Four more days and it’s the 38th season of the PBA! It’s just so different without basketball to watch on TV. Season 38 will finally open this coming September 30, 2012 with each team parading their muses, new jerseys, and newly acquired rookies. Opening ceremony will start at 4:30PM followed by the first game of the season – Global Port Batang Pier against crowd favorite The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.
This is going to be the banner year for the Global Port Batang Pier team and PBA fans are excited to see how this team will compete with other teams. Gary David, the league leading scorer from the last season will still be the main man for the Batang Pier. He is joined by high flying forward Rey Guevarra who had a breakout conference in the recently concluded Governors Cup, former rookie of the year Rabeh Al-Hussaini and two-time MVP Willie Miller.
On the other hand, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel will parade their two talented rookies - Chris Ellis and Keith Jensen. Mark Caguioa will still be go-to guy of the team but with the addition of L.A Tenorio, the team is expected to be on top of the standings. The team will still have the services of Mike Cortez, Rudy Hatfield and JJ Helterbrand. Allein Maliksi and Dylan Ababou are there also to provide scoring for the team.
With each team beefing up their lineup during the offseason, there’s no doubt that the upcoming PBA season will be more exciting to watch.
As for my favorite team - the Tropang Text Tropang Texters, I am glad that I will still be seeing the same lineup except for Japeth Aguilar since he is no longer part of the team. Coach Norman Black will now call the shots and I am really hoping that they have a wonderful season!
