Petron Blaze Boosters? What's up?

What's really up with Petron?  This question is still popping up in every basketball afficionados' minds.  So what up with Petron?

Despite them winning the championship recently under Coach Ato, people are still not convinced that the formidable team they expect Petron to be have already been unleashed.  On paper they are definitely the team to beat. Coaches, players and even fans all agree that Petron is absolutely a powerhouse.

However questions are still up in the air till this day.  They've been groping for form for 3 yrs now and this has been somewhat synonymous to them still looking for form, looking for chemistry.  But so far with no luck.  

The saying is really true, in the world of sports you may have all the best players available, but if there's no teamwork your team is in a world of pain and shame unless you have a Lebron, Wade, Bosh combination at your disposal.  Or perhaps the old Chicago team led by no less his airness MJ himself.  But this entirely is a different story

So what's really wrong with Petron then?  Petron AKA San Miguel Teams have always been composed of A1 players.  

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Looking back in the past San Miguel teams, they've always had a blockbuster team.  

Back in the days when seeing Allan, Samboy, Hector, Don Ramon in one team is a luxury to have, this SMB management made it happen.  

Quality players those days are hard to find and getting them in one team is an accomplishment plus finding the coach who can steer these players to history in the person of Ron Jacobs, Norman Black have proven to be just the perfect combination then.  
But is there anything we are missing from that part of history now?

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Credits to the owner of the picture.  Got this from the internet

Chemistry is what drives a team to a common goal and talent can back it up.  But what if you have too much of everything?  Would that translate into a dynasty?  Obviously, it won't.

The role of the "Role Players" nowadays is being overlooked.  Everyone wants to get the best players and don't want "the scavengers", "the hustlers", "the defensive guys", "the rebounders", "the Jeffs" of the Mutt and jeff combo, "the Robins" in the Batman and Robin tandem.  

Having a 12-man deep team filled with star players but no role players is a recipe for disaster.

It's no longer a question of who will shoot the ball or who will make a beautiful pass - so is it now a question of who's willing to take the back seat?  

But these players are all star players meaning they have the qualities of a leader, so what happens if everyone wants to lead in their own way by sacrificing their points by letting go of the ball and pass it onto someone else and let them shoot instead?  Imagine all of them having the same thoughts at one time?  Will this solve the issue?  Hmmm...  

Imagine this, 5 all star players on the court all proving they can pass, who will shoot the ball then?  Or all can shoot, so who  will make the pass?

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It's a totally different story for the old San Miguel Teams, they have the players I mentioned above but what else do they have?  They had the likes of Alvin Teng, Yves Dignadice, Art Delacruz, Ato Agustin and so on.  Yes, they have role players who are just willing to do their roles and some have infact mastered doing it and one even ended up winning the MVP (Ato Agustin) for doing his role.

And then there was the dynamic trio of the two Dannys - Dynamite Danny and Demolition Danny and Olsen Racela, these three are backed up as well with complimentary players special mention to Freddie Abuda.  Whose nose for the ball is unparalleled.  

Credits to the owner of the picture.  Got this from the internet

Credits to the owner of the picture.  Got this from the internet

So what they have was a combination of great coaches, cerebral point guards, gun slinger wingmen, dominant centers, defensive guards and all around forwards all doing their business at the same time.  How did they end up in history?  Legendary.

I guess Talent equilibrium + Discipline + more is still the recipe to chemistry.  Then Chemistry + System is key to success.  

A little too much good of everything is definitely dangerous.  The best is yet to come for this team, the best is still to come.