If black water will continue their losing streak hemp sounds bad for us and them but as I observe their play is good and the player also scored well especially their import but in the 2nd half of the game their plays will change and even their defensive strategy will break I think I I don't know what is this happening. Hemp I think their Idol team in NBA this season is the Lakers. Jke

Betting on the first game tonight.

NLEX +6.5 @1.92 vs Hotshot, the Beast will be out for this game because of a calf muscle strain so i think NLEX have a chance to be the first team to beat Magnolia this conference or at least make the game close as possible.

It's already February 16, any news on whether audience are allowed in the arena or not?

Last news i've heard is that Metro Manila will remain in alert level 2 until the end of this month.

Just now become frustrated? They are in a 25-losing game streak before becoming frustrated haha.

The start of that streak is from way back PBA Bubble. That's how long their losing streak is now. They are winless last conference. They should even at least make some improvement before the start of the current conference.

This team needs a serious rebuilding. Having lots of role players is good but they need someone who will act a lead.

I saw it a few hours ago and its very sad to see a team leaving PBA.
You can see their achievements on their post as well: https://www.facebook.com/664518660236917/posts/5384903581531711

Its been decades since the franchise is in the league and maybe its time for them to leave. I don't know the exact reason but my theory into why they are leaving because of competition of the league and maybe the pandemic as well. On the other hand though, many companies are interested still to get the spot and SM is one of them.

Oh, I'll just post it right now, but I came across this. Definitely, they're leaving the PBA, which brings back memories of when I was a kid and when they won their first championship ring in 2015-2016, which was truly amazing to witness. What are your thoughts on this situation? Is there a new team being formed? Is there a new sponsorship? I believe they will form a new team, as well as the head coach, who will be transferred, as well as the players. Isn't it true that they'll be traded?

The PBA commissioners are now on a meeting and maybe they've talked about a possible new franchise to let them in as Alaska is on its last conference. Alaska is gone forever after this conference as it's about the company's funding issue.
About the players, well, we don't have to think about it for now. But I've seen Teng, a player for Aces has posted his farewell and it's going to be his final conference with a team and he's happy with that.

After this incident what's next? independent team is slowly departing on the league and this is a huge loss for the league knowing that Alaska franchise is huge in PBA for sure other teams will think about quitting to since its undeniable that there's an in balance things happening in the league and this is a huge wake up call on PBA authorities since if they keep doing what they do these days maybe the only team will be left on that league is the MVP and SMB group.

As of now, no one is interested to buy the franchise but I'm hoping that somebody will buy it.
What's next for PBA? I don't know because the departure of Alaska from the league might create a domino effect to those independent teams.

This is what can happen if the league is in a duopoly or being dominated by 2 companies (in this case its MVP and SMB) and if the Board will not do anything about it then its only a matter of time for other independent teams to leave the league as well. I've watched a video hours ago regarding the possible reason of Alaska leaving the league. One reason that said there is the pandemic which is quite understandable because they are paying their players even though there are no games and on the other hand, they can't advertise their product. Another reason is the salary of players not being publicized. Because of this, other teams can pay their players higher than the max salary (hidden of course). Include also the free agency where players can just get the players they want.

Overall, I still hope that the Board will still do something for this. The competition of the league disappeared already that is why we don't see many audiences watching live unless its Ginebra game. The departure of Alaska will create a domino effect negatively unless they will do something.

Well, the reason for Alaska is due to the business sustainability. They're going to focus on their own brand and owning a team is really costly in the PBA.
What's next? I think the other teams that are not even taking championships would also back out in the league. Who knows? Snow Badua said it's likely ROS. But that's just his opinion. The management should really be better and it's not just a league between SMC and MVP companies.

Nice bet! Although Magnolia have won the game, still Road Warriors have managed to cover enough spread for that.
Regarding to the news if PBA games are ready to welcome live audience, yes they already had.

Source: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/821700/pba-to-welcome-back-fans-starting-february-16/story/

According to the article released by GMA Network, PBA are starting to receive limited vaccinated audience who wishes to watch the games live. Good thing that the cases have cooled down these recent weeks and NCR is under level 2.