2025 PBA Governor's Cup

[Fredomago]

Congratulations to the Tropang TNT. Why are they always like this? they always show some amazing game 7 during the grand finals, right? Also with the Ginebra San Miguel, they always put up a show like this, just amazing.

Yeah, it's all for the fans both winners and the one who loses the fans appreciates the efforts, it's just so happen that only one will win and be crowned for this finals, and it's for the tropang Giga who made it to the finals, congrats to this team and to those who back them up.

Just imagine, Ginebra has a lot of talented Fil-Am players, yet they were outplayed by the Bisaya Boys (Pogoy, Oftana, and Nambatac.) 
So, I guess it all comes down to coaching, and once again, Coach Chot outsmarted Tim Cone.

This is the talk of the town. The bisaya boys did great on this one. They're talented guys and I guess that they're still going to have an amazing conference with the team. I just don't know with one member of the team and I guess all of you know who I am talking about.

Hahaha, just remembered what Mac Cardona posted from his social media account, " Diskarte lang ni coach chot para hindi pag usapan un panalo ng Ginebra" hahaha nt sure though if it's a legit statement just saw it being posted thru FB..

[bhadz]

Just imagine, Ginebra has a lot of talented Fil-Am players, yet they were outplayed by the Bisaya Boys (Pogoy, Oftana, and Nambatac.) 
So, I guess it all comes down to coaching, and once again, Coach Chot outsmarted Tim Cone.

This is the talk of the town. The bisaya boys did great on this one. They're talented guys and I guess that they're still going to have an amazing conference with the team.

And by the way, Mikey Williams showed up at the game. is that a hint that he might be coming back to TNT?
If that happens and they still have the same chemistry, TNT will be even more dangerous.

I've read some rumors again that TNT is wanting to get him. But it seems that there's another team that's probably going to get him, not sure if it's Converge but he's seen with Charles Tiu.

I just don't know with one member of the team and I guess all of you know who I am talking about.

I have no idea who you’re referring to, but if I had to guess… are you talking about Erram?

Yup.
That's him, we all know his issues and we'd see on how it is going to be for him. Will Coach Chot allow him to get traded or it's already decided for the next conference?

[Russlenat]

I've read some rumors again that TNT is wanting to get him. But it seems that there's another team that's probably going to get him, not sure if it's Converge but he's seen with Charles Tiu.

I think its not wise to get him although he really hs some talent, but with his attitude, that might ruin the great chemistry TNT had alread built.
They had aleady won a champion, so there's nothing to improve on this team. Just keep the same roster, maybe improve a bit but don't add a star player.

That's him, we all know his issues and we'd see on how it is going to be for him. Will Coach Chot allow him to get traded or it's already decided for the next conference?

I think that’s pretty normal for them. Poy also contributes a lot to the team, his energy sometimes makes a big difference.
But in the end, it all depends on the coach. After winning the championship, I think any past disagreements will just be brushed aside.

[Japinat]

Congrats, @Russlenat! You’re one of the winners in the competition.
I’ll be sending the payment soon. Hopefully, we can have another competition so I can try to bounce back. 

Maybe not necessarily a finals-based one, but something like a win streak challenge or the highest number of wins in a month, you know, just to keep things fun!

[blockman]

~snip~

I watched the whole game and there's one thing that I will say. It's anybody's game until the end of the clock. It even went to overtime.

All of the players are dead tired when it reached overtime. RHJ can't run fast anymore and most of the starters are in cramps as well. If only Scottie Thompson didn't lose the ball in the crucial seconds of the game, the result might be different, but it is what it is. Congratulations to TNT as they won in back-to-back conferences that has imports. In a few weeks from now, we will be going back to the All-Filipino conference again, and for me, the most boring conference.

It was one of the best finals that we've ever seen. And like what everyone is thinking of, prolonging the game through an overtime hits different. That's always been the crucial time when we want all of these games to have during the grand finals, it's thrilling yet exciting and it's true and I agree with you that it is everyone's game. And with the all Filipino conference, I guess that some teams that are forming their best roster is going to invest heavily to these high-sought players that are asking too much salary.

Everybody's happy of course. The fans, the audiences who watched online, and the league as well. I went all in on Ginebra on this one, but lost and it's okay since I enjoyed watching it.

