2024 PBA Governor's Cup

[Shamm]

We will watch the Manila Clasico PBA Christmas Game. Actually, that will be the 4th time that I will watch a PBA Christmas Game. It's been a while since I entered the Araneta Coliseum. I miss watching a live game without a commentator but only the cheer of the crowd lol.

I remember sitting at the side of the team against Ginebra on a regular game, not Christmas. Our group is only a few cheering on that side.

Anyways, I will share some pics here.

I'm imagining what kind of crowd you are while cheering at side of the opponents bench. Watching PBA  is really something that you can treasure, especially when you are watching game where Gin kings are playing. Those cheers from the fans are the added entertainment. I remember watching game way back when Terrence Romeo still playing with GlobalPort. The Boo each time he's holding the ball covered the entire coliseum. You can't hear anything aside from those words. 

If you are a fan of the Gin Kings, you will certainly have fun especially if you are watching on Sunday where fans are mostly available to watch. I never experienced it, I'm not really a Gin Kings die-hard fan so it's not a big deal, but what I like is to experience watching the game live in the big arena.

Watching live in Television is not just fun but watching live in araneta  so much fan and you have a chance to see your favorite PBA player and bthe rest of the team. For me I'll prefer to watch on television for now but If I have an extra time I'll want to experience that feeling bthat you can see in person your favorite player  and take a selfie.
Anyway too many people want to see that match of gin king in personal so other people make a Way to buy a ticket .

[Fredomago]

Watching live in Television is not just fun but watching live in araneta  so much fan and you have a chance to see your favorite PBA player and bthe rest of the team. For me I'll prefer to watch on television for now but If I have an extra time I'll want to experience that feeling bthat you can see in person your favorite player  and take a selfie.
Anyway too many people want to see that match of gin king in personal so other people make a Way to buy a ticket .

If you are referring to this upcoming Manila Clasico and I can say yes, there are many fans who are willing to go and watch this game, if there's no more threat of this new omicron variant maybe me and my wife will also watch this game, not a Gin kings fans but the love for the game and the crowd will add to more entertainment inside the coliseum.

For now, just like you watching in front of TV is the best alternative.

I let my kids watch with us and tell them some great stories from the fast PBA games.. 

[xSkylarx]

Watching live in Television is not just fun but watching live in araneta  so much fan and you have a chance to see your favorite PBA player and bthe rest of the team. For me I'll prefer to watch on television for now but If I have an extra time I'll want to experience that feeling bthat you can see in person your favorite player  and take a selfie.
Anyway too many people want to see that match of gin king in personal so other people make a Way to buy a ticket .

If you are referring to this upcoming Manila Clasico and I can say yes, there are many fans who are willing to go and watch this game, if there's no more threat of this new omicron variant maybe me and my wife will also watch this game, not a Gin kings fans but the love for the game and the crowd will add to more entertainment inside the coliseum.

For now, just like you watching in front of TV is the best alternative.

I let my kids watch with us and tell them some great stories from the fast PBA games.. 

The best feeling is when you are watching it live. Well, I believe that if they reopen, the tickets will be expensive, and not everyone will be able to afford them, so we will have to watch on TV, which is still great, but in person, you can feel the crowd yelling and the intense emotion while playing. I haven't tried watching it live, but have you tried if the finals come and there are a lot of people or friends or family members all watching that feeling is very unexplainable it is sort of watching it live? I'm hoping to be able to watch it live soon.

[carlisle1]

The best feeling is when you are watching it live. Well, I believe that if they reopen, the tickets will be expensive, and not everyone will be able to afford them, so we will have to watch on TV, which is still great, but in person, you can feel the crowd yelling and the intense emotion while playing. I haven't tried watching it live, but have you tried if the finals come and there are a lot of people or friends or family members all watching that feeling is very unexplainable it is sort of watching it live? I'm hoping to be able to watch it live soon.

On a contrary, if I remember it right PBA is planning to cut the ticket price to attract more people to watch the live events.

Not sure but it's been discussed here before, but even the tickets are expensive, there are people who really wanted to watch it live. Fans are fans.

Even an average earner is willing to buy just to see their favorite player/team competing.. Especially those Brgy. Ginebra fans, they are willing

to spend money to cheer for this team..

[Sanitough]

The best feeling is when you are watching it live. Well, I believe that if they reopen, the tickets will be expensive, and not everyone will be able to afford them, so we will have to watch on TV, which is still great, but in person, you can feel the crowd yelling and the intense emotion while playing. I haven't tried watching it live, but have you tried if the finals come and there are a lot of people or friends or family members all watching that feeling is very unexplainable it is sort of watching it live? I'm hoping to be able to watch it live soon.

