The Top Five PBA Power Forwards Right Now (March 7, 2014)

Quality power forwards are a dime a dozen in the PBA, what with guys like Ranide De Ocampo, Marc Pingris, and Japeth Aguilar dominating almost on a daily basis. Of course, we also have Jay Washington, Jervy Cruz, and the reigning MVP Arwind Santos in the mix. Who else is included (or excluded) in our list of top PFs right now? Read on.

Without further ado, here they are – the top five power forwards in the 2013-2014 PBA season as of March 7, 2014 (as always, this is based on the Player Efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net):

Who's the top dog PF in the PBA? Take your pick.
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The Top Five PBA Power Forwards Right Now (January 16, 2014)

The power forward position, perhaps next to the point guard spot, is arguably the position in the PBA with deepest pool of talent. Go down the line and you’re bound to see marquee names playing the 4. From the greats like Alvin Patrimonio, Jun Limpot, Danny Ildefonso, and Eric Menk to contemporary superstars like Arwind Santos and Marc Pingris, the 4 is one position never short of greatness.

In this post we will look at the top five power forwards in the 2013-2014 PBA Philippine Cup, based principally on their player efficiency ratings, or EFF, as calculated by PBA-Online.net.

Note: Stats as of the morning of January 16, 2014.

5. Ranidel De Ocampo (TNT) – 14.7ppg, 7.6rpg, 1.4apg, 2.4 triples per game, 44.9 3pt%, 33.3 EFF

- RDO has become the Texters’ most reliable big man, given how Kelly Williams is in the injured list and how Noy Baclao continues to adjust. RaniDirk is in mighty sharp form so far, netting three double-doubles already in the season, including a 24-point, 13-rebound beauty against the Painters, though they did lose that one. TNT should make the next round, and they will definitely lean on De Ocampo to carry their defense of the Philippine Cup.

Ranide De Ocampo remains one of the PBA's best PFs.
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