Mikee Romero's Global Port, Inc.

[durden_tyler]

Yes, Dolreich is the real name of Bo Perasol. He was co-forum member Percival Flores' student at the College of Mass Communications in UP Diliman back in the 90's so this is pretty much confirmed.

As for Perasol, I won't doubt Anthony's post regarding Perasol being appointed head coach by Mikee Romero. But I'm not sure if Perasol has already made a decision. It's pretty much confirmed as well that the Ateneo Blue Eagles' #1 choice to replace Norman Black as their head coach is the former UP Maroon. Whether Perasol has made a decision already is something that needs further confirmation.

Romero might want to retain Perasol on a short-term basis to provide transition to his preferred coach. Glenn Capacio was his appointed head coach for the Philippine Patriots so he will definitely be retained for his pro team, most likely as an assistant coach. If Ato Agustin is taken out as Petron head coach and doesn't get any assistant coaching job, he may also be considered.

Jay, would you know the status of Perasol's contract with then-Powerade? How long was it? Since Global bought them lock, stock and barrel that includes Perasol's contract, correct? If it goes beyond 2013 then Perasonl has to honor the contract before signing with another (Ateneo)?

[Jay P. Mercado]

Jay, would you know the status of Perasol's contract with then-Powerade? How long was it? Since Global bought them lock, stock and barrel that includes Perasol's contract, correct? If it goes beyond 2013 then Perasonl has to honor the contract before signing with another (Ateneo)?

That is correct. Anything that Powerade has will be retained by Global Port. Of course, the other option is to have Perasol's contract bought out by Ateneo, but I doubt if they'll do this. I'm not privy to Bo's contract with the Tigers, although it's possible his contract expired last July 31, 2012. The reason for this theory is that Ateneo wouldn't be broaching up his name to be their head coach next season if they know they couldn't get him. So I'm thinking he has no contractual obligations anymore and is free to negotiate with anyone from hereon.

Will Romero hire him? I wouldn't know, but the key person is Gary David. If Romero wants to retain David, then Perasol would have to be retained, even if it's for a short-term basis. But if Romero offers David to the highest taker, then expect Perasol to be Ateneo's coach next season. I surmise short-term simply because he might be used for the interim during the transition phase and allow the coaches that Romero prefers - whether it's Junel Baculi, Jorge Galent or Glenn Capacio.

I'll see if I can find out about Perasol's contract...

[durden_tyler]

That is correct. Anything that Powerade has will be retained by Global Port. Of course, the other option is to have Perasol's contract bought out by Ateneo, but I doubt if they'll do this. I'm not privy to Bo's contract with the Tigers, although it's possible his contract expired last July 31, 2012. The reason for this theory is that Ateneo wouldn't be broaching up his name to be their head coach next season if they know they couldn't get him. So I'm thinking he has no contractual obligations anymore and is free to negotiate with anyone from hereon.

Will Romero hire him? I wouldn't know, but the key person is Gary David. If Romero wants to retain David, then Perasol would have to be retained, even if it's for a short-term basis. But if Romero offers David to the highest taker, then expect Perasol to be Ateneo's coach next season. I surmise short-term simply because he might be used for the interim during the transition phase and allow the coaches that Romero prefers - whether it's Junel Baculi, Jorge Galent or Glenn Capacio.

I'll see if I can find out about Perasol's contract...

Thanks Jay. Would love to know as well how much Ateneo offered (if indeed there was an offer) just so we know how transfers/moves such as this one is interpreted under the current system.

[Jay P. Mercado]

Perasol has a one-year contract with Powerade which was renewed after the AFC. His renewal was simultaneous to the contract extension given to Gary David where he was given the maximum P420k a month contract. That means Perasol is obligated to Global Port until March or April next year.

Here's the thing though - Mikee Romero prefers someone who he has worked with in the past to handle his team. Enter Junel Baculi. Baculi still has a one-year contract with Barako but then, there's actually no difference since Barako and Global Port are financed by the same person. Hence, the likelihood is Perasol would go to Ateneo, Baculi would go to Global, and Bong Ramos would take over Barako. Ramos is Baculi's assistant coach at present with the Energy.

I have no idea how much Ateneo offered Perasol. It's definitely not as much as the Norman Black contract rumored to be in the vicinity of P1M a month but it's also a slight increase from what he recently renewed with Powerade. Chances are Perasol and Global would part amicably so that Perasol can go to the Blue Eagles and Romero will have his preferred coach in the bench.

[reamily]

If Coach handling the Ateneo's senior basketball program come to fruition.. it will be life changing for Perasol not in the material scheme of things but in other aspect in life....He DESERVES it after all the doubts have given to him by his detractors including yours truly..

[Cryotek]

Is it true that Romero's Global Port bought Powerade franchise for almost a 100mil!!!

[Jay P. Mercado]

Is it true that Romero's Global Port bought Powerade franchise for almost a 100mil!!!

