Lately, we've been seeing trades (and trade rumors) flying all around the league. And one team sticks out.
GlobalPort Batang Pier.
In its debut season, you can see 12 players come to the Mikee Romero-owned franchise and 10 players go. They can't seem to shrug off their trade-happy instincts.
Romero already said that they need to find the right mix in a team of young players. But in retrospect, if you keep on mixing and matching in between conferences, leaving no time for players to jell, then nothing will ever go right for them.
The success of chemistry
If we look into the recent champions, we will see that most of the champions are not trade-happy teams. Talk n' Text, for one, is a great example.
Talk n' Text stuck to its normal lineup that gave them a lot of championships. Their camaraderie makes basketball look easy. The core of veteran stars remains every conference, trading only their back-ups (i.e, Eliud Poligrates and Sean Anthony for KG Canaleta).
Rain or Shine has been another team that has not been on the trading block often, and most of their success is owed to the great passing from their chemistry. Major additions usually come from first-round to early second-round picks. Plus, Coach Yeng Guiao's equal opportunities attitude makes any player an instant contributor for him.
I can't really say that trade-happy teams are not successful, but if players keep on adjusting to new teammates, then a spot on the 8th seed is almost assured.
Take Alaska for example. They also went through this stage, frequently losing like its normal. They changed coaches, but their new coach sort of abandoned the triangle offense Tim Cone employed to his former team. As a result, their downhill slide continued. But when Luigi Trillo, long-time assistant to Cone took helm, and reinstated a modified version of the TO (with a bit of run-and-gun), success went their way.
I'm an avid fan of GlobalPort, and of course I want them to win (because I frequently lose in bets). And for me, If I were Romero, I'd keep this line-up for at least 3 more conferences and see if this will turn out well. (GS)
Rain or Shine has been another team that has not been on the trading block often, and most of their success is owed to the great passing from their chemistry. Major additions usually come from first-round to early second-round picks. Plus, Coach Yeng Guiao's equal opportunities attitude makes any player an instant contributor for him.
I can't really say that trade-happy teams are not successful, but if players keep on adjusting to new teammates, then a spot on the 8th seed is almost assured.
Stick to one helm
Another contributor to GlobalPort's woes is the frequent change of coaches. In 5 conferences, they have had 4 different coaches (Glenn Capacio, Junel Baculi, Richie Ticzon, and Pido Jarencio). All these coaches have different systems, that more or less require a change in the team's manpower. And even though the newly-acquired players adjust to the system, will the holdovers adjust.Take Alaska for example. They also went through this stage, frequently losing like its normal. They changed coaches, but their new coach sort of abandoned the triangle offense Tim Cone employed to his former team. As a result, their downhill slide continued. But when Luigi Trillo, long-time assistant to Cone took helm, and reinstated a modified version of the TO (with a bit of run-and-gun), success went their way.
I'm an avid fan of GlobalPort, and of course I want them to win (because I frequently lose in bets). And for me, If I were Romero, I'd keep this line-up for at least 3 more conferences and see if this will turn out well. (GS)
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