In
the last of our three part series, we’ll review the PBA teams and rank them
according to the strengths of their lineup.
Here
are the teams at #4 to #1.
#4 ALASKA
ACES
Roster
Name
|
Position
|
Chris
Banchero
|
G
|
Cyrus
Baguio
|
G/F
|
Vic
Manuel
|
F
|
Sonny
Thoss
|
F/C
|
Calvin
Abueva
|
F
|
Nonoy
Baclao
|
F/C
|
Marion
Magat
|
C
|
Rome
de la Rosa
|
G/F
|
Chris
Exciminiano
|
G
|
Dondon
Hontiveros
|
G/F
|
Eric
Menk
|
F/C
|
RJ
Jazul
|
G
|
Tony
de la Cruz
|
F
|
JV
Casio
|
G
|
Kevin
Racal
|
F
|
Analysis:
The Alaska Aces is the team that proves that the whole can be worth so much
more than the sum of its parts. On paper, they shouldn’t be able to beat teams
like the Gin Kings or the Hotshots but they do. There is no clear cut superstar
on their roster but somehow, the tenacity of Calvin Abueva, the smarts of JV
Casio, the shooting of Dondon Hontiveros, the guile of Cyrus Baguio, the
versatile skill set of Vic Manuel, the leadership of Tony de la Cruz and the
inside presence of Sonny Thoss make them one of the harder teams to create a
game plan for. Which means that on any given day, any of those players
mentioned above may be the one who beats you.
