Philippine Patriots (3rd ABL 2012)

[FilipinoDad]

Looking at the Patriots lineup and the box scores, it looks like it's the same old story for them. The two imports will do majority of the scoring.

[nardy]

http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball...ng-abl-for-pba

Patriots' days are numbered
By The Staff
July 24, 2012, 03:56 pm

RUMOR: The Philippine Patriots will formally bow out of the Asean Basketball League (ABL) once owner Mikee Romero’s Global Port Inc. is accepted as the 11th member franchise of the PBA.


FACT: The sportsman/businessman whose passion for basketball seems boundless, is again knocking on the PBA door, hopeful this time of acquiring a team he can call his own, and become the newest ballclub in Asia’s pioneering pro league by the time it opens its 38th season on September 30.

But the ambitious move comes with a price. Entry into the PBA meant Romero will now have to maintain a team in each of the two major leagues, a task that should come at a high cost, even for a person of Mikee’s stature.

Acquiring a PBA team alone may mean shelling out P60 million as franchise fee, or perhaps even higher if Romero decides to buy an existing franchise lock, stock and barrel. The Harbour Centre owner also spends around P40 million in maintaining the Patriots’ ABL franchise that requires constant travelling given the home-and-away format of the fledgling regional league, of which the team is among its pioneer members.

Owning a PBA ballclub being one of Romero’s obsessions, the Patriots’ days with the ABL may now be numbered.

The young team owner himself intimated plans to give up his ABL franchise the moment his application for a PBA team is approved. “I think we just have to concentrate on one,” he said. “Mabigat din `yung marami.”

Romero, however, said he has yet to tell ABL executives of his plan to leave the league once he’s officially bound for the PBA. The Patriots won the inaugural championship of the league featuring teams within the Southeast Asian region.

A check with the PBA office revealed Romero has yet to formally submit his application for a franchise before he left for the London Olympics. Mikee also happens to be the president of the Philippine National Shooting Association and will be attending the 30th Olympiad to support the 11-man Philippine team that included skeet shooter Brian Rosario.

As early as 2006, Romero had already been seeking entry into the PBA when he initially sought to buy the Shell Formula franchise, which Rain or Shine later acquired. Three years later, he entered into a partnership with Bert Lina as a major controlling player with the Burger King team in the pro league, a venture that didn’t even last a conference. Then in 2010, Romero had a co-branding agreement with the Barako Bull ballclub, where the brand and logo of Harbour Centre was prominently displayed at the back of the players’ jersey. The agreement was only for a single tournament.

So far this is the closest Romero have come to acquiring a PBA franchise he can call his own, after he personally met with commissioner Chito Salud and bared his serious intention of joining the league as its newest team member.

Unfortunately, success for Romero on this venture will mean bye-bye for the Patriots.

[Silent Killer]

http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball...ng-abl-for-pba

Patriots' days are numbered
By The Staff
July 24, 2012, 03:56 pm

RUMOR: The Philippine Patriots will formally bow out of the Asean Basketball League (ABL) once owner Mikee Romero’s Global Port Inc. is accepted as the 11th member franchise of the PBA.


FACT: The sportsman/businessman whose passion for basketball seems boundless, is again knocking on the PBA door, hopeful this time of acquiring a team he can call his own, and become the newest ballclub in Asia’s pioneering pro league by the time it opens its 38th season on September 30.

But the ambitious move comes with a price. Entry into the PBA meant Romero will now have to maintain a team in each of the two major leagues, a task that should come at a high cost, even for a person of Mikee’s stature.

Acquiring a PBA team alone may mean shelling out P60 million as franchise fee, or perhaps even higher if Romero decides to buy an existing franchise lock, stock and barrel. The Harbour Centre owner also spends around P40 million in maintaining the Patriots’ ABL franchise that requires constant travelling given the home-and-away format of the fledgling regional league, of which the team is among its pioneer members.

Owning a PBA ballclub being one of Romero’s obsessions, the Patriots’ days with the ABL may now be numbered.

The young team owner himself intimated plans to give up his ABL franchise the moment his application for a PBA team is approved. “I think we just have to concentrate on one,” he said. “Mabigat din `yung marami.”

Romero, however, said he has yet to tell ABL executives of his plan to leave the league once he’s officially bound for the PBA. The Patriots won the inaugural championship of the league featuring teams within the Southeast Asian region.

A check with the PBA office revealed Romero has yet to formally submit his application for a franchise before he left for the London Olympics. Mikee also happens to be the president of the Philippine National Shooting Association and will be attending the 30th Olympiad to support the 11-man Philippine team that included skeet shooter Brian Rosario.

