Why fix it if it aint broken? Who says it aint broken?

BELOW is the writer's opinion on player acquisition:


It seems that the majority of us [PF Fans] have been overwhelmed by the fact that the Giants are 9-3 and just a few games away to return to the semis. That's okay. It's already a huge accomplishment. But why settle for being better when we can be the best? If there's an opportunity for them to get stronger, then why should they pass up on it? This is why I admire TNT's management very much. They won't stop until they become better, more formidable. Sure, they're at the bottom of the pack this conference but with the acquisition of Ritualo and Allado, they can surely improve their chances! Yes, we might be ahead of other teams in terms of chemistry but that doesn't mean we'll rest on that. We've got so many work to do.

"Why fix it if it aint broken??"

This was the same cliche Siot Tanquincen blurted on the media months ago. But look at Barangay now? Where are they now? They lack on the small forward position but they didn't even go to the market to shop one. Eric Menk was hurting and IMHO, they should've gotten Homer Se when PF shipped him back to Air21, but lo and behold, they let the poor man play in agony! Are we to commit the same miscalculations, too?

Truth is, we lack a true center and a third pointguard.

Kerby Raymundo, Marc Pingris and Richard Yee are doing a commendable job at the center slot but it wouldn't take a genius to know that sooner or later, it will take its toll. Note, we haven't won against Taulava and we didn't beat San Miguel in a highly convincing fashion. What does it mean? It means beating tall and bulky team is like climbing Mt. Everest! We were lucky we had a Marquin Chandler during the Fiesta Cup who created alot of mismatches at the middle. He compensated his lack of heft with his quickness and his superb outside shooting. But we no longer have him on the team right now. This is why I had some ill feelings when we let go of Homer Se. Yes, he may have a bum knee but he could still give us 3 or 5 quality minutes. We hired Gamboa to fill the void at number 5 but I can't figure out how he could help us. Can he help us in the same way Se could've helped us? But we hired him anyway, so that's about it.

Then there's the lack of another quality pointguard. In my opinion, Purefoods needs a back-up pointguard who has a "deadly" perimeter touch similar to Boyet Fernandez. Boyet was never a superb playmaker but when he's fielded in, you know something's going to happen. There's no safe lead when he is around as he can drill three-points after three-points! Remember how he won that semifinal series against Tanduay for us? I think that's what we're lacking. Roger Yap is good but he's more effective in slashing the middle, not shooting from the outside. We need a small guy right there to hit the long jumpers esp. when the clock is running out or during secondary breaks. Paul Artadi's shooting has improved but he has yet to be consistent in doing it. Anyway, Stephen Padilla was released by Alaska. I thought we should try him out.

Don't get me wrong. I'm happy at where the team is right now. But I'm also in favor of acquiring at least 2 more quality players for the team when the appropriate time comes (draft season/off season). A nucleus of 6-7 players is enough to build for the future.