Monday, July 23, 2012
As
of July 22, here are the names that
have applied for a spot in the 2012 PBA
Draft. This is still an unofficial mock draft although there are now 43
confirmed names joining the festivities. None of the names on the list are
named either Junmar Fajardo or Chris Tiu though. But then I’m going to
place Fajardo’s name just the same because one more conference in the ABL, and we’ll know that he may have
forgotten the ways of being a star player. Tiu though, because of his numerous
commitments will be taken out of this mock draft.
Hopefully
we’ll see him sign before the August 3
deadline.
Game
starts now.
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FIRST ROUND
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1
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PET
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JUNMAR
FAJARDO
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Junmar
will apply. The more he becomes an import backup in the ABL, the less effective
his career will become.
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2
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ALA
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CLIFF
HODGE
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Alaska
will never let Hodge slide away from their grasp. Hodge will fill out the
void left by Joe Devance that Jay-R Reyes couldn’t contain.
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3
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PET
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CALVIN
ABUEVA
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I
smell trade bait with this pick. Like I’ve been saying… we might see the
re-team up of the Two Dannys next season.
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4
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MER
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CHRIS
ELLIS
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I
know Meralco is filled with shot-crazy SG’s but this pick is their only way
to keep Ellis within MVP territory.
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5
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BAR
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KELLY
NABONG
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The
guy fits Manong-landia especially with the suspension of Don Allado and their
need to fill out the loss of Dorian Pena.
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6
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GIN
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ALEX
MALLARI
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The
guy can be a forward as well as a guard. This is a good deal for Ginebra
although this means he’ll get saddled on the bench.
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7
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ROS
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VIC
MANUEL
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Yeng
Guiao loves big men that can shoot from the outside and he fits the bill. He
is also a former Smart-Gilas guy.
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8
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GIN
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KEITH
JENSEN
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Jensen
is a neat all-around frontliner that despite the Kings’ need to bolster their
backcourt, keeping him is wise as well.
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9
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BME
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ALDRECH
RAMOS
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He
will be helpful for Tim Cone as he waits for the healing of Joe Devance. He
will also reunite with FEU and Smart-Gilas pal Mark Barroca.
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10
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POW
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DAVE
MARCELO
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The
Tigers will be lucky to have either Manuel or Ramos in this spot but Marcelo
is no patsy as well. He will solve Powerade’s big man fit.
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SECOND ROUND
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11
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ALA
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LESTER
ALVAREZ
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Alaska
could use Alvarez as the key backup PG for LA Tenorio.
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12
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A21
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AJ
MANDANI
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Starting
their draft in the second round, I think the Express will have their dibs on
a Fil-Am.
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13
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BME
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MARK
JEFFRIES
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Jeffries
will pad B-Meg’s frontline and he could be their spark plug off the bench.
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14
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POW
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ALLAN
MANGAHAS
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Zamar
can be the scorer Powerade’s bench lack at the moment.
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15
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PET
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JEWEL
PONFERRADA
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Petron
could use an extra frontline hand just in case injuries mess up their roster.
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16
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A21
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PAUL
ZAMAR
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This
UE scorer should be handy to pad the Express’ lack of scoring spurt.
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17
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ROS
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MACKY
ACOSTA
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The
Mapuan can score in bunches and could help bolster Rain or Shine’s backcourt.
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18
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BME
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JANUS
LOZADA
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Lozada
can shift from offense to defense and he can be a usable character for Tim
Cone.
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19
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BME
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JR
BUENSUCESO
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Size
could be an issue with this guy but with three picks in the second round,
B-Meg could take a look at this talent.
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20
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TNT
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MARK
SARANGAY
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While
he will be a project, there is no question that TNT is in dire need for size.
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THIRD ROUND
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21
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A21
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JAYVEE
FERRERIA
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His
name is familiar… and so could be his playing style.
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22
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ALA
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ADRIAN
CELADA
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This
Arellano guy could be the steal of this round.
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23
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BAR
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RAFFY
REYES
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You
can never get enough of scorers in your squad.
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24
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MER
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JAYPEE
BELENCION
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Belencion
once played for NLEX in the PBA D-League.
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25
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PET
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***
PASS ***
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Whoever
Petron gets here will have false hope to play in the PBA.
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26
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POW
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THOMAS
TAN
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He
is a second generation player he could shore up their backcourt.
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27
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GIN
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PAUL
GONZALGO
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Ginebra
will draft a Gonzalgo but I don’t know if they’ll sign another one.
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28
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ROS
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JUNE
DIZON
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It
will be déjà vu anew for the guy that backed up Jervy Cruz in UST.
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29
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BME
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***
PASS ***
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B-Meg
won’t sign four rookies… and certainly not five.
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30
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TNT
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KARL
DEHESA
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Dehesa
hasn’t really shown up his stuff but he is a NLEX Road Warrior.
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I
don’t think these names will hold up until the August 3 deadline happens. Like
I said, missing from the ranks are Fajardo and Tiu. However, there are still a
couple of names missing from the list that could still make it like Indonesia Warrior Jerick Canada, San Beda
Lion Garvo Lanete, Ateneo Blue Eagle Emman Monfort, JRU’s Yousef Taha, Emilio
Aguinaldo’s Claudo Cubo, UP’s Woody Co, and former FEU Tamaraw and Smart-Gilas
1 alum JR Cawaling.
Check
out the finalized list in two weeks!
Game
over!
as of news today.. chris tiu applied for the draft.. u might wanna update ur mock draft
ReplyDeletethanks dude. i'll do a 3.0 version when i get hold of all the draft aspirants. :)
ReplyDeleteyou can read my 2012 pba mock draft 3.0 version at this link:
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this is the final mock draft I'm going to do and you can check it out on this site. http://www.sydrified.org/2012/08/2012-pba-mock-draft-40_3752.html
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