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Whoppers let go of Japeth
BURGER King fought long and hard to convince Japeth Aguilar to don its jersey. Turns out the bond wasn’t meant to last.
Chairman Lito Alvarez on Sunday night released his prized No. 1 draft pick, a shocking move by the Burger King official after relentlessly pursuing the Western Kentucky University reserve to sign up with the ball club.
Aguilar will eventually end up with the team he wants to play for -- Smart-Gilas -- but was at first traded to Barako Bull. The Energy Boosters will then ship Aguilar to Talk ‘N Text, which will then unload him to the national team.
The Smart-Gilas team is being bankrolled by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the amateur governing body chaired by Talk ‘N Text owner Manny V. Pangilinan.
Alvarez made the announcement in the Whoppers’ dugout shortly after their 93-80 loss to Purefoods the other night, a statement that caught the whole team by surprise.
Coach Yeng Guiao confirmed that Aguilar indeed has played his final game with the team, saying that it may yet be the most practical decision to make right now to allow everyone involved to be contented.
“Sa isang banda, maganda na rin ‘yan,” said Guiao. “At least hindi lang ang isang kampo ang masaya. And we’ve prepared hard naman for the season without Japeth.”
Alvarez could not be contacted for comment.
But while Guiao may have already accepted the fact that Aguilar is gone for good, some of the team members got upset.
“The team was totally shocked when Alvarez said that it was the first and last game of Japeth,” said a reliable source who requested not to be named. “It totally caught the team by surprise, and there were some who really felt upset by the move.”
The 6-foot-10, 22-year old promising player is now worry-free of trying to carry the burden of lifting a team he allegedly does not want to be a part of. In his only game with the Whoppers, he ended up with 10 points and 9 rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time.
“Japeth really wants to play for Smart-Gilas,” said Ronnie Nathaniels, Aguilar’s manager-adviser. “He is more comfortable there and he thinks that he can learn more from (Rajko) Toroman.”
Aguilar is expected to play with Smart-Gilas on Friday when it takes on Burger King. The Nationals will only play for 10 games in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup or merely in the first round of the eliminations before they compete in a series of tournaments overseas.
Burger King reportedly will acquire in return Talk ‘N Text’s No. 2 and No. 3 picks next season by trading Aguilar, which means that the Whoppers will have the top three choices in the 2010-11 draft since it already owns the No. 1 pick.
Although no official statement has been announced by Burger King as of yet, some strongly believe that monetary matters played a big role in the deal, with the Whoppers having this history of going into one-sided trades.
While the decision to let go of Aguilar did not violate any rules in the PBA’s by-laws and constitution, others see it as one ‘mockery’ where Alvarez rallied the governors behind him and threaten Aguilar with a lifetime ban if he does not sign up with Burger King.
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October 13th, 2009 03:50 AM #4401
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October 13th, 2009 11:39 AM #4403^everybody knows what will transpire naman the moment he signed the dotted line.
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October 13th, 2009 12:11 PM #4405basta may cash considerations, open dyan ang air21 franchise
seriously though, bk definitely got a lot from this episode: 2 future draft picks of TnT, money, & they saved face. considering wala pang pinermahan si japeth at sa kanila pa rights niya for the next 2 years if ever aguilar didn't sign-up, malaki talaga nakuha nila alvarez
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October 13th, 2009 12:20 PM #4406Malaki lugi dito ang TNT since ibibigay nila si jpeth sa Smart Gilas.
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October 13th, 2009 12:29 PM #4407ok naman, they get what they wanted..to play for Smart Gilas. nagkaroon pa siya ng extra na kita, since pumirma siya ng 1 year contract.
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October 13th, 2009 12:30 PM #4408ayus na naman ang buto buto sa Air21 Franchise!!! kumita na naman sila dito..
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October 13th, 2009 12:46 PM #4409^oo nga! sana si Alvarez na lang nalunod nun Ondoy kesa kay Tony Chua.
kahit ako player ayaw ko rin maglaro sa BK, gagawin ko rin yun ginawa ni Aguilar, ibebenta rin siya after 3 years...
ayaw pa kasing magdisband na lang ibenta na lang nila sa iba yun franchise nila.
walang security of tenure sa team na yan, except for the son in law ng owner na wala dapat sa PBA kung talent lang ang paguusapan.
