2013
PBA Draft is coming soon...in line with this event I will be choosing my Best
Player out of the Top 10 picks for the
past 10 years. Here I will show you the Top 10 pick for each year from 2003-2012
and I will comment on each player then choose my Top Player on the bottom. Here
we go:
2003
1.
Mike Cortez The
Cool Cat..not really a consistent career for him.
2.
Rommel Adducul The
General..MBA Day’s are his best playing days
3.
Eddie Laure Same
with Eddie..they Flourish in MBA not much in PBA
4.
Harvey Carey Been a pretty
consistent guy.contribute in many ways
5.
Brandon Cablay He had his
heyday’s as the dunking Cablay..
6.
Billy Mamaril Always
been a reliable Big’s Defender with a soft touch
7.
Enrico Villanueva Kung kelan
almost unstoppable na siya dun naman na-injured
8.
Marlon Legazpi Huh?
9.
Reynel Hugnatan I would say
the guy with the best post moves in the league
10.
Jimmy Alapag Once considered
by Fadi El Khatib as the Best Point Guard in Asia
Best
Player – Jimmy Alapag
2004
1.
Rich Alvarez Won
the ROY award and anyare after Rich?
2.
James Yap 2-Time
MVP Awardee and Multiple Mythical Team Member
3.
Marc Pingris Pinoy
Sakuragi – The Best Example of Larong Pinoy...PUSO!!!
4.
Ranidel de Ocampo Slow but Sureball
toh pre..Big Man with a Range.
5.
Sonny Thoss Considered
as one of the Best Big Man in the League today
6.
Denver Lopez Good
Player but injury prone..Sayang!
7.
Ervin Sotto Ahmmm..can
someone help me say something about Ervin?
8.
Nelbert Omolon Good but not consistent..parang
Beerhouse..patay..sindi!
9.
Wesley Gonzales Soar Flying Blue Eagle Soar! Go Ateneo!
10.
Gary David The
deadliest shooter in this batch no disrespect to James Yap
Best
Player – James Yap ( You can’t set
aside the 2 MVP Award)
2005
1.
Jay Washington Won 2 BPC
Award and 3-Time Mythical First Team Member
2.
Alex Cabagnot The
Crunchman – will definitely give him the ball on crunch time
3.
Dennis Miranda A very
physical Point Guard. Pauso din ng buhok.
4.
Jondan Salvador Good post moves, physical defender, mahilig din
manakit.hehe
5.
Mark Cardona Captain
Hook..kinda arrogant..ano height mo???
6.
Niñ0 Cañaleta PBA Slam
Dunk King of All Time..a great shooter as well
7.
Michael Holper Where is he
now?
8.
Paolo Hubalde Hardworker,
bouncing from PBA to ABL to PBA
9.
Leo Najorda A good
sixth man..ala lang masyado break
10.
Cesar Catli Catli
who? Sorry can’t remember him
Best
Player – Jay Washington
2006
1.
Kelly Williams Machine
Gun Kelly..1 Time MVP and a Monster on the Board
2.
Arwind Santos Spiderman..Very
Consistent and 2013 MVP..nuf said!
3.
Joseph Yeo The
Ninja..now you see me..now you don’t..same with his game
4.
LA Tenorio Tinyente..a
very tough Point Guard and a guy who hate to lose
5.
Gabby Espinas Rookie/MVP
in NCAA..Best Moment for Gabby
6.
Mark Isip A
good post guy..very reliable midrange jumper
7.
Aaron Aban Kung
gusto TNT manakit..Pasok Aaron Aban!
8.
Mark Andaya The
Frankenstein..a big guy..yun lang po.
9.
Boyet Bautista Letran
Knight Point Guard..yun lang din po.
10.
Abby Santos Big
Guy from UP...yun lang.
Best
Player – Arwind Santos
2007
1.
Joe Devance Great
range for a big guy..not a low post threat
2.
Samigue Eman A low post
threat..he will hurt you there
3.
Ryan Reyes Hala
sugod Guard...A very good player when healthy
4.
J.C Intal A
good small forward..need to be consistent
5.
Doug Kramer His best
playing days is with Powerade..good back-up Center
6.
Ken Bono Long
lost brother of Belga and Quiñahan
7.
J. R Quiñahan Physical
Player with a good range from outside
8.
Yousif Aljamal Better
days is playing with San Beda
9.
Jonas Villanueva Turn out to be a very good
point guard..injury prone nga lang
10.
Macky Escalona Go Ateneo!
Best
Player – Joe Devance
2008
1.
Gabe Norwood A very good
wing defender kulang lang sa effort offensively
2.
Jared Dillinger Bahala na
Gang member..Sugod lang ng Sugod
3.
Jayson Castro Best
Point Guard in Asia
4.
Rob Reyes Lagi
injured tol eh
5.
Sol Mercado One of
the fastest Point guard..killer cross-over..woooohhh
6.
Mark Borboran A good role
player
7.
Beau Belga Big
Man with a Three..Banger and of course no easy shot ditto
8.
