Topic: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup - page 381. (Read 101415 times)

Agree with this, it's the reality and obviously, we all know how these two big companies are controlling the PBA, they can influence the decision of the board because, without them, this league would probably not exist.

I like to emphasize that PBA has become boring when it is questioned by people that their games are rigged, but since we don't have a choice before, we have no choice but to watch it, but now, as the other leagues are emerging, then maybe that's a threat to them and we don't know the reason why Alaska is leaving, it has to do something with profit and expenses issue on their part if you know what I'm saying.

There's no chance it will change because PBA is most likely controlled by SMC and Pangilinan, they have invested a lot on the league, so it's always their interest that will be followed, sorry but that is the sad truth.

No team is unbeatable in the PBA, even in the NBA or any kind of sports as upset does happen. This is not a big upset though as the NP is also a decent team, their improvement this season on their lineup is a big thing, and Bollick is healthy so expect that they'll give their opponent a problem, and they beat Meralco who are one of the hottest team in the PBA. 

That means they are not really unbeatable, Northport has some talents also and they match the Meralco Bolts very well. They have Sumang who also had some great contributions to the team including the ankle or Knee breaker to the import of Meralco.

The winning streak of the Bolts is now over, it was ended by the Northport in a good win as they beat the Bolts in a wide Margin.
Final score was 98-109, and Bollick is the leader of the local players.

Now, the only undefeated team in the PBA is only Magnolia.

Good if that will happen, according to the news, this will be the last season of Alaska but they still have time, so if one would really buy it, it will save the PBA's reputation also. We have discussed here about the future of PBA before that other leagues are also popular these days, they cannot take this lightly, its a serious sign of their direction in the future if they will not improve.

The owner tried to sell their franchise but no one is interested at that moment so.. yeah they just continued until now.
Tomorrow, they will try to continue their losing streak against NLEX and if they lose on that game then they will be tied on the most number of losses in NBA. Kinda funny but I'm just curious on what the management and the players are feeling right now.

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With regards to Alaska and its franchise, it seems that three companies are interested to buy its franchise as per Comm. Marcial said in this article.
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/822213/3-companies-express-desire-to-buy-alaska-franchise-reveals-marcial/story/

There really are some companies who wants to join the PBA but its just quite unfortunate that the PBA doesn't want to expand and add other teams aside from its current teams.

It's understandable why they took that way where they had to surrender their team and to give the chance to others who's willing to buy the franchise, Alaska will not be forgotten as they are already part of the PBA history. Other teams might as well follow that footstep, it might be sad but it is the best choice they've got because of the pandemic and the league is also no longer keeping up because of bad management. I won't be shocked if these teams will go to the MPBL.

I think the other teams will also try to think about quitting. If the league is no longer competitive and it's always the sister companies that are facing or against MVP teams.
There's no sense for them to stay. One suggestion that I've read is that they should just make a new team but not anymore with the PBA franchise but with the other leagues like MPBL or any other league in the country that's gaining traction.

The moment I read your reply things linger in my mind, Alaska management is no longer satisfied with how the league handling the balance, farm team is just nourishing stars and when it's already ripe SMB and MVP are just around to pick it up, We can't tell how future will be look like if ROS will also decide to move away from this league.

Maybe it will be a single round for SMB and MVP no more elimination but straight to the point.

My favorite team Blackwater will be the next team that will leave lol. They are even almost out back then when their owner tries to sell the franchise because of that violation they committed during the pandemic where they do practice even it's not allowed yet.

I hope they should not leave. I like to see their journey making records day-by-day. They should continue that record that no team can do.

With Alaska leaving the league, SMC teams will now dominate more the league. That retirement is not an easy decision and it takes years in the process. Alaska has a big reason why they leave and what we know is just what they said. PBA should be alarmed by that incident. We are eyeing for more non-SMC or non-MVP teams to participate in the league and the worst happened.

After Alaska, Blackwater would be next for an obvious reason. Rain-or-Shine seems not getting into big fish trading lately unlike before. Alaska is a big organization and leaving the PBA might trigger other teams too outside SMC or MVP.

I think there's a number of business owners willing to buy that Alaska franchise for sure but it is just awkward to see the team who are used to winning championships leaving the league this time where the PBA is attacked by too much controversies.

I just hope that ROS won't follow this bold move by Alaska as there are also rumors that they are not happy anymore with the PBA. It's only Alaska and ROS who are independent teams in the PBA, the rest are owned by the same businesses or farm teams by other companies.

This just answer my question in my mind on why Brondial and some players did not sign with Alaska, they knew that this is coming.

Thank you Alaska for the great moments you brought to the PBA, that won't be forgotten.

"Wala pa ring tatalo sa Alaska"

They are on a big loss and that’s why they come up into this decision because its not profitable anymore because of so much restrictions, well I expect other teams to do the same but hopefully not. Alaska is a great team with the winning history, I don’t know what will happen next but I hope someone can buy the team so the players wont spread out, and still have the chance to play in PBA.

A great team leaving the PBA is something big, and it can really affect the league but we can't do anything about it especially if the problem is about money not. They are willing to sell the franchise but still no one wants to invest yet on basketball maybe because we are still on a crisis. For sure someone will replace Alaska, but it will take time since its not easy to join PBA. Let's see if Manny Villar will also have his own team in PBA.

Nice bet! Although Magnolia have won the game, still Road Warriors have managed to cover enough spread for that.
Regarding to the news if PBA games are ready to welcome live audience, yes they already had.

Source: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/821700/pba-to-welcome-back-fans-starting-february-16/story/

According to the article released by GMA Network, PBA are starting to receive limited vaccinated audience who wishes to watch the games live. Good thing that the cases have cooled down these recent weeks and NCR is under level 2.

It was a big surprise to me when I saw the news about Alaska aces. They are part of the league for how many years but now I don't know why they doing these. If the reason why they blackout is because if they not claim the trophy for championship I think it's better to swap their players or find some good one in order claim the  victory than to back out the league.
If other teams will blackout for sure the league is not a very interesting to watch.

Well, the reason for Alaska is due to the business sustainability. They're going to focus on their own brand and owning a team is really costly in the PBA.
What's next? I think the other teams that are not even taking championships would also back out in the league. Who knows? Snow Badua said it's likely ROS. But that's just his opinion. The management should really be better and it's not just a league between SMC and MVP companies.

I'm not sure if there are teams who will join the PBA at this stage, they understand that they are operating at a loss now, and only the rich teams will survive just to protect the reputation of the PBA. Now, this news doesn't look good, it only reflect the real status of the league and because they limit the number of teams, look what has happened now, I think some teams will also follow after this.

As of now, no one is interested to buy the franchise but I'm hoping that somebody will buy it.
What's next for PBA? I don't know because the departure of Alaska from the league might create a domino effect to those independent teams.

This is what can happen if the league is in a duopoly or being dominated by 2 companies (in this case its MVP and SMB) and if the Board will not do anything about it then its only a matter of time for other independent teams to leave the league as well. I've watched a video hours ago regarding the possible reason of Alaska leaving the league. One reason that said there is the pandemic which is quite understandable because they are paying their players even though there are no games and on the other hand, they can't advertise their product. Another reason is the salary of players not being publicized. Because of this, other teams can pay their players higher than the max salary (hidden of course). Include also the free agency where players can just get the players they want.

Overall, I still hope that the Board will still do something for this. The competition of the league disappeared already that is why we don't see many audiences watching live unless its Ginebra game. The departure of Alaska will create a domino effect negatively unless they will do something.