I believed not with the coach but the management itself. Northport failed to surround these two with good supporting role players. Unlike today, Romeo is having a good teammate, well that's SMB, which is already a strong* team before he came and Pringle on the other hand, with the BGSM, which also one of the best team in the league.
They reached the Semis last Governor's Cup also because of the big production by their import. But you know, they really struggle at that conference. Even with a good offensive power coming from their import and you can bet on CStand will do his best on the defense, still, they are lacking support.
Honestly, NorthPort before does have the best players in the league right now. If only they maintained it and successfully surround these players with role players, which also I mentioned above, maybe they are one of the most dominant teams today. Still hoping that other franchises outside San Miguel will finally rise on top to make PBA more competitive.