On a contrary, if I remember it right PBA is planning to cut the ticket price to attract more people to watch the live events.

Not sure but it's been discussed here before, but even the tickets are expensive, there are people who really wanted to watch it live. Fans are fans.

Even an average earner is willing to buy just to see their favorite player/team competing.. Especially those Brgy. Ginebra fans, they are willing

to spend money to cheer for this team..

It was reported before that the ticket cost was lowered but I'm not sure if the situation is the same now since it was only reported once and they've done that for the return of the PBA in Smart Araneta Coliseum.

https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/12/pba-offers-lower-ticket-prices-for-returning-fans/

@carlisle1, you are right, even if the tickets are expensive, people will still buy it as they have a lot of money in the holidays so they'll spend it to enjoy.

[goinmerry]

I forgot to post this after the game between Alaska and Blackwater last Wednesday.

As a super fan of BlackWater Bossing, I want to congratulate them for their continuous losing streak on which the recent one is against Alaska. I like how they played on the game giving lots of opportunities for Alaska to score a bucket. They just need to maintain that kind of playing so that their losing streak will continue making a new record every time they are playing.

From Coaching staff to all of their players, just keep up the good work! Like I said before, their record is hard to achieve and I'm sure no team in the league, even in the future, can surpass their record. What a milestone at this franchise.

[harizen]

The best feeling is when you are watching it live. Well, I believe that if they reopen, the tickets will be expensive, and not everyone will be able to afford them, so we will have to watch on TV, which is still great, but in person, you can feel the crowd yelling and the intense emotion while playing.

Believe me, mate, the ticket is not that expensive as you think especially for an elimination game regardless of who will play. Ticket price boost only starting from playoffs but more noticeable during the Finals.

The Upper Box section is enough for a budget meal and unlike what we saw on the screen where that section is almost far from the court, it's not the actual view in Live. In Upper Box, you can have a clear view of the players on the court.

[bisdak40]

I forgot to post this after the game between Alaska and Blackwater last Wednesday.

As a super fan of BlackWater Bossing, I want to congratulate them for their continuous losing streak on which the recent one is against Alaska. I like how they played on the game giving lots of opportunities for Alaska to score a bucket. They just need to maintain that kind of playing so that their losing streak will continue making a new record every time they are playing.

From Coaching staff to all of their players, just keep up the good work! Like I said before, their record is hard to achieve and I'm sure no team in the league, even in the future, can surpass their record. What a milestone at this franchise.

Lol, with their current roster I think their losing streak will continue unless they became so lucky in the succeeding games that all they throw will find the bucket, that's the time they would win but if it's just a normal day then their record will be hard to break as their loses continues to file.

I think they are just banking, preparing for the next rookie draft and hope they will get the number one and number two pick overall then sell to its mother team  .

[LogitechMouse]

I forgot to post this after the game between Alaska and Blackwater last Wednesday.

As a super fan of BlackWater Bossing, I want to congratulate them for their continuous losing streak on which the recent one is against Alaska. I like how they played on the game giving lots of opportunities for Alaska to score a bucket. They just need to maintain that kind of playing so that their losing streak will continue making a new record every time they are playing.

From Coaching staff to all of their players, just keep up the good work! Like I said before, their record is hard to achieve and I'm sure no team in the league, even in the future, can surpass their record. What a milestone at this franchise.

The level of sarcasm is at its highest .

Anyway, they are on the way to a losing streak record that I believe no one can beat. They are on their way to achieve 2 straight seasons without any wins . No team can achieve that except them. On the other hand though, there are some news months ago saying that the owner is selling the franchise already. Maybe they are doing this because they want to focus anymore on the PBA and they don't want to spend that much money into it. What a milestone they have indeed .

I think they are just banking, preparing for the next rookie draft and hope they will get the number one and number two pick overall then sell to its mother team  .

This is the reason why the competitiveness of the league is decreasing and will decrease more in the future as these company teams are just milking these individual teams like Blackwater.

[Kelvinid]

From Coaching staff to all of their players, just keep up the good work! Like I said before, their record is hard to achieve and I'm sure no team in the league, even in the future, can surpass their record. What a milestone at this franchise.

Lol, they are making history in the easiest way and something that the franchise cannot be proud of. I think we already see the effect of the owner's statement on planning to sell the team, players and coaching staff are not so hungry and it's okay for them to lose.

