EDDIE G. ALINEA
PBA must project.
To which I must add, a better commissioner, must be a full- time commissioner. The guy to hold the position, therefore, must work full- time. The PBA is something worth continuing. It is something designed to benefit a large number of people – the public, the players the teams and all hose connected with the league.
The new commissioner, it can be said, is in the mold of Rudy Salud and Jun Bernardino. Salud and Berenardino both came from the ranks. Salud, a lawyer, was a longtime understudy of Prieto. Same with Bernardino, who worked in different capacities since the PBA was organized. They both understood what the league is all about.
Like Salud and Bernardino, Marcial witnessed how the PBA grew up and developed. He was there when crisis struck the league. He saw how they were solved. He’s been in the organization through thick and thin? oOo
Is one of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ newcomers part of the reason for the issues with Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ recent losses? It looks like it’s true … The New York Daily News reported Tuesday that Thomas was the driving force behind the Cavaliers’ issues with Love …The NYT said, Thomas led the charge against Love, who turned up ill for Saturday’s embarrassing loss to Oklahoma City and went home after playing just three minutes … Paul George might not have had strong feelings about his AllStar snub, but teammate Russell Westbrook certainly did…. Westbrook spoke after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 109-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday and was very clearly not happy about George being left off the AllStar squad … He said, it’s “unbelievable” and “outrageous” that Paul George didn’t make the All- Star Game…. Well, maybe one big reason why George did not make the All-Star team — aside from there being so many good players in the West — is OKC’s slow start…. It took two months for the Thunder to gain their footing and start putting together a winning record, so it may have been hard to justify giving them two All- Stars…. George’s points, field goal percentage and rebounds are down from his last two seasons with the Pacers…. His threepoint percentage tough and steals are up, which is a decent tradeoff…. Either way, the strong support from Westbrook makes him feel good.