Welcome to the Power Rankings.
Even with the freakishly hot
weather, I will still unearth whatever brain wave my mind encounters to bring
you up to date with whatever I can possibly produce.
With that said…
PBA Power Rankings time!
Here are the players that did
enough to possibly get the Best Player
of the Conference Award!
Game starts now!
20 – JAMES YAP / LLAMADOS
STATS: 13.6PPG • 3.6RPG • 3.0APG
The capability of Denzel Bowles
to be the all-around import that B-Meg should adore is limiting King James’
stats.
19 – JV CASIO / TIGERS
STATS: 11.7PPG • 3.4RPG • 7.2APG
This season’s top draft pick
continues to have a good rookie year even if the Tigers are already eliminated.
18 – KELLY WILLIAMS /
TROPANG TEXTERS
STATS: 9.1PPG • 7.7RPG • 1.3APG
His standing could have been
better but he’ll happily take the defensive specialist role for a chance to
score a grand slam.
17 – RANIDEL DE OCAMPO /
TROPANG TEXTERS
STATS: 13.1PPG • 5.4RPG • 2.0APG
Here’s another guy who could be
doing more. For his part he is one of five locals to score in double figures
for Talk N Text.
16 – RUDY HATFIELD / KINGS
STATS: 8.9PPG • 8.1RPG • 1.7APG • 1.0SPG
His explosive production did
little for him to score a regular 30-minute gig but he’ll likely be a key man
for the Kings if they want to advance.
15 – JARED DILLINGER /
TROPANG TEXTERS
STATS: 11.8PPG • 4.0RPG • 2.7APG • 1.2SPG
Like I said, finally Dillinger
is getting the breaks in Chot Reyes’ rotation. The combo forward is a mix of
toughness and speed that could spell mismatch for the opposing squad.
14 – MIKE CORTEZ / KINGS
STATS: 10.5PPG • 4.4RPG • 4.6APG
With Jayjay Helterbrand and
Mark Caguioa nursing injuries, expect Siot Tanquingcen to look for the Cool Cat
to provide scoring in the backcourt.
13 – WILLIE MILLER /
ENERGY
STATS: 16.4PPG • 4.5RPG • 3.4APG
The Thriller these past few
games is playing decoy to Danny Seigle, Don Allado, and Ronald Tubid. Look for
him though to explode when they need his shots badly.
12 – ALEX CABAGNOT / BLAZE
BOOSTERS
STATS: 12.9PPG • 2.4RPG • 6.4APG • 1.2SPG
A-Cab is actually one of the
few bright spots in Petron’s disappointing season. With all the injuries to
their team, he is ably carrying their point guard spot.
11 – SONNY THOSS / ACES
STATS: 11.2PPG • 8.7RPG • 2.2APG • 1.2BPG
The Boss continues to shell out
a remarkable Commish Cup performance especially since Jay-R Reyes is finding it
hard to make his game relevant.
10 – CHRIS ROSS / BOLTS
STATS: 7.5PPG • 4.3RPG • 8.2APG • 1.9SPG
One of the biggest revelations
of the tourney is the continuous maturity of this former Powerade Tiger. His
offense/defense contributions make him a favorite in Ryan Gregorio’s rotation.
9 – JIMMY ALAPAG /
TROPANG TEXTERS
STATS: 12.3PPG • 2.7RPG • 6.6APG
The Mighty Mouse might be off
track to repeat as MVP but you can’t count him off in winning at least a
Mythical selection with the way he’s been playing.
8 – CYRUS BAGUIO / ACES
STATS: 18.5PPG • 4.1RPG • 3.1APG
The offensive thrust that
lacked Baguio during the Philippine Cup is prominently showing in this
conference and this could catapult the Aces to the next round.
7 – JAYSON CASTRO /
TROPANG TEXTERS
STATS: 14.5PPG • 3.6RPG • 3.9APG • 1.3SPG
Why is Jayson Castro a strong
contender for the MVP award? It’s because even if he doesn’t have the stats
Arwind Santos or Gary David have, he knows how to take his team to championship
glory.
6 – MACMAC CARDONA /
BOLTS
STATS: 19.2PPG • 6.7PRG • 2.8APG
Sans that incident where his
intensity took him out of the game with 46 minutes left, Cardona has been a
prized possession for Ryan Gregorio. He needs to get his emotions checked to
help the Bolts play their first semifinal game.
5 – ARWIND SANTOS / BLAZE
BOOSTERS
STATS: 13.3PPG • 11.1RPG • 1.3APG • 0.9SPG • 1.8BPG
Poor Arwind. The Commissioner’s
Cup has been a struggle for him but even in his bad day, his stats are better
than 80 percent of the league. Now that they got the boot out of the
conference, the chances of him finally winning a MVP trophy have turned from
bad to worse.
4 – LA TENORIO / ACES
STATS: 15.8PPG • 4.9RPG • 5.5APG • 1.2SPG
Clearly he is Alaska’s most
consistent performer since Willie Miller and Joe Devance. Alaska lives and dies
with Tenorio’s playmaking skills. Tenorio plays almost 36 minutes and in some
ways he is the reason why Alaska isn’t really looking for a solid backup point.
3 – MARK CAGUIOA / KINGS
STATS: 16.9PPG • 6.4RPG • 2.4APG • 1.0SPG
Before the eye injury, Caguioa
was ready to return to his former glory. At one point, he was averaging with a
double-double. Ginebra got lucky with the outright semis berth because it gives
them time to rest The Spark. The question lies though if The Spark is
conditioned enough to do battle.
2 – MARCIO LASSITER /
TIGERS
STATS: 17.7PPG • 5.9RPG • 3.6APG • 1.3SPG
Expect this spot to get vacated
pronto. Lassiter is again in the dirt sheets because he is rumored to go to
Petron for Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Rey Guevarra. Lassiter is comfortable with the
spot he is in so if Petron will use him sparingly, look for perhaps JV Casio
for a backdoor entry for the Top Rookie plum.
1 – GARY DAVID / TIGERS
STATS: 27.1PPG • 3.4RPG • 1.9APG
Again, expect this spot to get
vacated following Powerade’s ouster by the Meralco Bolts. David did serious
damage offense-wise this conference and it felt like an injustice to his fans
if he doesn’t score 25 points and up. So will this warrant an El Granada MVP
citation? Perhaps… when they score another championship run… I guess.
The list will probably have a
bunch of new stars following the ouster of Powerade and Petron and probably the
addition of the Meralco/B-Meg and Barako Bull/Alaska loser. One player certain
to move up is last conference’s Finals MVP Larry Fonacier. The guy leads Talk N
Text in minutes and will unleash his scoring accuracy when needed.
Check out the next edition of
the rankings… perhaps before the finals.
Or when I feel like it.
By the way, in a few weeks from
now, I’ll do a new project.
I’ll keep you posted because
you need to check that out.
Game over.
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