The tickets were sold out and enough with the bashing of PBA, they all did great!

[bhadz]

I've read some rumors again that TNT is wanting to get him. But it seems that there's another team that's probably going to get him, not sure if it's Converge but he's seen with Charles Tiu.

I think its not wise to get him although he really hs some talent, but with his attitude, that might ruin the great chemistry TNT had alread built.
They had aleady won a champion, so there's nothing to improve on this team. Just keep the same roster, maybe improve a bit but don't add a star player.

Let's see on who's getting him but that's likely the hint there when he's with Charles Tiu. Converge is going to make their roster stronger with him and he probably have agreed with whatever is on the possible contract. But as long as no signature is done, there's still some negotiation left on the table.

That's him, we all know his issues and we'd see on how it is going to be for him. Will Coach Chot allow him to get traded or it's already decided for the next conference?

I think that’s pretty normal for them. Poy also contributes a lot to the team, his energy sometimes makes a big difference.
But in the end, it all depends on the coach. After winning the championship, I think any past disagreements will just be brushed aside.

Let's see if Chot will just let it pass because he's still a professional and that kind of attitude probably will be likened by him because of how intense the games are. But we'll really see how it will play out.

[Fredomago]

~snip~

I watched the whole game and there's one thing that I will say. It's anybody's game until the end of the clock. It even went to overtime.

All of the players are dead tired when it reached overtime. RHJ can't run fast anymore and most of the starters are in cramps as well. If only Scottie Thompson didn't lose the ball in the crucial seconds of the game, the result might be different, but it is what it is. Congratulations to TNT as they won in back-to-back conferences that has imports. In a few weeks from now, we will be going back to the All-Filipino conference again, and for me, the most boring conference.

It was one of the best finals that we've ever seen. And like what everyone is thinking of, prolonging the game through an overtime hits different. That's always been the crucial time when we want all of these games to have during the grand finals, it's thrilling yet exciting and it's true and I agree with you that it is everyone's game. And with the all Filipino conference, I guess that some teams that are forming their best roster is going to invest heavily to these high-sought players that are asking too much salary.

For sure most of the fans watching the game are expecting  or hoping for an overtime especially those Gin kings backers affrer that three points conversion from JBL but RHJ being him really push tough shot attacking the basket to make that comfortable lead though ginebra had their last attempts but not for them to push for the overtime.

Everybody's happy of course. The fans, the audiences who watched online, and the league as well. I went all in on Ginebra on this one, but lost and it's okay since I enjoyed watching it.

The tickets were sold out and enough with the bashing of PBA, they all did great!

Yeah right, everything has done well and for sure it's worth it to buy the tickets and supports your favorite team and players during that game 7.

[bisdak40]

Yeah right, everything has done well and for sure it's worth it to buy the tickets and supports your favorite team and players during that game 7.

Hope they can duplicate this come AFC as it was very exciting to watch the PBA once again, a Finals that goes down the wire is a testament that a league is well balance .

Anyways, congrats to all the believers of TNT and congrats as well to the PBA for the job well done .

[GreatArkansas]

What can you say about the breaking news about Justin Brownlee?
This is still for confirmation, and this drug is about a painkiller or recreational drug, so maybe he is using this to endure pain, but this substance is banned, so something illegal?

Very sad for Justin Brownlee after losing the championship on PBA, and this could also lead to him receiving suspensions in future games

[LogitechMouse]

Everybody's happy of course. The fans, the audiences who watched online, and the league as well. I went all in on Ginebra on this one, but lost and it's okay since I enjoyed watching it.

The tickets were sold out and enough with the bashing of PBA, they all did great!

Just this time, I will not criticize them because at least for once, the competition around the league came back. Sadly, the only time that we will see that kind of competition is during the PBA Finals ONLY. Oops my bad, but at the end of the day, we're happy despite of me losing some bets on Ginebra.

Now we are going back to the traditional All-Filipino Cup yet again. The start of the conference will be on the 4th of April. Just a week after the end of the last conference. Would you say that the rest time is a little bit short? I mean only a week for both TNT and Ginebra to rest? Well, I guess we will not see them playing for at least the first few games of the conference.

