PBA Finals Prediction - Fire vs Fire!
Welcome to the PBA Fire vs Fire!
What a treat to see Terrence Jones vs Chris McCullough go toe to toe and Talk N Text vs San Miguel as a whole.
Let's look at the possible match up
Jun Mar Fajardo - Terrence Jones - Slight advantage Jones
Chris McCullough - Troy Rosario - Advantage McCullough
Arwind Santos - Don Trollano - Slight Advantage Santos
Alex Cabagnot - RR Pogoy - Very slight advantage Pogoy
Chris Ross - Jason Castro - Slight advantage Castro
C. Standhardiger - Y. Taha - Advantage Standhardiger
V. Pessumal - R. Reyes - even to slight advantage Pessumal
T. Romeo - B. Heruela - Romeo advantage
M. Ganuelas-Rosser - J. Washington - Even to slight advantage Rosser
K. Nabong - D. Semerad - Nabong slight advantage
Reserves
B. Mamaril - H. Carey
P. Samar - M. Magat
R. Tubid - K. Bono
C. Lanete - F. Golla
L. Vigil - J. Casino
INJURY - Lassiter SMB & Anthony Semerad TNT (uncertain to return)
San Miguel has a deeper bench and that is always a handful in a long series like this. Jones has an advantage offensively over Fajardo so SMB might mix the defenders to him such as Standhardinger, or even McCullough. Offensively for Fajardo, he can be the key to this series. 1 on 1, it is only Terrence Jones that can stop him, if SMB decides to give the ball to Fajardo at the post, Jones might get in foul trouble, Talk N Text must be careful to take care of Jones' foul management. SMB can also use dirty tactics over Jones and put Nabong on him to create tension. Jones is known to have a bad temper if the defender over him is pesky. Interestingly, both teams have lost their solid player in Lassiter and A. Semerad which favored TNT just a little bit. But hopefully, both of them can come back in this series. It is fun to see them in the finals.
Without Marcio Lassiter, San Miguel did not have an easy time over Rain or Shine but Talk N Text did not have a very hard time over Ginebra given that Ginebra is considerably stronger than Rain or Shine, it is because of the strong steady offensive game of TNT.
The matchup of the coaching staff is also interesting! Leo Austria and team consultant Mark Dickel - Just a slight advantage for TNT.
Even if SMB has a deeper bench, Talk N Text has proven in the Ginebra series that fatigue is not a factor on its starters. SMB can review the series of TNT vs Ginebra and prepare but TNT has also proven this season that the offense they have right now is on top of everyone and even the ingenuity of coach Tim could not find a way to stop it.
SMB vs TNT is like Pacquiao vs Marquez, both of them have an equal chance to win this series but, TNT looks more prepared and ready over SMB.
PBIO Series Prediction Winner - Talk N Text
Series Winner - San Miguel
C. Standhardiger - Y. Taha - Advantage Standhardiger
V. Pessumal - R. Reyes - even to slight advantage Pessumal
T. Romeo - B. Heruela - Romeo advantage
M. Ganuelas-Rosser - J. Washington - Even to slight advantage Rosser
K. Nabong - D. Semerad - Nabong slight advantage
Reserves
B. Mamaril - H. Carey
P. Samar - M. Magat
R. Tubid - K. Bono
C. Lanete - F. Golla
L. Vigil - J. Casino
INJURY - Lassiter SMB & Anthony Semerad TNT (uncertain to return)
San Miguel has a deeper bench and that is always a handful in a long series like this. Jones has an advantage offensively over Fajardo so SMB might mix the defenders to him such as Standhardinger, or even McCullough. Offensively for Fajardo, he can be the key to this series. 1 on 1, it is only Terrence Jones that can stop him, if SMB decides to give the ball to Fajardo at the post, Jones might get in foul trouble, Talk N Text must be careful to take care of Jones' foul management. SMB can also use dirty tactics over Jones and put Nabong on him to create tension. Jones is known to have a bad temper if the defender over him is pesky. Interestingly, both teams have lost their solid player in Lassiter and A. Semerad which favored TNT just a little bit. But hopefully, both of them can come back in this series. It is fun to see them in the finals.
Without Marcio Lassiter, San Miguel did not have an easy time over Rain or Shine but Talk N Text did not have a very hard time over Ginebra given that Ginebra is considerably stronger than Rain or Shine, it is because of the strong steady offensive game of TNT.
The matchup of the coaching staff is also interesting! Leo Austria and team consultant Mark Dickel - Just a slight advantage for TNT.
Even if SMB has a deeper bench, Talk N Text has proven in the Ginebra series that fatigue is not a factor on its starters. SMB can review the series of TNT vs Ginebra and prepare but TNT has also proven this season that the offense they have right now is on top of everyone and even the ingenuity of coach Tim could not find a way to stop it.
SMB vs TNT is like Pacquiao vs Marquez, both of them have an equal chance to win this series but, TNT looks more prepared and ready over SMB.
PBIO Series Prediction Winner - Talk N Text
Series Winner - San Miguel
