Bonbon Custodio Adjudged Player of the Week – Dec. 29 – Jan 4
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Doing all that he can to put the San Miguel Beermen into the quarterfinals, Bonbon “The Bonfire” Custodio became the hands down pick to be named as the KFC/Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week for the period Dec. 29 to Jan. 4 for his stellar performance against the Air21 Express.
Score, rebound, assist, and steal the ball…What more can you ask for from this rookie sensation?
I was so delighted to see him run the fastbreak, slash to the basket, and dish out a perfect assist to a team mate. This is a good skill that he needs to develop more as he is attracting the defense once he starts his electrifying moves.
I was not expecting much when he was chosen as the 8th overall pick by San Miguel in the rookie draft. But with the way he is playing, he certainly has overachieve already even in a team laden with supertars. Definitely, he is a star to watch out for.
More praises for our beloved Bonbon Custodio from a writeup from Philippine Basketball Association(pba.ph).
SMB ROOKIE DISPLAYING RARE TOUGHNESS AND MATURITY
Player of the Week December 29 – January 4
Monday, 05 January 2009COMING along just fine.
This was how San Miguel Beer coach Siot Tanquingcen assessed the steady progress being shown by rookie Bonifacio “Bonbon” Custodio, who was adjudged the KFC/Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week for the period Dec. 29 to Jan. 4.
“He played a hell of a ball game,” said Tanquingcen of the 5-foot-11 guard who came off the bench to notch 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists in SMB’s 105-86 victory over Air21 last Sunday that gave the Beermen the last quarterfinals seat in the 2008-09 KFC PBA Philippine Cup.
Those numbers were big leaps in Custodio’s pre-game averages of 10.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
Dondon Hontiveros and Lordy Tugade actually scored more points than Custodio with 18 each. But the Leyte native’s rebounds were just one shy of the taller Jay Washington’s team-high and his assists tied veteran Olsen Racela’s total for most in the game.
The former University of the East Red Warrior also showed some stern stuff in a rugged game that saw Danny Seigle’s right cheek get cut up by an Arwind Santos elbow and as many bodies banging as there were field goals attempted.
“He showed toughness and maturity that you usually see only from veterans,” Tanquingcen added of the man they tabbed at No. 8 overall in the Annual Draft, who also had a steal in 30 minutes of action.
“I think he has a bright future ahead of him, so long as he stays hungry and keeps looking to improve.”
The victory, its second straight in the knockout wildcard, lined up SMB against early qualifier Barangay Ginebra in the best-of-three quarterfinals that start Wednesday.
The stabilizing presence of his team veterans and the continuous improvement of guys like Custodio give Tanquingcen ample reason to feel positive. (NCo)
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