What can you say about the breaking news about Justin Brownlee?
This is still for confirmation, and this drug is about a painkiller or recreational drug, so maybe he is using this to endure pain, but this substance is banned, so something illegal?

Very sad for Justin Brownlee after losing the championship on PBA, and this could also lead to him receiving suspensions in future games
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It's still a rumor, but if this will be confirmed to be true, it will affect him, and I don't know, but it might affect him on if he will be playing on FIBA games or not. I don't know how he will be suspended if this comes out to be true because the upcoming conference will be an All-Filipino one so he will be resting for a whole conference, or maybe he will be playing outside PH like what he did last time where he played on Indonesia. If this turns out to be true, some teams outside PH might not accept him.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

What can you say about the breaking news about Justin Brownlee?
This is still for confirmation, and this drug is about a painkiller or recreational drug, so maybe he is using this to endure pain, but this substance is banned, so something illegal?

Very sad for Justin Brownlee after losing the championship on PBA, and this could also lead to him receiving suspensions in future games

Still unproven so lets wait for more information, im sure they will release a statement on this, and for me that substance is included (if true) in the pain killer he took to play the game.

I am more interested on the Trades that will happen in the near future or before the new season starts.
There are team taht are still on sale. Also, i heard before that Stanhardinger is a target player of TNT

[Fredomago]

Yeah right, everything has done well and for sure it's worth it to buy the tickets and supports your favorite team and players during that game 7.

Hope they can duplicate this come AFC as it was very exciting to watch the PBA once again, a Finals that goes down the wire is a testament that a league is well balance .

Anyways, congrats to all the believers of TNT and congrats as well to the PBA for the job well done .

Yes kabayan, that kind of finals which really entertaining will bring that ticket sales from fans support, let see if how teams will bring the competitions to the next level this upcoming AFC, though SMC and MVP are both expected I'm on the side of those independent teams like Converge and RoS, hoping to see them competing to another level that will surprise again the fans, AFC will be a test for all the local players and how the coach will run their system.

What can you say about the breaking news about Justin Brownlee?
This is still for confirmation, and this drug is about a painkiller or recreational drug, so maybe he is using this to endure pain, but this substance is banned, so something illegal?

Very sad for Justin Brownlee after losing the championship on PBA, and this could also lead to him receiving suspensions in future games

Still unproven so lets wait for more information, im sure they will release a statement on this, and for me that substance is included (if true) in the pain killer he took to play the game.

I am more interested on the Trades that will happen in the near future or before the new season starts.
There are team taht are still on sale. Also, i heard before that Stanhardinger is a target player of TNT

Yup, expecting trades to happen after that entertaining game 7 hahaha.. let see if which super team will make their moves to add more to their rosters..

[Finestream]

That news about Justin Brownlee isn’t new anymore, and honestly, it’s not even relevant since they lost. Plus, cannabis isn’t an enhancement drug, so it didn’t boost his performance in any way.

The real topic should be TNT’s success and how they pulled it off despite losing their Finals MVP, Jayson Castro. Are they now the best team in the PBA? Even with a smaller fanbase, they still manage to win.

[bhadz]

That news about Justin Brownlee isn’t new anymore, and honestly, it’s not even relevant since they lost. Plus, cannabis isn’t an enhancement drug, so it didn’t boost his performance in any way.

It's been a huge thing for the country because the usage of that isn't legal here. Whilst in the US, certain NBA players are also using the same thing but it's legal there. So, it's becoming an issue even during last year when they've won against China, IIRC it's with Olympic qualifier.

The real topic should be TNT’s success and how they pulled it off despite losing their Finals MVP, Jayson Castro. Are they now the best team in the PBA? Even with a smaller fanbase, they still manage to win.

The fanbase doesn't have to do with how they've won although it adds up to their confidence but it's a good question that they've won even without Castro. Well, they just simply did and can be said that they're currently the best team just because of winning this recent finals.

[GreatArkansas]

Yup, expecting trades to happen after that entertaining game 7 hahaha.. let see if which super team will make their moves to add more to their rosters..

For me, I am against just incase Ginebra will change their lineup drastically after losing to TNT in the championship.
Their lineup right now is already solid, just think of it, every win of TNT is very close, and the series went to Game 7 and an OT, it just happened, TNT won.

I believe they just need to improve their other players, especially their bench.

