Never Say Die Once Again!

Yes! Finally, after losing to Rain Or Shine for the two consecutive All Filipino Cup Quarterfinals, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel defeated ROS and will head into the semi-finals of the Commissioner's Cup. Though the Elastopainters have the twice to beat advantage, the Barangay proved that they still has the Never-Say-Die spirit in them. Without their prolific scorer and the reigning MVP, Mark Caguioa, they still managed to pull off two consecutive wins against the top two seed in the ongoing cup. 

For now, all of the Ginebra fans out there are still enjoying the win because it was a tight ballgame, kung may magsasabi pang luto yung laro ewan ko na lang. It was an entertaining match because ROS is a very tough team to beat and the Kings had a bad history playing with ROS in Q-finals. At the last minutes of the game, those 3 point shots released by the Elastopainters gave me nerves because Josh Urb had only 3points and LA Tenorio only scored two points. There is no legit 3 point shooter at that moment for Ginebra. But thank God because offensive rebounds kept us alive, Vernon Macklin clearing up the boards and a putback. Also, without the last two freethrows by V-Mack, the game would probably proceed to overtime. 

Hoooo, semis baby! <3 p="">

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Never Say Die Ginebra!

This is one of the best games of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (BGSM) that I've ever seen. They just proved to everyone that they are still the only Never Say Die team in the PBA. While watching, muntik na siguro akong himatayin sa mga moments na makakalamang na sana yung Ginebra kaso ayaw pa rin. 

And now, finally, we the whole Ginebra fandom can now say that Jayjay Helterbrand IS back! Scoring all of his 13 points in the 4th quarter, including crucial shots that made the Ginebra claim the lead. I just can't put all of my happiness into words. :)))) But they should win their next game this Monday to secure a semi-finals seat. Let's all support them in any way, by social media, by going to Smart-Araneta to watch the game. One last push na 'to Ginebra, Never Say Die!

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Good news, bad news for Ginebra

This coming play-offs of the Commissioner's cup our dear Ginebra squad will face the Rain or Shine Elastopainters with a two-game disadvantage and I should thank Meralco Bolts for this (joke, their game with ROS is a very good one. I was hoping that ROS will win that ballgame, but Eric Dawson's shooting spree went on. 50 HUGE points men.) Plus Billy Mamaril is out for a month due to his injured finger and there is still no clear go signal for Mark Caguioa to play in the Quarterfinals. Well, that is the bad news. 

But wait, there is also good news for us! Josh Urbiztondo, the star point guard player of the Barako Bull Energy Cola was traded to Ginebra today in exchange for rookie Keith Jensen and a second round pick in the next year's PBA draft. He averaged 12.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.6 assists for the  Energy Cola in the elimination round of Comm.'s Cup. For me, this is a good pick by Ginebra because it is uncertain that Mark will come back by Q-finals and LA Tenorio needs a back-up PG. Tenorio can't stay for 40 minutes always in a ballgame. Let's just hope that the Fireball can deliver quality minutes for the Barangay as we try to survive Quarterfinals and head to the Semis! Never Say Die!

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When Jerome and Vernon collided

Oh snap, Ginebra lost to Talk N' Text yesterday and it was a dominating ballgame for the Tropang Texters. With their new import, Jerome Jordan, he really defended Macklin well. He couldn't get his normal hook shots and perimeter shots. Jordan is a 7 footer and he has a 90 inch wingspan, no doubt that he can make things difficult for Macklin. It was intimidating for him to defend Jordan because unlike Bruno Sundov who is also a 7 footer, Jordan is more of the athletic type guy and he can bang bodies inside the painted area. Oh well, let's just hope that we will not face TNT again in the play-offs, please. :)

Note: Good thing Jerome Jordan looks like Kelly Williams, kung hindi, hate ko na s'ya. Kidding aside. =))

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Now that Ginebra is in the sixth place as of now, we, the fans are eagerly praying that Rain or shine will win their last game to Meralco Bolts so that Barangay Ginebra San Miguel can retain their place in the standings in the Commisioner's Cup  and avoid being on the seventh spot. Never Say Die!

5-game Winning Streak Baby!

Yes, yes yes! 5-game winning streak for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Commissioner's Cup! Without,  the reigning MVP, Mark Caguioa, without Kerby Raymundo (Get well soon!) and Rico Maierhofer, Ginebra  just stepped on the gas and won this fifth consecutive game.

The jersey says it all ;)

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Another mamaw performance for Vernon Macklin, he scored 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 of them came from the offensive end, 2 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists. He also improved his freethrow shooting, he made 12 out of 21 attempts, 57.1 %. As expected, LA Tenorio showed to fans that he can exploded in any given ballgame, with his double-double performance, 18 points & 11 rebound plus 6 assists and a steal, leading the charge for the locals. Though, the Ginebra squad missed the services of Caguioa, Raymundo and Maierhofer, Coach Al Francis Chua's "hugots" was a surprise to the Air21 Express especially Elmer Espiritu who hit a 3-pointer in the crucial last 3 minutes of the game. 

Another emphatic slam by Macklin (C) Paolo Papa

Despite of the fiery 29 point explosion of KG Canaleta, it was not enough to surpass the defense of Ginebra who just allowed the Express to score 84 points. Michael Dunkin' Dunigan was fouled out in the late 4th quarter and just scored 16 points. 

Oh yes, finally I'm a bit relieved that Ginebra will be in the Q-finals but before that, they must go out and play  harder. There were times in the game that I just want to change the channel because some of their turnovers were unforgivable and they have some difficulties in communication and handling the ball. Fortunately, their defense saved them and they V-Mack was attacking inside the shaded area, though many of his hook shots failed at least he could somehow get it from the charity line. A win is a win anyway, they just need to be hard on defense and trust one another off and on the court. Yehey! <3 p="">

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