As early as 2006, Romero had already been seeking entry into the PBA when he initially sought to buy the Shell Formula franchise, which Rain or Shine later acquired. Three years later, he entered into a partnership with Bert Lina as a major controlling player with the Burger King team in the pro league, a venture that didn’t even last a conference. Then in 2010, Romero had a co-branding agreement with the Barako Bull ballclub, where the brand and logo of Harbour Centre was prominently displayed at the back of the players’ jersey. The agreement was only for a single tournament.

So far this is the closest Romero have come to acquiring a PBA franchise he can call his own, after he personally met with commissioner Chito Salud and bared his serious intention of joining the league as its newest team member.

Unfortunately, success for Romero on this venture will mean bye-bye for the Patriots.

MVP could perhaps run a franchise in ABL in Patriots.

[nardy]

MVP could perhaps run a franchise in ABL in Patriots.

unfortunately MVP has bigger future plans .... its just the Maloofs has not found if The Price is Right so that Stern can officially Deal or No Deal?

[ariel_muhlach]

unfortunately MVP has bigger future plans .... its just the Maloofs has not found if The Price is Right so that Stern can officially Deal or No Deal?

Does that mean MVP would rather be a KING than be a PATRIOT .....

[mangangalakal]

Does that mean MVP would rather be a KING than be a PATRIOT .....

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If I were Mikee I would stay with the ABL. The PBA would not be a good marketing venue for his GLOBALPORT business, if he indeed wants it to be GLOBAL, why confine himself to the hermit PBA??? He should expose his brand internationally like Westports and SMB are doing right now. He should drop AirAsia (TonyBoy would understand) and rename his team to the GLOBALPORT Philippine Patriots and fire Glenn Capacio.

[nardy]

BOOM!
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If I were Mikee I would stay with the ABL. The PBA would not be a good marketing venue for his GLOBALPORT business, if he indeed wants it to be GLOBAL, why confine himself to the hermit PBA??? He should expose his brand internationally like Westports and SMB are doing right now. He should drop AirAsia (TonyBoy would understand) and rename his team to the GLOBALPORT Philippine Patriots and fire Glenn Capacio.

in reality Mikee needs AirAsia Philippines (Maan Hontiveros and Tony Fernandes) and TonyBoy Cojuangco as Mikee business' alone could not cover all the maintenance costs of a Professional Team plus the expensive Travel Expenses it goes with it and rent on yje Ynares Sports Center at Pasig City or Filoil Flying V Arena at San Juan City.

Port Services is not a consumer item or service and whatever marketing impact of having a basketball team has minimal ROI. It is different with regards a new entry budget airline as there are a lot of other airlines, so name recall is very important.

And with its live games shown free to the public, obviously there is no gate-receipts earned.

[durden_tyler]

in reality Mikee needs AirAsia Philippines (Maan Hontiveros and Tony Fernandes) and TonyBoy Cojuangco as Mikee business' alone could not cover all the maintenance costs of a Professional Team plus the expensive Travel Expenses it goes with it and rent on yje Ynares Sports Center at Pasig City or Filoil Flying V Arena at San Juan City.

Port Services is not a consumer item or service and whatever marketing impact of having a basketball team has minimal ROI. It is different with regards a new entry budget airline as there are a lot of other airlines, so name recall is very important.

And with its live games shown free to the public, obviously there is no gate-receipts earned.

Plus the simple fact of course that the ABL is not really a prestigious league as of the moment. 5 more years? 10 more years? Before it can be considered respectable? When ESPN ASIA drops the airing of ABL (an eventuality if it continues the current pace) it would be a sign that it's not working. Hopefully that does not happen as many Filipinos earn from it, but this is smelling more and more like what the MBA was cooking-- and we know how that ended.

[reamily]

40 million? Sucky teams have a hefty price nowadays

[mangangalakal]

Plus the simple fact of course that the ABL is not really a prestigious league as of the moment. 5 more years? 10 more years? Before it can be considered respectable? When ESPN ASIA drops the airing of ABL (an eventuality if it continues the current pace) it would be a sign that it's not working. Hopefully that does not happen as many Filipinos earn from it, but this is smelling more and more like what the MBA was cooking-- and we know how that ended.

hmmmm, so MR is banking on his chances to resurrect his PBL dynasty. Sayang naman ang ABL kung matutulad lang sa MBA. What a waste indeed. To think that it's run by some of ASEAN's best businessmen (or is it???).