We are
pretty much at the midpoint of the 2012-2013 PBA season, and I thought it would be interesting to look at
which players have been doing really well – well enough to be in the running
for the conference and end-of-season awards as well as some other extra
citations.
Note: My picks for midseason achievers are
all generally based on player stats as of March 13, 2013. All these stats are
from PBA-Online.net.
2013 Commish Cup Citations: Each
position-specific citation is named after one of the PBA’s all-time best in
that position
El Presidente: Japeth Aguilar (GLO) – 12.5ppg, 8.0rpg, 2.1bpg,
32.7 EFF
All time
highs in points, blocks, and rebounds thanks to career-high minutes played?
Sure looks like it.
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| Japeth may have missed the Philippine Cup, but his current performance has really made him a bona fide star. (image by Paul Ryan Tan/InterAKTV) |
The Captain: Joe Devance (SMC) – 9.4ppg, 6.3rpg,
3.4apg, 49.2 FG%, 27.4 EFF
Despite
having towering imports left and right, Devance has managed to put up very
respectable numbers at the 4 spot.
The Skywalker: Danny Seigle (BAR) –
11.9ppg, 3.8rpg, 58.7 FG%, 27.3 EFF
Are we seeing
a renaissance of Dynamite Danny?
The Triggerman: Mark Caguioa (GIN) –
22.3ppg, 4.8rpg, 3.4apg, 1.1spg, 39.0 EFF
The reigning
MVP is still mighty valuable.
The Big J: Sol Mercado (GLO) – 14.1ppg,
9.1apg, 4.1rpg, 31.9 EFF
The Sol
Train doesn’t seem to be missing a beat with his new team.
The Norman Black: Eric Dawson (MER) –
25.7ppg, 16.1rpg, 2.7bpg, 2.6spg, 55.7 EFF
The Bolts
aren’t the best team out there, but they sure have the most productive center.
Super Scorer: Gary David (GLO) – 23.1ppg
El Granada
remains as explosive as ever.
King of Rebounds: Calvin Abueva (ALA) –
8.1rpg
The Beast is
an undersized rebounding nightmare for all but the Aces.
Pass Master: Chris Ross (MER) – 9.4apg
He’s no Sol
Mercado, but one cannot deny that Ross has really settled into his role as
Meralco’s primary playmaker.
Thief in the Night: LA Tenorio (GIN) –
2.7spg
Tenorio
isn’t having the best of times on the offensive end, but he continues to
flourish on defense.
Sultan of Swat: Japeth Aguilar (GLO) –
2.1bpg
Looks like
Japeth’s hops are good for more than just big time dunks.
Ballistic Bomber: Sunday Salvacion (MER) –
71.4 3pt% and 5 threes per game
All his
opponents are saying the same thing – Sunday bloody Sunday!
Okay, now for the REALLY fun stuff. If
the season ended today, these guys would win:
*The following are stats for the ENTIRE
2012-2013 SEASON and not just the current conference.
All-Rookie Team:
June Mar
Fajardo (PET) – 8.6ppg, 6.7rpg, 26.1 EFF
Cliff Hodge
(MER) – 9.3ppg, 6.5rpg, 25.7 EFF
Calvin Abueva
(ALA) – 12.9ppg, 9.9rpg, 33.7 EFF
Chris Ellis
(GIN) – 8.6ppg, 4.8rpg, 23.7 EFF
AJ Mandani
(GLO) – 6.5ppg, 2.9rpg, 2.2apg, 21.5 EFF
Mythical Second Team:
Marc Pingris
(SMC) – 9.0ppg, 8.1rpg, 2.2apg, 30.1 EFF
Jervy Cruz
(ROS) – 10.7ppg, 7.3rpg, 30.5 EFF
Chris Lutz
(PET) – 13.1ppg, 4.1rpg, 4.3apg, 30.7 EFF
Gary David
(GLO) – 20.4ppg, 3.3rpg, 30.8 EFF
Jayson
Castro (TNT) – 15.2ppg, 4.2rpg, 3.5apg, 31.5 EFF
Mythical First Team:
Japeth
Aguilar (GLO) - 12.5ppg, 8.0rpg, 2.1bpg, 32.7 EFF
Arwind
Santos (PET) – 15.0ppg, 10.4rpg, 1.1bpg, 35.6 EFF
Calvin
Abueva (ALA) – 12.9ppg, 9.9rpg, 33.7 EFF
Mark Caguioa
(GIN) – 19.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.6apg, 34.0 EFF
Solomon
Mercado (GLO) – 17.5ppg, 7.5apg, 3.2rpg, 34.2 EFF
Sixth Man of the Year: Jayson Castro – 15.2ppg,
4.2rpg, 3.5apg, 31.5 EFF
#SaSobrangLakasNgTNT
si Castro off the bench.
Defensive Player of the Year: Arwind Santos
(PET) – 10.4ppg, 1.1bpg, 0.9spg
The Lubao,
Pampanga product continues to be the best two-way guy in the country.
Rookie of the Year: Calvin Abueva (ALA) –
12.9ppg, 9.9rpg, 33.7 EFF
No one else
comes close.
Most Valuable Player: Arwind Santos (PET) –
15.0ppg, 10.4rpg, 1.1bpg, 35.6 EFF
The
Spider-Man got snubbed in the Gilas pool. Maybe that was added motivation?
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| Arwind Santos (R) is on-track to be the MVP for 2012-2013. (image by Paolo Papa/InterAKTV) |
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