7/12/2014
11:11:33 AM
Yes, it’s
very rare that only three ball clubs achieved the feat in all 39 years of
existence in the PBA.
Until San
Mig Coffee completed their road of bagging fourth straight
championship—including all of the three conference crowns this season.
Perhaps, it
is very almost impossible task for such (or any) squad to unleash their grins
and pull that winning streak. Actually, they did not hold any long-tenure
winning runs during this season. In fact, in the Philippine Cup, they have to
undergo the quarters and semis to pull their series of improbable upsets over Talk
‘N Text Tropang Texters, and even the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (which by the
way, drew another crowd attendance record prior to the Wednesday’s finale), and
the rest was just easy piece of history.
Next time
the PBA rolled, it appeared that the Talk ‘N Text TropangTexters in the recent
edition of Commissioner’s Cup whom appeared to break SMCM’s winning run.
But once
the championship series unfolded then, it was the Mixers who turned things
around and defied everything this season. Just wow: third straight title, and
then came the Governor’s cup.
Fast-forward
to the Finals of the last conference, Rain or Shine looks for redemption, as
well as YengGuiao’s second title with the squad. And after squabbling for the
first three games, RoS fired an all-out war in Game 4 to deny any SMCM’s
clinching chances and send the series in a blockbuster “for all the marbles”
contest last Wednesday.
And true
enough, the last game was just a perfect fitting end for the PBA’s 39th
season, with San Mig Coffee completed their quest for dynasty.
Now, the
grand slamming question, as new squads will join the PBA family, plus Manny
Pacquiao getting some chance to play on with the squad, are we still gonna see
a very high intensity competition, or will the Asia’s first pay-for-play league
will be a mediocre for the sake of entertainment?
Actually, I
don’t know. Let’s hope for the pro basketball scene to flourish even further
anyway.
Author:
slickmaster | ©2014 september twenty-eight productions
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