I won't be surprised if they did. Powerade's price tag comes in hefty, brought about by several factors. Here's a couple:

1. The most obvious is that this team is still star-laden. They have arguably the best player in the PBA today in Gary David who has led the league in scoring for 3 straight seasons already. They also have ROY runner-up JVee Casio, a young inside banger in Sean Anthony, a former ROY in Rabeh Al-Husseini, among others. This team, while not exactly the most talented in the league, is probably in the middle-tier, not as talent-laden as Petron, TNT, BGK, or B-Meg, but definitely better than Air 21 and to some extent, Barako and Alaska. They're in the middle of the pack, lined up with teams like ROS and Meralco.

2. Powerade's franchise was supposed to have been sold to the San Miguel Group as part of the latter's right of first refusal arrangement when SMC turned over the PBA franchise to the Atlanta-based company back in 2005. It would interest everyone how Global Port was able to "snatch" this franchise from SMC when even the MVP Group couldn't outwit the conglomerate in PBA dealings. Hence, don't be surprised if Mikee Romero is merely a "puppet" here, a figurehead but isn't actually the one in charge of running the financial affairs of this team. Assuming the Powerade franchise was sold to SMC as indicated in a document signed by the CEO of Coke Philippines, the cost of the franchise was already P100M.

3. There's no way Romero can raise that amount. Everything that was being rationalized by the PBA Board about Romero's spending P50M to P80M in the ABL is pure hogwash. The one who financed the Philippine Patriots was Stephen Fernandez of Air Asia Philippines. Romero simply allowed his Philippine Patriots team to be used by Air Asia so long as the latter would finance its participation. What would interest everyone further is who Romero's partner at the North Harbor. It used to be MVP. Now? It's RSA. And we all know there are only a few businessmen with basketball interest who can afford to pay P100M. MVP is one of them. RSA is another.

4. If Casio is released to a SMC team later on in the season, then you know what gives. Say what you want to say about Romero's passion for the game but he doesn't hold the purse strings of his franchise. Hence, this will unofficially became the sixth PBA team of the SMC Group.

[mangangalakal]

I won't be surprised if they did. Powerade's price tag comes in hefty, brought about by several factors. Here's a couple:

1. The most obvious is that this team is still star-laden. They have arguably the best player in the PBA today in Gary David who has led the league in scoring for 3 straight seasons already. They also have ROY runner-up JVee Casio, a young inside banger in Sean Anthony, a former ROY in Rabeh Al-Husseini, among others. This team, while not exactly the most talented in the league, is probably in the middle-tier, not as talent-laden as Petron, TNT, BGK, or B-Meg, but definitely better than Air 21 and to some extent, Barako and Alaska. They're in the middle of the pack, lined up with teams like ROS and Meralco.

2. Powerade's franchise was supposed to have been sold to the San Miguel Group as part of the latter's right of first refusal arrangement when SMC turned over the PBA franchise to the Atlanta-based company back in 2005. It would interest everyone how Global Port was able to "snatch" this franchise from SMC when even the MVP Group couldn't outwit the conglomerate in PBA dealings. Hence, don't be surprised if Mikee Romero is merely a "puppet" here, a figurehead but isn't actually the one in charge of running the financial affairs of this team. Assuming the Powerade franchise was sold to SMC as indicated in a document signed by the CEO of Coke Philippines, the cost of the franchise was already P100M.

3. There's no way Romero can raise that amount. Everything that was being rationalized by the PBA Board about Romero's spending P50M to P80M in the ABL is pure hogwash. The one who financed the Philippine Patriots was Stephen Fernandez of Air Asia Philippines. Romero simply allowed his Philippine Patriots team to be used by Air Asia so long as the latter would finance its participation. What would interest everyone further is who Romero's partner at the North Harbor. It used to be MVP. Now? It's RSA. And we all know there are only a few businessmen with basketball interest who can afford to pay P100M. MVP is one of them. RSA is another.

4. If Casio is released to a SMC team later on in the season, then you know what gives. Say what you want to say about Romero's passion for the game but he doesn't hold the purse strings of his franchise. Hence, this will unofficially became the sixth PBA team of the SMC Group.

doesn't that make him... a dummy??

[durden_tyler]

doesn't that make him... a dummy??

Air 21 and Barako understands this business already. Mikee should just follow suit

[greenarcher]

A list of stockholders of Global Port 900 or Sultan 900 will reveal who the real owners are.

[odnid]

doesn't that make him... a dummy??

ouch!..painful truth about pilipinas basketbol - pba

[odnid]

globalport-logo.jpg

GlobalPort Batang Pier

[durden_tyler]

Patriots to leave ABL? Of course not! -- Arejola
August 23, 2012

AIRASIA Philippine Patriots, who have already made a big name for themselves in the Asean Basketball League, will still be around when the regional tournament unveils its 2013 season.

No less than team manager Erick Arejola made the assurance as he dispelled rumors of an impending disbandment of the team following Mikee Romero’s subsequent entry into the PBA after acquiring the Coca-Cola Bottlers’ franchise.

“Yes, tuloy ang Patriots,” Arejola was quoted as saying by Spin.PH yesterday.

Arejola is now serving as the head of basketball operations of Global Port Batang Pier, the Romero-owned team which took the place of Coca-Cola Bottlers PBA team Powerade.

