When we talk about Barako Bull (formerly Air21 Express), we cannot deny how powerful their line-up could be if not for the bogus trades that they entered since coming into this league.
Let’s have a quick rundown on the list of players that they acquired during the draft since 2002, the year that they entered the league.
2002
Yancy de Ocampo – 1st pick (now with Barangay Ginebra)
Renren Ritual - 8th pick (now with Shopinas.com)
2003
John Ferriols – 12th pick (now with BMEG Llamados)
2004
Marc Pingris – 3rd pick (now with BMEG Llamados)
Ranidel de Ocampo – 4th pick (now with Talk N Text Texters)
Wesley Gonzales – 9th pick (now with Alaska Aces)
2005
Jay Washington – 1st pick (now with Petron Blaze Boosters)
Mark Cardona – 5th pick (now with Meralco Bolts)
Nino Canaleta – 6th pick (now with Barangay Ginebra)
2006
Arwind Santos – 2nd pick (now with Petron Blaze Boosters)
2007
JC Intal - 4th pick (now with Barangay Ginebra)
Doug Kramer – 5th pick (now with Powerade Tigers)
2008
Mark Borboran – 6th pick (now with Meralco Bolts)
2009
Japeth Aguilar – 1st pick (now with Talk N Text Texters)
Chris Ross – 4th pick (now with Meralco Bolts)
Rogemar Menor – 7th pick (now with Shopinas.com)
Ronnie Matias – 9th pick (now with Rain or Shine)
2010
Noy Baclao – 1st pick (now with Petron Blaze Boosters)
Rabeh Al-Huseini – 2nd pick (now with Petron Blaze Boosters)
Rey Guevarra – 3rd pick (now with Petron Blaze Boosters)
2011
Allein Maliksi – 8th pick
Dylan Ababou – 10th pick
If you will take a look at these players that they drafter, numerous championships is up for grabs for this franchise. But what happened? They entered some trades in order to give away their talents in exchange of series of draft picks and cash considerations.
And in this 37th season, Barako Bull’s roster is consist of washed up veterans like Willie Miller, Danny Seigle, Dorian Pena, Jondan Salvador, Don Allado, Mick Pennissi, Sunday Salvacion, Wynne Arboleda and Paul Artadi. They are once the pride of their former teams, but because of the injuries they have encountered from the past years, I doubt majority of them can complete a whole season without missing a one game.
Last night, Barako Bull won its first game in two outings, defeating the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. Dylan Ababou, after being benched during their first game against Petron, led the team with 20 points. Allein Maliksi scored 13 points also and grabbed 8 rebounds (Maliksi averaged 14 points per game).
Because of the sturdy offense displayed by these rookies in their last two games, I’m afraid that after five more games, we will see them playing to another team.
If this will happen again, Barako Bull must change their name to AMAZON.COM or SULIT.COM…
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