The Greatest PBA Games

1. Game 7 of the 1991 Open Conference Finals

Outcome - Ginebra 104 Shell 102

The protagonists - Ginebra San Miguel and Formula Shell Rimula-X. Two of the most bitter rivals especially after then Añejo Rhum walked out of the previous year's tumultous Game 6, practically handing the silver platter to the Oilers. After 4 games, Shell was comfortably ahead, 3-1, needing just

PBA Rookies During the Early Years

I originally posted this in mypba.com on June 2, 2005. Thanks to Atty. Percival Flores for correcting some of the items.

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The finest amateur players that joined the PBA in the formative years mostly came from the MICAA. Here's a partial list:

Jimmy Taguines / Manilabank - joined the Tanduay Esquires in 1977 and became the PBA ROY; bruising power forward with a solid interior game

Virgilio Cortez / Manilabank - joined the Toyota Comets in 1976 and became the PBA ROY; excellent transition player recipient of the baseball pass from Jaworski and Fernandez

Jimmy Manansala / Yco - joined the Tanduay Esquires in 1978 and became the PBA ROY; hotshot