At the same time, Arejola said they are in search for new head coach who will replace Glenn Capacio in a looming revamp in the Patriots’ wards.

Capacio, who handled the Patriots last season, has also been made interim coach of the Batang Pier, which is keen on putting up a strong competitive team for the PBA which kicks off its 38th season on Sept.30.

Arejola, who served as the Patriots team manager the past two seasons, said that Romero will only need to work out some management-related details with his partners Tonyboy Cojuangco and Tony Fernandez.

The Patriots, then still under coach Louie Alas, etched their names on the Asean Basketball League right on its inaugural season by winning the title in 2009-2010 at the expense of Satria Muda.

AirAsia Philippines went 9-6 in the regular season, won its semifinal series against Kuala Lumpur, but failed to sustain the momentum and eventually got swept by Chang Thailand Slammers in the finals.

The slide went unabated in the following season when, after finishing the regular season with a 16-5 win-loss card, they fell in ambush to eventual season champion Indonesia Warriors, 2-0, in the semis.

Gary David, last year’s top rookie pick JV Casio along with big man Rabbeh Al-Hussaini are the key holdovers of the Powerade Tigers who will now banner the Batang Pier along with first-round rookie picks Vic Manuel and Fil-Am Jason Deutchman.

[thayil]

snow badua ‏@snowbadua

Hindi pa rin pala bibitawan ni MIKEE ROMERO yung PATRIOTS niya sa ABL. GLOBAL PORT plus PATRIOTS. Wow, ang yaman. Parang RAMON ANG lang. ,-)

[odnid]

hoping for a strong roster for the patriots next abl's season

[deviant]

Can GlobalPort make a splash in its first season?

Gary David. Willie Miller.

That combination is enough to make GlobalPort, the PBA’s newest team, one of the most compelling as the season begins. The Batang Pier were able to land the two-time Most Valuable Player Miller in the big five-team trade but had to part ways with last year’s top pick, JVee Casio, to do it.
Official Lineup

No. Player
0 Alfred Mandani
1 Jason Deutchman
2 Rabeh Al-Hussaini
4 Rudy Lingganay
5 Jondan Salvador
7 Rey Francis Guevarra
9 Marvin Cruz
10 Rommel Adducul
11 Willie Miller
14 Mark Yee
20 Gary David
22 Joshua Vanlandingham
24 Vic Manuel
33 Angelus Raymundo
Injured/Reserve
34 William Antonio
43 Alex Crisano

Head Coach:
Glenn Capacio

Assistant Coaches:
Ricky Dandan, John Cardel, Louie Gonzales, Charles Tiu

“Losing JVee Casio was very painful for the team. Of course, we know his capabilities. But gaining Willie Miller, we wanted yung composition namin na mag-iba,” said GlobaPort team manager BJ Manalo. “Marami siyang nagagawa — he can play the 1, he can play the 2, we can also put him at the 3.

“We believe the combination of Gary David and Willie Miller is very hard to stop.”

During the draft, the Batang Pier also traded away forward Sean Anthony, who like Casio was one of the last remnants of the former Powerade franchise’s finals run in last year’s Philippine Cup. In return, they were able to get rookie Vic Manuel, who is now expected to play a major role for GlobalPort.

And with several other capable players like Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Rey Guevarra on board, the Batang Pier front office is confident that they’ll be more than just a two-man team. The team will be relying on David and Miller, two proven scorers, to not only get their usual numbers on the stat sheet but to provide easier opportunities for their teammates as well.

“Definitely, we’re looking at our two superstars, Gary and Willie, but pinag-uusapan namin is how they can make their teammates better. For us, the standard of being a superstar is how much you make your teammates better.”

Manalo believes that the team will need to stand out in at least one category – teamwork – if they want to be competitive.

“Hindi kami masyado malakas compared sa other teams, we are honest about that,” he said. “So we are expecting more from one another. We want GlobalPort to play as one. And I think yun ang magiging strength namin, playing as a team.”

[patay-butiki]

high time to revive this thread...

as brod78 aptly stated, dumadami na fans ng global port.

team stat leaders after 3 games:

PPG: G. David (23.00)
RPG: J. Williams (21.67)
APG: S. Mercado (13.33)
SPG: J. Aguilar (1.33)
BPG: J. Williams (4.67)


relevant links:

http://www.pba-online.net/team/Globalport/14/
https://www.facebook.com/GPBatangPier

[patay-butiki]

hmmm....

is it a case of coincidence or coach baculi heeded the advice of the analysts in this FTW segement?




this was shown after Global Port's 2nd game. In their 3rd game (against BGK), Mark Yee started, while Willie Miller came off the bench.

[patay-butiki]

another won game lost!!!

the loss to barako bull was because of turnovers and unbelievably hot 3-point shooting from barako.

the loss today to meralco is because of a miracle shot from sunday off a broken play.

global port could have been 4-1 now, with the only convincing loss against a well-prepared talk n text game plan.

hay... as they say, bilog ang bola.

[reamily]

Cheat on me once, shame on me twice. They could easily be 1 3 if petron hang on.. They just cant pull the trigger at the end.. Still green as a unit..