Malaya Online Edition, Saturday, 20-Sep-2008
Jong Uichico, not a man to give up easily, is ready to throw the towel at the possibility of Rudy Hatfield coming back.That is, if the Ginebra coach hasn't already.
"Ayaw na talagang bumalik ni Rudy. Mukhang masaya na talaga siya roon (in the States) with his family and his work," Uichico related.
Hatfield, known for his relentless hustle and defensive prowess, was an integral part of the Ginebra team that won the Philippine Cup two years ago, and Uichico would move heaven and earth to have him back.
"It's not a matter of offering him big money," Uichico said. "We're prepared to bring something to the table, but Rudy simply isn't interested anymore in playing basketball."
The situation gives Uichico something to ponder on deeply."We need a big man to play center or a tough player like Rudy to play the No. 3 or No. 4 spot," he said. The arrival of seven-foot Chris Alexander five games into the Fiesta Conference a few months ago filled up the big void in the middle of the Kings' rotation, an addition that resulted in a breathtaking winning streak and Ginebra winning its eighth PBA championship -- a seven-game epic against the Air21 Express.Two weeks before the opening of the 34th season and the staging of the 2008 Philippine Cup -- a non-import tournament -- Uichico is trying to unearth an acceptable trade to boost their sagging frontline.We need somebody like Chris or Rudy to do the job at the post," said Uichico, who also won his eighth title and his second with the Kings.Efforts to land Mick Pennisi, the 6-foot-9 center Red Bull traded to San Miguel Beer, and 6-7 Jay Washington, who Talk N Text exchanged for the Beermen's No. 3 pick in the rookie draft, failed to get past the initials talks."They just didn't materialize," Uichico said of the deals.
"But we're still hoping to land a big man."Another thing bugging Uichico just before he left for Bohol yesterday with his family is the spate of injuries plaguing Kings Mark Caguioa (kneecap), Jayjay Helterbrand (hamstring), Rafi Reavis (shoulder), and Eric Menk (knee rehabilitation)."Injuries are what really hurt us at the start of last season's Philippine Cup, and here we are again," said Uichico.
The Kings, running on the unstable presence of Caguioa, who was suffering from a painful shoulder injury last year, were thrown into the perilous wildcard phase and consequently eliminated.At practice for the forthcoming season, Caguioa, as well as four others, missed the team's first scrimmage at the Green Meadows gym in Ortigas.
"'We're just hoping everybody can recover in time," Uichico said.At the backcourt for Ginebra, other than its "Fast and Furious" tandem, are Ronald Tubid, named co-Finals MVP with Menk in the Fiesta Conference, Paul Artadi, Junthy Valenzuela, Sunday Salvacion, and Chris Pacana. At center-forward will be Menk, Reavis, Billy Mamaril, Alex Crisano, and the returning Mike Holper.Comparatively, Ginebra could be dwarfed by other ballclubs. But come gametime, when the chips are down, expect the Kings to get up from their "diminutive size" and rise to the challenge.
4 comments:
weeeeee.. Chris Pacana will stay in BGK.. ;;)
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