMB are capable to offer the same though it will be on the under the table deal.

Future wise, Japeth should take this one into consideration. His career is no longer on the hype. PBA might be the best league if you don't want to leave the country, but if you are thinking widely B-League can be a good milk and butter.

They may have a different case but I'm talking about being indebted to their team, to the company and management that has taken care of them.
There's also another news that there's a network that tries to deal with B League to broadcast it on national free TV. IIRC, that's GMA network. Well, PBA has to be alarmed on this matter.

Well, I guess that would be awesome if we can see a live game in our local channel, maybe if more PBA players will play with the B league, we can make a thread and we can also start betting. Japeth fits in the B league, look at Kobe Paras and the Ravena brothers, they are doing well fo their respective teams and they really play like a real import.

[Kasabus]

Are we going to see game 1 tomorrow?

I can't find an announcement yet regarding the schedule of the game, but my guess is only based on the regular schedule of the PBA which are on every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

[agustina2]

Are we going to see game 1 tomorrow?

I can't find an announcement yet regarding the schedule of the game, but my guess is only based on the regular schedule of the PBA which are on every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Did some quick research and can't find anything about the schedule too. My guess is on Friday to make teams more rested and prepared. I agree with you, in usual, it should be tomorrow but since it's Finals, they give extra days for resting. I'm not sure though.

Let's wait for someone who snatches information on the web.

[chaser15]

Future wise, Japeth should take this one into consideration. His career is no longer on the hype. PBA might be the best league if you don't want to leave the country, but if you are thinking widely B-League can be a good milk and butter.

Disagree that he's no longer hype. He's the most athletic player on that kind of height in PBA. He is fast, quick, and still doing those nasty dunks. If he needs to think wise and I agree that he should take that offer from B-league. There's no offer that will come to him if he will pass that. Loyalty is ok but money matters to secure the future. Maybe Japeth will not accept the offer if SMC will give him lifetime support lol.

[harizen]

For those who are asking the Finals Schedule, Game 1 will be tomorrow, Wednesday.

Here's the full schedule this week. As always, the game schedule always released weekly.

[Maslate]

Thanks for that @harizen, I'm also checking on the betting odds for game 1 but it's not yet available now.

Hopefully the spread of TNT is not so high if they'll be listed as the favorite to win in game 1, it would be fun if we will do another martingale play as this could be another close series IMO.

[carlisle1]

Thanks for that @harizen, I'm also checking on the betting odds for game 1 but it's not yet available now.

Hopefully the spread of TNT is not so high if they'll be listed as the favorite to win in game 1, it would be fun if we will do another martingale play as this could be another close series IMO.

Matched up between these two teams is almost balanced,

TNT may get the favorite, but in terms of spread, the chance that it will not be that much. Magnolia also has the counter to each attack that

coach Chot may use the game will be between coaches in how they will rotate players to have a winning combo inside the court, I'll be eyeing

for Abueva if how he will take this series personally, it's been a long time since he won a title, if I remember it right that was when he still playing

with Alaska.

[bisdak40]

Matched up between these two teams is almost balanced,

TNT may get the favorite, but in terms of spread, the chance that it will not be that much. Magnolia also has the counter to each attack that

coach Chot may use the game will be between coaches in how they will rotate players to have a winning combo inside the court, I'll be eyeing

for Abueva if how he will take this series personally, it's been a long time since he won a title, if I remember it right that was when he still playing

with Alaska.

This is series is so interesting and exciting as well because there is no team that has a clear advantage over the other. One PBA analyst has said that this series is not between coach Chot Reyes vs Chito Victolero but rather it is a battle between Chot Reyes and Calvin Abueva. The brilliance of coach Chot will once again be tested and let us see how he depend  Abueva as the latter is the key for Magnolia to win the championship.

Yes, Abueva won a championship with Alaska in his rookie year, that is why he was named the ROY that time. 

[Maslate]

Thanks for that @harizen, I'm also checking on the betting odds for game 1 but it's not yet available now.

Hopefully the spread of TNT is not so high if they'll be listed as the favorite to win in game 1, it would be fun if we will do another martingale play as this could be another close series IMO.

Matched up between these two teams is almost balanced,

TNT may get the favorite, but in terms of spread, the chance that it will not be that much. Magnolia also has the counter to each attack that

coach Chot may use the game will be between coaches in how they will rotate players to have a winning combo inside the court, I'll be eyeing

for Abueva if how he will take this series personally, it's been a long time since he won a title, if I remember it right that was when he still playing

with Alaska.

I believe it will be a balanced match but I still like the TNT to win here because I think they have the better team and they are more experienced compared to the Magnolia Hotshots. If Chot Reyes will win this conference, he might hold the TNT coaching job until he retires, so it's very important for him and it will also increase his championship achievement as a coach.

[Fredomago]

For those who are asking the Finals Schedule, Game 1 will be tomorrow, Wednesday.

Here's the full schedule this week. As always, the game schedule always released weekly.

Thanks for sharing this information  but by looking inside Stake odd still unavailable, maybe they will cater tomorrow on the earlier part, TNT after beating SMB might get the side of bookies as a favorite, though the difference is more likely from how they treat the series against SMB, small gap so it will more on the bettors side to choose which team they think will win game 1.

Martingale for your favorite Maybe magnolia have something to surprise their fans. Their performances during the regular games are very decent, explosive and very synchronize, The chemistry between players is in the same level of TNT.

Good Luck to all bettors that will bet to this series. May the best team win!

[blockman]

Well, I guess that would be awesome if we can see a live game in our local channel, maybe if more PBA players will play with the B league, we can make a thread and we can also start betting. Japeth fits in the B league, look at Kobe Paras and the Ravena brothers, they are doing well fo their respective teams and they really play like a real import.

It is and PBA should be alerted on it because B League plans to be next to NBA if not the 2nd then one of the biggest basketball leagues in the world. They know what they're doing and they know how to market their league. Unlike PBA, it's always the usual, it's been a lot of years and we always see the sister companies at the finals and it's always like that. Fans are too tired with such script-like league because there's no other than who are making themselves at the finals.