Bonbon Custodio Di masyado mabenta laro nito eh.
Noong College siguro
9.
Larry Rodriguez Underrated
Power Forward
10.
Kelvin Gregorio Excuse
me..who?
Best
Player – Jayson Castro (Best Point
Guard nga ng ASIA)
2009
1.
Japeth Aguilar Big guy
who can jump..the most athletic Filipino Big Man
2.
None Draft
Pick by Defunct Shell Turbo Chargers
3.
Rico Maierhofer A versatile Power
Forward..inconsistent din pero energetic
4.
Chris Ross A
very good point guard..good court vision.
5.
Jervy Cruz A
good Small Power Forward..inconsistent nga lang din
6.
Mike Burtscher Not really
got some time to show his wares in PBA
7.
Rogemar Menor Automatic technical at
flagrant foul
8.
Chris Timberlake Did not see much playing time
ever since
9.
Ronnie Matias One of
the Best Product of Coach Yeng
10.
James Sena Big
guy from JRU
Best
Player – Japeth Aguilar
2010
1.
Nonoy Baclao Di
masyado naipakita yung laro niya sa PBA unlike in UAAP
2.
Rabeh Al-Hussaini Palipat-lipat na
lang ng team..sakit ata sa ulo.
3.
Rey Guevarra Fafa
Rey..almost same breed as J.C Intal
4.
Elmer Espiritu Palipat-lipat
din..pero mukhang di naman sakit sa ulo
5.
Josh
Vanlandingham A
feeling Streak Shooter..minsan nangyayari naman.
6.
Sean Anthony A
versatile small/power forward..can shoot,drive and defend
7.
John Wilson Nagdadasal
muna bago tumira..naghihintay ang buong bayan
8.
Jimbo Aquino Another
NCAA MVP na di nagpakita sa PBA
9.
Pari Llagas Maagang
Na-Llagas sa PBA
10.
Shawn Weinstein Hoping for a big break
Best
Player – Rabeh Al Hussaini (Dahil
siya ang ROY sa batch na toh..weak batch)
2011
1.
JV Casio A
deadly three point shooter and slasher.
2.
Paul Lee Angas ng
Tondo..Injury lang ang kalaban ng pagsikat nito
3.
Chris Lutz Killer
cross-over and a tough defender
4.
Marcio Lassiter Deadly on
the outside.good slasher and great wing defender
5.
Mark Barroca Coffee
Prince..seems he like hitting the big shots
6.
Mac Baracael A good
small forward with touch from outside and post moves
7.
Jason Ballesteros Naglalaro pa ba siya? Sayang
toh eh
8.
Allein Maliksi Mas saying
toh..Injury is his biggest enemy
9.
Reil Cervantes Napadaan
lang sa PBA
10.
Dylan Ababou Isa pa
tong saying..Allein and Dylan in one Team is deadly
Best
Player – JV Casio / Paul Lee (Hirap
mamili kaya sila na lang dalawa as JV got a better second year)
2012
1.
Junmar Fajardo Best Big
Man in the PBA Today
2.
Calvin Abueva Angas ng
Pinas..Almost MVP/ROY,nagkalat ng 3rd conf
3.
Alex Mallari You
want inconsistency? Call him!
4.
Cliff Hodge A do
it all guy. Tough player and suki ng sahig gaya ni Calvin
5.
Aldrech Ramos Mejo
nakalimutan natong batang toh
6.
Chris Ellis Air
Force Ellis..the only threat to the title of KG Cañaleta
7.
Chris Tiu Dami mo sinaktan
nung nagpakasal ka. Ouch
8.
Keith Jensen A good
defender with outside shot
9.
Vic Manuel He
will only get better itaga niyo yan sa bato
10.
Jason Deutchman Hirap ispelingin..a soft Big
Man who relies on outside shot
Best
Player – Junmar Fajardo / Calvin Abueva
( I believe a lot will agree to this)
Here
is the recap of my Best Player per Draft Batch.
2003 -
Jimmy Alapag
2004 – James Yap
2005 – Jay Washington
2006 -
Arwind Santos
2007 – Joe Devance
2008 – Jayson Castro
2009 – Japeth Aguilar
2010 – Rabeh Al Hussaini
2011 – JV Casio / Paul Lee
2012 – Junmar Fajardo / Calvin Abueva
4 Point Guards - Alapag,
Castro, Casio, Lee
1 Shooting Guard - Yap
1 Small Forward - Abueva
4 Power Forwards - Washington,
Santos, Devance, Aguilar
2 Centers - Al
Hussaini, Fajardo
History reveals that either a Point
Guard, a Power Forward or a Center is the safest pick in the draft. This coming
draft we expect three (3) big man will take the first three picks. I expect
Greg Slaughter to be the guy who will create a huge impact immediately.
Sleepers are Jeric Teng and James Forrester to challenge him for the ROY Award.
Anyways,
all this are just my opinions. Just a guy who is SPORTING HIS THOUGHT.