[Sanitough]

From Coaching staff to all of their players, just keep up the good work! Like I said before, their record is hard to achieve and I'm sure no team in the league, even in the future, can surpass their record. What a milestone at this franchise.

Lol, they are making history in the easiest way and something that the franchise cannot be proud of. I think we already see the effect of the owner's statement on planning to sell the team, players and coaching staff are not so hungry and it's okay for them to lose.

Forget about that team, from the very start, we already know that they are a mess, and maybe you are right, when their owner made a statement that he is going to sell the team, that started the struggle of the team, I think he should better sell it or else the bleeding will not stop.

For other team like the big teams, they are doing pretty well, Ginbra and NLEX, they are at the top of the standing.

I was expecting a game today but I was wrong, as per schedule (https://pba.ph/), they'll play on Christmas day not today.
So it will be on Saturday and Sunday.

[goinmerry]

Northport Batang Pier and Terrafirma DYIP are the only teams that BlackWater has a chance to get a win. If BlackWater will lose on that team, another milestone is unlocked as they will be the first team in the league with no wins in 2 consecutive conferences. I hope they will get that record.

Currently, they are in the 24th straight loss. Blackwater must not do their best against NP and Terrafirma once they faced each other.

I'm just worried as they are about to bring a new import. I hope that import is weak so that no one can stop Blackwater to achieve a new record.

[Russlenat]

Northport Batang Pier and Terrafirma DYIP are the only teams that BlackWater has a chance to get a win. If BlackWater will lose on that team, another milestone is unlocked as they will be the first team in the league with no wins in 2 consecutive conferences. I hope they will get that record.

Currently, they are in the 24th straight loss. Blackwater must not do their best against NP and Terrafirma once they faced each other.

I'm just worried as they are about to bring a new import. I hope that import is weak so that no one can stop Blackwater to achieve a new record.

They badly want to win, they are on a losing streak and it's very embarrassing, not only to the players but to the coaching staff and the management. Blackwater has to show their competitiveness, they are winning games before although they don't qualify in the elimination most of the time, but this time they really gone through a bad season where they need to break whatever spell they are in now.

[agustina2]

they are winning games before

The last time they won was in the first PBA Bubble. 24 consecutive losses as mentioned above. Already 2 conferences and are almost midway through the current conference have passed without any improvement. Therefore, they are not winning games even before. They are at worst. Why such teams are allowed in the PBA lol. They should be considering removing or kicking out a team that has no winning record for a whole season.

I hope their new import is versatile and athletic but for a much better result, he also needs some boost and backup from BW players.

[chaser15]

Manila Clasico is a game where whoever are the players involved, it's the team's name that is bringing excitement and thrill. The long-time duel of Purefoods franchise and Ginebra San Miguel. It's one of the remarkable and famous match-ups in the league.

Not wrecking the fun of oldies but it's good also if they put Ginebra vs NLEX too. Others are now waiting for the match-up of KJ McDaniels and Justin Brownlee. It's the best match we want to see this elimination as the import of top teams, TNT and SMB are not performing well.

[Vaculin]

Manila Clasico is a game where whoever are the players involved, it's the team's name that is bringing excitement and thrill. The long-time duel of Purefoods franchise and Ginebra San Miguel. It's one of the remarkable and famous match-ups in the league.

Not wrecking the fun of oldies but it's good also if they put Ginebra vs NLEX too. Others are now waiting for the match-up of KJ McDaniels and Justin Brownlee. It's the best match we want to see this elimination as the import of top teams, TNT and SMB are not performing well.

We will eventually see NLEX and Ginebra playing, but it's not anymore manila Classico.

TNT and SMB are not performing well? maybe, but it's too early to tell, these teams are capable of winning and when the playoffs come, that's the time for us to know who really are the better teams to look up, as for Ginebra, I believe on their consistency, but not sure with NLEX yet as they just skyrocketed to the top. Also, let us remember that SMB and TNT have a good roster, so they can also make a surprise.

[Yamifoud]

Manila Clasico is a game where whoever are the players involved, it's the team's name that is bringing excitement and thrill. The long-time duel of Purefoods franchise and Ginebra San Miguel. It's one of the remarkable and famous match-ups in the league.

Not wrecking the fun of oldies but it's good also if they put Ginebra vs NLEX too. Others are now waiting for the match-up of KJ McDaniels and Justin Brownlee. It's the best match we want to see this elimination as the import of top teams, TNT and SMB are not performing well.

