PBA na ulit... (continued)

[Retz]

Globalport sends Holstein to San Mig for Chua, Najorda

By Chris Lagunzad | Yahoo PH Sports – 8 hours ago

Globalport traded Tuesday towering rookie Isaac Holstein to reigning Governors Cup champion San Mig Coffee for the services of rookie center Justin Chua and lefty forward Leo Najorda, just two days after the PBA rookie draft.

One of the tallest rookies at 6-foot-7, Holstein was selected seventh overall but his “lackluster performance” in the Batang Pier’s tune-up match against the Air21 Express that ended in a draw Tuesday forced the team management to make another surprising move.

The transaction enabled GlobalPort to land the 6-foot-5 Chua, who was selected three rungs below Holstein, along with the 31-year-old Najorda, an eight-year veteran, from the Mixers.


In a phone interview, GlobalPort head coach Junel Baculi confirmed the development.

“We were disappointed sa ipinakita ni Holstein sa tune-up game namin kanina. We really need people who can match up with bigger and taller guys like Asi (Taulava of Air21), Jun Mar (Fajardo of Petron Blaze) and Greg Slaughter (of Barangay Ginebra),” he explained.

Baculi also added the team is “very serious in their buildup for the coming season and the management wants the team to contend heavily with the league’s elite.”
“Masyadong malalaki rin ‘yung mga teams ng San Mig, Ginebra, Petron Blaze and Alaska kaya kailangan naming sumabay,” he pointed out.

With the acquisition of Chua and Najorda, Baculi is convinced they can provide the needed support to the likes of power forward Jay Washington, veteran Jondan Salvador and newly-acquired Rico Villanueva.

San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone reportedly had his eye on Holstein last Sunday, but was beaten to the punch by Globalport.

Source: Globalport sends Holstein to San Mig for Chua, Najorda

Globalport sends Holstein to San Mig for Chua, Najorda

[baludoy]

^ golden opportunity for chua to make hay but i'm not sure if he'll be able to shift to the pf position in globalport. that's the position i feel he'll be most comfy in the pros

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kala ko ba gusto ni cone si chua.. tapos biglang ni trade? mas magaling si chua kay holstein..

[Retz]

^

I think Cone wanted a bigger guy for defensive purposes.

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Chua, Gilbert Lao 2.0 hahaha

Parenong unstoppable nun HS sa tiong lian...


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Chua, Gilbert Lao 2.0 hahaha

Parenong unstoppable nun HS sa tiong lian...


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wala kasi silang katapat dun kaya akala nila malakas sila

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wala kasi silang katapat dun kaya akala nila malakas sila

triple double parati yan si Chua nun HS, points, rebounds and blocks

[CLAVEL3699]

^^^ yep. Senior nya nung HS walang makatapat sa kanya na height 6'4... kung hindi ako nagkakamali first time nagchampion nang UNO

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^^^ yep. Senior nya nung HS walang makatapat sa kanya na height 6'4... kung hindi ako nagkakamali first time nagchampion nang UNO

CKSC si chua, si Gilbert Lao ang UNO...parehong promising nun HS, both had a mediocre college careers...baka maging lucky charm din si chua, laging champion mapuntahan team sa PBA, ala Gilbert Lao..walang ginagawa sa TnT pero laging champion...

pinakamagaling na naging player ng UNO si Paul Du, naglaro sa UP, bata kasi ni Joe Lipa, yun yata time na naging coach ng UNO si Lipa, yabang yabang ni Paul du sigurado na daw siya PBA dahil coach ng Shell si Lipa, the next day sinibak si Lipa sa Shell...ayun walang kumuha sa kanya sa PBA

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pinakamagaling na naging player ng UNO si Paul Du, naglaro sa UP, bata kasi ni Joe Lipa, yun yata time na naging coach ng UNO si Lipa, yabang yabang ni Paul du sigurado na daw siya PBA dahil coach ng Shell si Lipa, the next day sinibak si Lipa sa Shell...ayun walang kumuha sa kanya sa PBA

Magaling nga si paul du but pagdating sa uaap wala din nangyari sa kanya.

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Yah nadidinig ko nga yan noon... kasabayan ko kasi si paul du

yup, nag national team, kasabayan nila Marlou, bal david and Jason WEbb, naglaro din sa STAG

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nag apply din ata para maging coach nang UP kaso hindi nakasama sa final list na tatlo.

[IMm29]

Chua seemed to have done well in the D-League, giving Slaughter some trouble in the paint. He was in Greg's shadow on the ADMU roster, but it seems he came into his own in the D-League. Let's see how he progresses.

[baludoy]

gilbert lao = justin chua? 'lang-hiya buzzkill talaga kayo haha!

but i really think chua will bust out in the pba. like imm29 mentioned, he has been a force to reckon with in the amateur commercial ranks. i don't think lao (w/ due respect to the guy) ever had that kind of distinction in the now defunct pbl (or pabl)

in my humble opinion (emphasis on the humble because i'm just a mere spectator), the reason chua seemed to have a so-so career in the uaap is because he always played behind collegiate forces of nature. there was rab and nonoy who pretty much dominated the uaap inside lane. he was basically the third string center for the blue eagles in that threepeat bid.

and when he was slated to start for the blue eagles on his senior year when those dynamic frontline duo used up their collegiate eligibility, then came slaughter and the next 2 championships (w/c wasn't really foreseen by the engineers of the 5peat. balita ko hanggang tatlo lang daw na kampeonato ang hinihilling talaga nila).

like a good soldier, chua swallowed his pride, executed what was asked of him in a diminished capacity and stayed on. and in a nutshell, that's why i'm rooting for the guy because he paid his dues in spades

[IMm29]

^ I agree with baludoy. In a sea of bigs during his time with ADMU, the more dominant folks came forward, so he really couldn't strut his stuff. But with his showing in the D-League -- banging with folks like Slaughter -- it seems he's got a good chance to make it, well, big. He'd be played as a 4 coz of his height tho.

[Retz]

nag dudunk din pala si belga.

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ang laki laki naman nyan Retz.. kaya talaga yan.. si Alapag ang maganda panoorin sa round robin.. nag du dunk..

[IMm29]

Nakakatalon naman. Hehehe!

[Retz]

All chinese line-up ng ROS:

Jeric Teng
Chris Tiu
Jeff Chan
TY Tang
Paul Lee

Coaach: Guiao

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All chinese line-up ng ROS:

Jeric Teng
Chris Tiu
Jeff Chan
TY Tang
Paul Lee

Coaach: Guiao

Aba! Politically correct ka ngayon ah, bakit hinde intsik or tsekwa line up?


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