[LogitechMouse]

I am more interested on the Trades that will happen in the near future or before the new season starts.
There are team taht are still on sale. Also, i heard before that Stanhardinger is a target player of TNT

Correct me on this one, but I've seen rumors as well that CStan will retire already after his contract with the TerraFirma.
https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/christian-standhardinger-retires-from-pba-says-terrafirma-a793-20241128

Reading at that article, his contract with TerraFirma must've expired at the end of the year, and it also said that he will retire after that because he doesn't want to play anymore. I don't know what's the reason why he suddenly don't want to play anymore. Maybe he just don't want how the league works right now where you can just be traded to a farm team if your team doesn't want you or you're not a big help to them anymore which can affect them mentally. As for TNT targeting him, I don't think that he will come back to PBA anymore.

If he still wants to play, I would suggest him to just play on other leagues like the MPBL where many ex-PBA players are playing there as well.

[bisdak40]

Yup, expecting trades to happen after that entertaining game 7 hahaha.. let see if which super team will make their moves to add more to their rosters..

For me, I am against just incase Ginebra will change their lineup drastically after losing to TNT in the championship.
Their lineup right now is already solid, just think of it, every win of TNT is very close, and the series went to Game 7 and an OT, it just happened, TNT won.

I believe they just need to improve their other players, especially their bench.

The All-Filipino-Cup is the conference which San Miguel Beermen is the team to beat as long as Junemar Fajardo is 100 percent healthy. With the current roster of Ginebra, i don't think they beat the Beermen in a series as they have no bigmen that could limit Fajardo in the middle imo.

This coming AFC is important for TNT as they are bidding for a grand slam so i think they have a add a key piece in their line-up and per Jojo Lastimosa, they will look for a point guard in the free agency which is why the name of Mikey Williams float.

[Finestream]

There’s so much news on facebook right now, like JMF getting traded to Converge and Kai Sotto joining the PBA Draft. For sure, these are just April Fools' posts. That’s why I’ll just wait until tomorrow to read properly and see if there’s actually any legit news.

[Fredomago]

Yup, expecting trades to happen after that entertaining game 7 hahaha.. let see if which super team will make their moves to add more to their rosters..

For me, I am against just incase Ginebra will change their lineup drastically after losing to TNT in the championship.
Their lineup right now is already solid, just think of it, every win of TNT is very close, and the series went to Game 7 and an OT, it just happened, TNT won.

I believe they just need to improve their other players, especially their bench.

The All-Filipino-Cup is the conference which San Miguel Beermen is the team to beat as long as Junemar Fajardo is 100 percent healthy. With the current roster of Ginebra, i don't think they beat the Beermen in a series as they have no bigmen that could limit Fajardo in the middle imo.

This coming AFC is important for TNT as they are bidding for a grand slam so i think they have a add a key piece in their line-up and per Jojo Lastimosa, they will look for a point guard in the free agency which is why the name of Mikey Williams float.

I agree to that, in terms of JMF if he's healthy he can carry SMB and together with the whole squad new and old teamates the chance to dominate the AFC is not by far. Let see if what adjustments will be projected by each teams that will play against SMB if how they'll going to plan their defense against JMF, as we've seen great impovements from each competitive teams both independent and under SMC and MVP line of groups.

There’s so much news on facebook right now, like JMF getting traded to Converge and Kai Sotto joining the PBA Draft. For sure, these are just April Fools' posts. That’s why I’ll just wait until tomorrow to read properly and see if there’s actually any legit news.

Hahaha, let's add to that, JMF being traded to Converge forming a super team taking Kai from the draft and offers a great compensation for Jalen Green to play for PBA.. Hahahaa... Happy April fools!

[Japinat]

Hahaha, let's add to that, JMF being traded to Converge forming a super team taking Kai from the draft and offers a great compensation for Jalen Green to play for PBA.. Hahahaa... Happy April fools!

SMB is not letting JMF go, they’re still a strong team. The only issue is their team play, which isn’t as good as TNT and Ginebra right now.

I actually miss the old SMB dynasty with Arwind Santos and Cabagnot, they were dominant and kept winning back-to-back championships. But ever since CJ Perez joined, their offense changed, and their defense hasn’t been as solid, even with Coach Leo back at the team already.