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- GAME THREE: A RESURGENT VROMAN OR THE BROOM?
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IT’S either Jackson Vroman steps up big time or B-Meg gets to use the broom on Barangay Ginebra.
Such is the scenario as the Llamados go for a 3-0 sweep of the Gin Kings in the PBA Commissioners Cup semifinals series Sunday night at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
The Llamados set up themselves for a shutout of the Gin Kings when they repeated with a close 83-77 win in Game Two last Friday....
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- FINALS A BREATH AWAY FOR BARAKO BULL
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Barako Bull, with its senior brigade, has got a shot at dethroning the PBA Commissioner’s Cup champs.
The Energy sprang back strong from their 25-point blowout loss Thursday, subduing the Talk n Text Tropang Texters, 85-81, to move within a win of the second conference finals at the Cuneta Astrodome Saturday.
Barako put up a lockdown defense in the first half and played steady under pressure at...
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- TEXTERS, ENERGY TO BE MORE PHYSICAL IN GAME 3
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TALK N Text has made its adjustments. Now it’s Barako Bull’s turn to do some tweaking as both the Tropang Texters and the Energy go for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series.
Just when most everyone felt the Tropang Texters would have a decided edge because of their youth, quickness, agility and enviable teamwork, the Energy, using their experience, have made...
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- B-MEG 1 "W" AWAY FROM FINALS
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B-Meg coach Tim Cone and his troops were convinced they would take a special effort to make it two-zero versus Barangay Ginebra.
But put a heckuva job the Llamados did, overcoming the Kings’ tough stand to move within a win of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Friday night.
B-Meg wore down Ginebra in a battle with PJ Simon taking over offensively at the finish as...
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- CAGUIOA IN GOOD CONTENTION FOR BPC PLUM
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Before being sidelined by an injury, Ginebra top gun Mark Caguioa has placed himself in a good position to contend for the Best Player of the Conference award.
Caguioa was at second place behind Powerade’s Gary David in the statistical race through the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals.
Powerade’s Marcio Lassiter was at third, followed by Alaska’s Cyrus Baguio and LA Tenorio then Petron...
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- FOLLOW UP, 2-0 LEAD ON CROSSHAIRS OF LLAMADOS
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COACH Tim Cone has had teams which won the opening game of a series before, so notching another is not new to him. What is important, he pointed out, is the follow up.
“It’s the next one that really matters," he emphasized. "You have got to follow (a win) up. Second game is really the key, in my mind.”
So it is with some anticipation blended in with trepidation that Cone and his Llamados brace...

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