SMB Signs Jay Washington, Mick Pennisi, and Bonbon Custodio
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In a move to address their lack of ceiling when bigmen Danny Ildefonso and Samigue Eman got injured, San Miguel Beer get the services of bigmen Jay Washington and Mick Pennisi. They also signed an exciting player in Bonbon Custodio who is a known slasher who can penetrate the lane and open up the opposing team’s defense.
Now the question looming around is that will their entry provide the necessary improvements needed by SMB to get the coveted crown that has long escape them for several years already? Will it just be a mere rehash of what they have done last season when they acquired stars like Larry Fonacier, Enrico Villanueva and company?
What do you think?
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SanMig back with revitalized lineup
Source: Manila Bulletin Online (mb.com.ph)
By Waylon Galvez | September 12, 2008
San Miguel Corporation has decided to bring the San Miguel Beermen back and shelve Magnolia Beverage Masters when the PBA opens its 34th basketball season next month.
San Miguel is the league’s all time leader in basketball championships with 17 conference titles to its name but has not won a single title the last three years.
The basketball team hopes to end the drought with new recruits from other basketball teams.
The Beermen yesterday formally welcomed wingman Anthony Jay Washington, center Mick Pennisi and rookie guard Bonbon Custodio who all attended team practice and later met with the top executives of the company.
“We are happy with the basketball players we got this off-season,” said SMB team manager Hector Calma, a former national player who won seven of his eight PBA championships as a basketball player of San Miguel in the 80s.
The 6-foot-6 Washington recently signed a three-year deal with SMB.
Although Calma refused to divulge details of the contract, he mentioned it’s near the maximum salary of R350,000 monthly.
SMB got Washington via a trade with Talk ’N Text for the No. 3 overall pick in the PBA Rookie Draft few weeks back.
However, a basketball league insider, who asked not to be named, said that Washington’s contract is worth between R10 million to R12 million.
As for the 6-foot-9 Pennisi, the basketball team obtained his rights from Red Bull, also via a trade in exchange for a first round pick next year.
The team will continue paying the remainder of his basketball contract, which expires in 2010.
The addition of Washington and Pennisi solidified the basketball team’s frontline, specially now that former two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Danny Ildefonso is recuperating from a foot injury.
Aside from Ildefenso, the Beermen decided to place 6-foot-9 Samigue Eman, the No. 2 overall in last year’s Rookie Draft, on the injured list.
The two will join the basketball team’s formidable frontline unit of Marc Pingris, Dorian Peña and Danny Seigle.
Washington, the former No. 1 pick in the Draft in 2005, played his first three seasons with TNT, while Pennisi was the last remaining Red Bull player from its original basketball roster when it joined the PBA in 2000.
On the other hand, the 6-foot Custodio, who played for University of the East in the UAAP and for San Mig-Coffee in the PBL, inked a two-year deal.
He was drafted No. 8 overall in the first round.
“Maganda ang pinakikita ni Bonbon sa ensayo, and we’re optimistic na makakatulong s’ya sa team,” Calma said.
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October 18th, 2008 at 11:48 am
sana nga mag-champion this conference ang smb. matagal-tagal na rin, uhaw na sa championship ang mga fans. panay nga ang pangugutya ng mga ofismeyts ko, kesyo puro superstars pero di nman nagtsa-champion. sana dis year na. at sana pag mga 3rd place finish eh pilitin din makuha ng team. napapansin ko lng na pag 3rd place eh hindi na naglalaro cna danny i. at danny s., kung me injury, maiintindihan nmin. sayang din yung trophy, at ska ipakita nman s mga fans na khit 3rd place lng ang pinaglalabanan eh magpakitang gilas sila. ilang beses ng naglaro for 3rd place ang smb pero di ko maalala kung kelan nila ulit nakuha ito. sayang din nman yung pinakita nila the whole conference kung di rin lang susungkitin ang 3rd place finish.
October 18th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
malaki chance ng team this conference with the way they are playing recently. if this continues till the end of the conference, there’s a big possibility that we can win the philippine cup.
btw, some smb insiders say that this is the last chance for siot. pag di pa nakuha ang championship this conference, malamang goodbye na sa kanya.