It feels like I slept on the PBA for some time now.
So I'm back.
A lot of things have happened in the Philippine Cup since I last saw it. For starters, I have yet to see the updated stats on Real GM but San Miguel is currently undefeated in nine games. Meanwhile, Terrafirma, Northport, and Blackwater have all reverted to their usual selves. I like both Terrafirma and Northport at the moment, but it's hard to sustain their runs if they don't know how to win.
Looking at the stats, these teams can use a guy like Vic Manuel, and in San Miguel, The Muscle Man is only good for 2.2 points and 0.8 rebounds. The same applies to former DLSU and Alaska top dog Jeron Teng. Yes, he finally won a PBA championship, but he is languishing in the SMB bench with just 4.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
At least Converge is consistent, getting lucky against Meralco but with nine defeats, they still lead the pack in the Justine Baltazar draft lottery race.
Anyway, here is my long overdue power ranking. In the top 10, eight of them averaged 20 points and more. The two names are perennial BPC hunter June Mar Fajardo, and Beau F'N Belga, playing his best PBA conference at 37 years old. From 25, I increased the names mentioned to 30, to at least give the 12 teams at least two slots.
With that said, Phoenix, Blackwater, and NLEX have just one player.
Gone from last month are Phoenix’s Javee Mocon, Meralco’s Allein Maliksi, TNT’s Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser, and Blackwater’s Rey Nambatac.
The game starts now.
1 | ROBERT BOLICK | NLEX
LAST MONTH | 1
26.4PPG | 5.8RPG | 7.1APG | 0.8SPG
2 | STEPHEN HOLT | TERRAFIRMA
LAST MONTH | 2
20.1PPG | 8.9RPG | 6.2APG | 2.6SPG
3 | CHRISTIAN STANDHARDINGER | GINEBRA
LAST MONTH | 14
20.0PPG | 11.3RPG | 4.9APG
4 | ARVIN TOLENTINO | NORTHPORT
LAST MONTH | 3
22.0PPG | 7.3RPG | 4.2APG | 1.2SPG | 1.3BPG
5 | BEAU BELGA | RAIN OR SHINE
LAST MONTH | 15
17.6PPG | 9.2RPG | 5.5APG | 1.0SPG
6 | CALVIN OFTANA | TNT
LAST MONTH | 4
21.2PPG | 8.9RPG | 3.0APG | 0.8SPG
7 | CJ PEREZ | SAN MIGUEL
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
21.3PPG | 5.0RPG | 4.4APG | 1.4SPG
8 | JUNE MAR FAJARDO | SAN MIGUEL
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
14.0PPG | 12.4RPG | 3.1APG | 1.3BPG
9 | ALEC STOCKTON | CONVERGE
LAST MONTH | 13
22.9PPG | 5.0RPG | 3.1APG | 1.1SPG
10 | JUSTIN ARANA | CONVERGE
LAST MONTH | 8
20.4PPG | 7.5RPG | 2.5APG | 0.9BPG
11 | SANTI SANTILLAN | RAIN OR SHINE
LAST MONTH | 5
18.8PPG | 9.0RPG | 2.6APG
12 | JUAMI TIONGSON | TERRAFIRMA
LAST MONTH | 7
21.8PPG | 4.6RPG | 3.7APG | 0.9SPG
13 | SCOTTIE THOMPSON | GINEBRA
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
10.3PPG | 9.8RPG | 6.5APG | 2.3SPG | 1.0BPG
14 | IAN SANGALANG | MAGNOLIA
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
19.3PPG | 7.3RPG | 1.9APG | 0.8BPG
15 | MARK BARROCA | MAGNOLIA
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
14.8PPG | 3.8RPG | 6.1APG | 1.9SPG
16 | JASON PERKINS | PHOENIX
LAST MONTH | 10
17.1PPG | 7.9RPG | 3.2APG
17 | CHRIS NEWSOME | MERALCO
LAST MONTH | 9
15.9PPG | 6.6RPG | 4.3APG | 0.8SPG
18 | TROY ROSARIO | BLACKWATER
LAST MONTH | 24
17.7PPG | 6.7RPG | 2.7APG | 0.7SPG
19 | JAMIE MALONZO | GINEBRA
LAST MONTH | 6
14.1PPG | 7.1RPG | 3.3APG | 0.9SPG | 0.8BPG
20 | MAVERICK AHANMISI | GINEBRA
LAST MONTH | 11
12.7PPG | 6.5RPG | 4.9APG
21 | RR POGOY | TNT
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
19.1PPG | 4.6RPG | 1.8APG | 0.8SPG
22 | JAVI GOMEZ DE LIANO | TERRAFIRMA
LAST MONTH | 25
15.7PPG | 5.7RPG | 1.7APG | 0.8SPG | 0.9BPG
23 | JOSHUA MUNZON | NORTHPORT
LAST MONTH | 12
11.3PPG | 4.2RPG | 3.6APG | 2.7SPG
24 | CLIFF HODGE | MERALCO
LAST MONTH | 23
8.2PPG | 8.0RPG | 2.3APG | 1.7SPG | 1.3BPG
25 | ADRIAN NOCUM | RAIN OR SHINE
LAST MONTH | 17
14.2PPG | 3.1RPG | 4.0APG | 1.2SPG
26 | JAYSON CASTRO | TNT
LAST MONTH | 20
13.3PPG | 3.6RPG | 4.6APG | 0.9SPG
27 | ZAV LUCERO | NORTHPORT
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
11.6PPG | 5.4RPG | 2.1APG | 1.2SPG | 1.0BPG
28 | AARON BLACK | MERALCO
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
12.3PPG | 4.6RPG | 3.8APG | 0.8SPG
29 | CADE FLORES | NORTHPORT
LAST MONTH | 16
9.6PPG | 7.7RPG | 2.4APG | 1.3SPG
30 | JIO JALALON | MAGNOLIA
LAST MONTH | NOT RATED
8.3PPG | 4.9RPG | 4.6APG | 1.9SPG