We will eventually see NLEX and Ginebra playing, but it's not anymore manila Classico.

Of course, because these two teams will meet in the future, but let's just focus first on the games tomorrow and on Sunday. Both NLEX and Ginebra will have their respective game tomorrow, so let's see if what team will remain undefeated afterwards.

TNT and SMB are not performing well? maybe, but it's too early to tell, these teams are capable of winning and when the playoffs come, that's the time for us to know who really are the better teams to look up, as for Ginebra, I believe on their consistency, but not sure with NLEX yet as they just skyrocketed to the top. Also, let us remember that SMB and TNT have a good roster, so they can also make a surprise.

No question about that, yes, it's too early but as a fan, we already have our favorite to win this conference and I'm pretty sure that NLEX gained some follows this season and believe they'll make it to the championship and win.

[Vaculin]

Manila Clasico is a game where whoever are the players involved, it's the team's name that is bringing excitement and thrill. The long-time duel of Purefoods franchise and Ginebra San Miguel. It's one of the remarkable and famous match-ups in the league.

Not wrecking the fun of oldies but it's good also if they put Ginebra vs NLEX too. Others are now waiting for the match-up of KJ McDaniels and Justin Brownlee. It's the best match we want to see this elimination as the import of top teams, TNT and SMB are not performing well.

We will eventually see NLEX and Ginebra playing, but it's not anymore manila Classico.

Of course, because these two teams will meet in the future, but let's just focus first on the games tomorrow and on Sunday. Both NLEX and Ginebra will have their respective game tomorrow, so let's see if what team will remain undefeated afterwards.

They will for sure but unlike the NBA where they publish their schedules in advance, the PBA does not do the same thing. As for the betting odds of the games tomorrow, it's still unavailable now, I just checked on my bookie but could not find it.

By the way tomorrow we have the following games.

NLEX vs Phoenix,
Ginebra vs Magnolia.

On Sunday.

DYIP vs Beermen
TNT vs ROS ( this is a good one too).

[blockman]

Manila Clasico is a game where whoever are the players involved, it's the team's name that is bringing excitement and thrill. The long-time duel of Purefoods franchise and Ginebra San Miguel. It's one of the remarkable and famous match-ups in the league.

Not wrecking the fun of oldies but it's good also if they put Ginebra vs NLEX too. Others are now waiting for the match-up of KJ McDaniels and Justin Brownlee. It's the best match we want to see this elimination as the import of top teams, TNT and SMB are not performing well.

I agree, it's always the intense feeling that would be built up if it's for those matches.

Northport Batang Pier and Terrafirma DYIP are the only teams that BlackWater has a chance to get a win. If BlackWater will lose on that team, another milestone is unlocked as they will be the first team in the league with no wins in 2 consecutive conferences. I hope they will get that record.

Currently, they are in the 24th straight loss. Blackwater must not do their best against NP and Terrafirma once they faced each other.

I'm just worried as they are about to bring a new import. I hope that import is weak so that no one can stop Blackwater to achieve a new record.

I guess Blackwater is going in the league for that record. But seriously, it's been so long that this team is truly weak. I thought that the owner of it have already discussed some talks to the coaching staff.

[Fredomago]

Manila Clasico is a game where whoever are the players involved, it's the team's name that is bringing excitement and thrill. The long-time duel of Purefoods franchise and Ginebra San Miguel. It's one of the remarkable and famous match-ups in the league.

Not wrecking the fun of oldies but it's good also if they put Ginebra vs NLEX too. Others are now waiting for the match-up of KJ McDaniels and Justin Brownlee. It's the best match we want to see this elimination as the import of top teams, TNT and SMB are not performing well.

We will eventually see NLEX and Ginebra playing, but it's not anymore manila Classico.

TNT and SMB are not performing well? maybe, but it's too early to tell, these teams are capable of winning and when the playoffs come, that's the time for us to know who really are the better teams to look up, as for Ginebra, I believe on their consistency, but not sure with NLEX yet as they just skyrocketed to the top. Also, let us remember that SMB and TNT have a good roster, so they can also make a surprise.

I'm not going to be surprised if in anyhow both these two teams will start winning more games. They are very capable with the solid lineup they've got, It's not impossible for them to chase this season's title. Though both NLEX and Ginebra are now on the top, but knowing TNT and SMB's capabilities.

Still too early, everything can happen along the way, maybe moving back to Manila Clasico would be better for now..