Cebu Basic in one in all their MPBL video games. | Cebu Basic Fb web page
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rocky Alcoseba, son of the late Cebu basketball icon Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba, has voiced his frustration over the struggling marketing campaign of the Cebu Basic within the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
This got here after Cebu absorbed a brutal 131-65 loss to the Batangas Metropolis Tanduay Rum Masters on Thursday evening—a lopsided consequence that not solely drew the ire of MPBL followers but additionally deeply disillusioned Alcoseba.
Cebu at present sits at twenty fourth within the league standings with a 4-11 win-loss document and has misplaced 4 straight video games. Worse, the group has reportedly been fielding simply six gamers resulting from alleged inner points.
Their loss to Batangas was arguably the worst beating of the season. Batangas’ Philip Paniamogan, a fellow Bisaya from Cagayan de Oro, torched Cebu with 46 factors, together with a whopping 15-of-24 taking pictures from three-point vary, together with 5 assists.
Dennis Santos led Cebu with 22 factors, eight rebounds, and one help. Ladis Lepalam tallied a double-double of 15 factors and 10 rebounds, whereas John Paul Martinez added 13 factors.
However for Alcoseba, the group’s present marketing campaign is much from the Cebuano model of basketball that after outlined the island.
In a heartfelt Fb publish, Alcoseba reminisced about how the Queen Metropolis of the South as soon as prided itself on a robust basketball custom—led partially by his father, who steered the M. Lhuillier Jewellers to quite a few championships.
“Wherever Cebuanos play—be it in native leagues, Manila circuits, or worldwide arenas—opponents know they’re in for a battle. ‘Basta Bisdak, gahi ug isug jud na.’ That saying lives on by the present technology of Cebuano standouts,” Alcoseba wrote.
“However now, it’s extremely disheartening to witness what’s unfolding with the so-called Cebu Basic. A group that carries the identify of our beloved island—and by extension, our basketball legacy—ought to be a supply of pleasure. However as a substitute, we see a roster barely stuffed, video games misplaced by blowouts, and an effort that doesn’t come near reflecting the expertise and tenacity Cebuanos are identified for,” he added.
“This isn’t only a disappointment. It’s a disservice.”
Alcoseba, who has an upcoming grassroots-based and ladies’s basketball match dubbed the Visayas G-Hoops right here in Cebu, didn’t mince phrases in calling out the group’s administration.
“This group was meant to showcase the deep pool of expertise Cebu has lengthy produced. As an alternative, it has turn out to be a shadow of what it ought to be. To the group’s administration and possession: that is your accountability. Step up. Do higher. Both rebuild this group in a method that actually honors Cebu, or drop the identify solely. Cebuano basketball deserves greater than this half-hearted illustration.”
In the meantime, Jerome Calatrava, a former group official of the Cebu Sharks—the primary Cebu-based MPBL group backed by Worldwide Prescription drugs, Inc. (IPI)—shared comparable sentiments. He harassed {that a} Cebu group within the MPBL ought to be owned and operated by individuals who actually perceive Cebuano basketball.
“As a Cebu-based sports activities fanatic, I consider all groups representing Cebu ought to be primarily based right here and owned by Cebuano corporations. It’s onerous for outsiders to actually grasp Cebuano basketball tradition,” stated Calatrava of the Omega Boxing Gymnasium. “If there are inner issues, they need to resolve them inside. On the finish of the day, they’re representing our metropolis.”
Calatrava added that the Cebu Sharks franchise is just not defunct however merely on depart. He revealed they’re ready for a brand new and succesful backer to deliver the group again to the MPBL.
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