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Beermen, Gin Kings accolade for the classic final
Paradise match
MANILA, Philippines – Two great champions' teams, two imposing men, two explosive imports and two brilliant minds.
Add a pair of strong rescue teams ready to support you. given game, this next final of the PBA Commissaires Cup has all the trims of a classic series.
In a fortnight from Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra finally clash in a final that many want to see. the former who plays his crown against a dangerous rival in what promises to be a thriller of a best-of-seven series.
The Beermen have been 6-in-6 in the final of the PBA at the last 10 conferences, but can face their biggest challenge now, against a team that has been 2-in-3 in the championships of the four last tournaments.
"It's fine to have a perfect performance in the final, but it's not a guarantee to win another one." It's different now that we play the best team in the PBA right now, "said Leo Austria, coach of San Miguel Beer, at the pre-final press conference at Sambokijin restaurant in Eastwood City yesterday
. Last 11 games. They play like a well-oiled machine right now. Ginebra coach Tim Cone concedes that San Miguel is the top team, but he is confident that they can give them a good fight. "19659005" It's a real honor to play San Miguel Beer. finally. It's such a big challenge. You can not choose a bigger challenge. I hope our players will adopt and go, "said Cone.
" They could be the best team of all time, but of all the PBA teams now, I think that we have the range that can match "
This is a dream series rich in secondary intrigues and filled with side duels.
Both teams had their last title bout at the Filipino Cup last year dominated by the Beermen. But Ginebra is now a different team with all her core players healthy and eager to dive into action.
There is Greg Slaughter who is a big key in their turnaround of a dismal start 1-5 in the tournament. The 7-foot-tall monster is looking forward to a first PBA clash with college rival June Mar Fajardo.
There is also Justin Brownlee, Ginebra's lethal weapon in their title of vice-champion of the Governors' Cup
Brownlee, meanwhile, confronts Renaldo Balkman in a curious duel between two players who fought side by side in their title race with Alab Pilipinas in the ABL.
"We are brothers for life, but he is on the opposite side, and he is an opponent now, it will be a fight until the end, that the best will win," says Brownlee
and if San Miguel has Arwind Santos and Christian Standhardinger to surround Fajardo, Ginebra has Joe Devance and Japeth Aguilar to support Slaughter.
Matchups in the wings and in the backcourt "It could really be two weeks of great basketball finals," said Alex Cabagnot, winner of the PBA MVP final against his teammate PBA MVP Final in LA Tenorio
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