It was a disappointing Finals series against Alaska Aces. It was like in the 90's where Alaska is the most dominant team in the PBA but here goes the underdog Ginebra (Gordon Gin's) stealing the title from the Aces. I never have a doubt that all that the Ginebra fans who watched the rivalry of both teams in the 90's thought that the title will be within our hands at the end of the today's series. Nevertheless, it was like a broken dream for the fans and the team where we never had a chance to win even one game in the finals. But do we need to grieve on this or just move on?
Starting this conference we are not the team we are use to be now. Looking the team before it was every man on his own. But look what the team is made of now, they are like brothers, like family, thicker than blood. It seems that you can never let each and every one far from each other. If before it is very evident on the floor that there is no chemistry on our team but look at them now.
It was always 50% performance in the standings for few years now for us. No one ever thought that we could be beating the toughest teams in the league. No one ever thought of that we could climbed from the 10th seed going up to the 3rd seed and even had a chance in one instant that we could even go up to 2nd seed.
Having an unhealthy roster is a big factor teams are being eliminated. Having Dylan Ababou, Mark Caguioa, Billy Mamaril and Kerby Raymundo missing games because of their injuries and we even went to win the Quarter Finals and the Semi Finals. Teams we beaten are the toughest team in the PBA today.
We even change coaches from Coach Siot to Coach Al. We traded players that we love that we truly felt so bad especially Maliksi. We had good players like Kerby Raymundo, LA Tenorio, Mac Baracael and Josh Urbiztondo but just for a year we lost very talented players like Mike Cortez, John Wilson, Niño Cañaleta , Ronald Tubid, Erik Menk and Enrico Villanueva. Those players who also sacrifice and fought for their lives to play with the Ginebra Jersey.
All the players leaving Ginebra has just one thing in common. They are so miserable leaving the Kings and wearing different Jerseys. Can someone tell me which player in the PBA today will say that they never want or wish to play for Ginebra. Even the most dominant big man in the PBA History, Asi Taulava is very vocal to say that he wants to play and finish his career as a Ginebra player.
This sentiment of mine must be long now but you might be missing the point. We've been through this a lot of times already. We are even being beaten so badly before. We still go to their practice like we do not have any other things to do watching them do their jobs. We never get tired going to any game venue to stamp our feet on the floor while yelling "GINEBRA, GINEBRA, GINEBRA". We never stopped on designing all those Tarpaulins that we are bringing anywhere the team is.
Alaska Aces are so healthy that there is no player is hurt. They had the easiest way going to the Finals. They fought and beaten not that tough teams like what we had to go to the Finals. Their import is so healthy not like Vernon Macklin go went to the Finals hurting. They local key players are so healthy not like MC47 and LA who are playing hurt in the series. They said that it is a mismatch, yes indeed they are correct. But just imagine if the team is healthy, do you think the Aces can dominate the series?
The bottom line is, we still support them, love them, fight for them, die for them. From the Big J to MC47. To the Spark and I believe in the future to LA, we fans and the team has nothing to be ashamed of. We made this far even we had the weakest team due to injuries. Our team support each other, love us, fight for us, die for us. This is a undying relationship that started decades ago. We just need to understand that this is not about Alaska winning the Finals. It is about what kind of team we are going to be next conference. We are so good loosing key players, next conference we are all complete. So, it is for them to beware.
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