The late season trading sessions continue as Meralco, which recently nabbed Gary David in a trade with GlobalPort, got Nelbert Omolon from Air21 and Rabeh Al-Hussaini from Talk n Text while letting go of Mark Cardona, who was shipped to the Express. Here are the complete details of the swap. Air21 Express Mark Cardona, who was the Meralco Bolts franchise star prior to the deal, now finds himself with former college coach Franz Pumaren again! With Pumaren continuing to build the Express on his former players at La Salle, Cardona could take the place of Ren-Ren Ritualo, whose numbers continue to dip, at the two-guard spot. Also joining the Express are former San Beda Red Lion Bam-Bam Gamalinda and former San Sebastian Golden Stag Pamboy Raymundo. Gamalinda will be likely to take the spot of Omolon at the small forward spot, while Raymundo will take the place of Mike Cortez, who was shipped to Meralco in an earlier trade, at the point guard spot. Meralco Bolts Omolon gets a second tour of duty with the Bolts, while Al-Hussaini goes to Meralco after what could be a failed experiment at Talk n Text. Being one of the players from the defunct Sta. Lucia franchise who were absorbed by Meralco, Omolon is no stranger to playing under Ryan Gregorio, and he could be of great help to give some veteran smarts to the Bolts. Meanwhile, while everyones wondering what happened to the Rabeh Project of Coach Norman Black, expect Al-Hussaini to beef up the Meralco interior. Meanwhile, the sendoff to Cardona in a way solved the puzzle of the Bolts winger rotation that surfaced after getting Gary David. Talk n Text Tropang Texters Speaking of Black, it seems that hes building his own Ateneo alumni club at Talk n Text. Hes set to reunite with Nonoy Baclao (from Meralco) and Eric Salamat (from Air21) thanks to the trade. From the failed Rabeh Project, Coach Norman will this time do the Baclao Project with Nonoy being the center of attraction. Eric Salamat, on the other hand, might finally get the numbers he want at the Tropang Texters camp with his ex-college coach. Also joining TNT is Rob Reyes, who will strengthen the inside game of the Tropa. Conclusion: I think this trade is fair enough for all. But all eyes will be on the Air21 Purple Archers... I mean Express and the Talk n Text Blue Eagles... I mean Tropang Texters, which are building their respective rosters on Coach Franz and Coach Normans former players in the UAAP.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:33:00 +0000
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