I'm not surprise kung SMB ang nagbabayad ng salary ni Arwind Santos during his stint sa Air21.
if they can't afford to pay the salaries of PBA stars, tangina balik na lang sila sa PBL where it's cheaper to maintain a team, tutal ganun din ang ginagawa nila sa PBA. training ground lang sila ng mga playes ng TnT and SMB.
mas mura doon sa PBL, tapos kapal pa ng mukha ni Alvarez na si Aguilar and bumababoy sa PBA, tingnan niya muna ginagawa niya.Last edited by shadow; October 13th, 2009 at 12:51 PM.
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October 13th, 2009 01:07 PM #4410Based on the news I read, talagang lamang na lamang ang BK sa ginawang pag-trade kay Japeth. Porket sinasabi nila na makakabuti ito kay Japeth dahil makakapaglaro siya sa Gilas. Ang totoo eh napilitan lang talaga si Japeth dahil kay Alvarez na yan!
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October 13th, 2009 01:19 PM #4411bro, i mean change ronnie n. i dont think maganda nagagawa kay japeth neto. Originally Posted by shadow
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October 13th, 2009 02:27 PM #4412kala ko nagpapakamatay tong si Lito Alvarez makuha si Japeth.. tapos nung nakuha.. pagkaka perahan lang pala.. mas lalo tuloy nababoy ang PBA sa ginawa nya.. kinumbinse pa nya yung ibang board members.. na kesyo i ba ban si japeth etc.. tapos ibebenta lang pala.. heheheh ayus talaga...
tapos tingnan nyo yung line up nila.. mukhang malakas pa nga yung mga team sa PBL eh.. palagay ko walang tatalunin yang BK na yan.. lahat nang players patapon..
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October 13th, 2009 02:42 PM #4413meron naman silang Michael Jordan sa paningin nila si Arboleda! untouchable! will never be traded mas gugustuhin pa siguro nila ma disband bago i trade si Arboleda
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October 13th, 2009 11:56 PM #4414 Originally Posted by _Qwerty_
Ok lang sa BK yun. Basta andyan pa rin yung peborits nilang player......si Gary David.
Tuloy ang ligaya.
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October 14th, 2009 12:29 PM #4415Japeth is expected to play for Smart Gilas on Friday against, ironically, Burger King.
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October 14th, 2009 01:10 PM #4416"in your face" na naman si Guiao! Originally Posted by james00112233
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October 14th, 2009 01:27 PM #4417feel free to comment on the statement by Lito Alvarez of BK regarding Japeth:
“Our plan is to have him play for us for at least some games and see his progress. We would like to know if puwede pa siyang magtagal sa team. Pero hindi na namin pinagtagal ni coach Yeng (Guiao) dahil nakaka-disrupt sa chemistry ng team. But bottom line, we felt na hindi pa talaga siya handa to play in the PBA."
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October 14th, 2009 02:03 PM #4419He probably means that Japeth doesn't want to play yet, but he also maybe wanted to sound demeaning, just to get back at Japeth. Originally Posted by james00112233
Sana nga matalo BK. BK= Barangay Kawatans! :bwahaha:
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October 14th, 2009 02:04 PM #4420dagdag mo pa ito sa mga statement niya... Originally Posted by james00112233
"...By next year, up to year 2014, tuluy-tuloy na naman ‘yung continuity ng player build up natin."-Lito Alvarez
"...After watching Aguilar play his first game in the 35th season of the PBA, we realized that the 22-year-old cager would be best to play for the national team under Serbian coach Rajko Toroman in the next two years"-Lito Alvarez
ano bang pinagsasabi nitong gago na ito? build up hanggang 2014? kailan kayo nag build up, binenta niyo lahat ng players niyo kung hinde niyo ginawa matagal na kayong champion.
ngayon mo lang na realized na mas mas ok maglaro si Aguilar sa Gilas? kung kailan nabayaran ka na, ulol! plano mo pa nga i pa ban dati nun hinde pa pumirma diba? para hinde makasama sa gilas habang naglaro sa PBA.
****** ina mo Lito Alvarez,. tumahimik ka na nasupalpal ka na ng pera ayaw mo pa tumahimik!
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