Yeah, and that's the same reason why coach Tim bring him in to represent our country his good hassle play and bring tough defense gives the main cores to rest with a quality minutes, I like Newsome in a way that he can blend his game to anyone but just like what you mentioned, they are not composed of players who can compete during the all Filipino conference unlike with SMC teams which more likely will again meet in the finals, unless upset will take place..
Upset does not happen a lot in the PBA, unless it's just a regular season. In the playoffs or especially in the Finals, it shoudl be the best of the best in order for them to sell their tickets, otherwise, people will not be watching as they already know the outcome.
No upsets are happening now, because they are now positioning to qualify.
Maybe in the early days there were upsets but top teams are now making sure that they'll start winning.
If we are looking to bet today, we have 2 games on board
Converge (winless) vs SMB (undefeated)
Ginebra vs TNT
SMB vs Ginebra, great match up in the Finals especially if the series is long. I think they really need to create some script in order to prolong the series to make it more fun. Other conference where it's fun to watch is if they'll invite some foreign teams, just like before, hopefully that will happen again as fans do really love that kind of competition.
That's likely to happen since Ginebra is now in full force again and I'm sure coach Tim Cone would not allow to lose that easy again, they'll make an adjustment and will try to beat the SMB. But if other team will advance, hopefully it's TNT.