MANILA, Philippines — Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone admitted the Gin Kings are opening the PBA’s Season 49 with a severely banged-up roster.
As revealed on Saturday, while Thompson (32.1 statistical points) trails NorthPort’s Robert Bolick (33.9 SPs) in statistical points, the Ginebra guard has another upper hand with him: the Gin Kings made and even won the semifinals.
Ginebra actually swept NorthPort in the conference quarterfinals, setting up a Manila Clasico semis against Magnolia that the Gin Kings won in four games.
In third is San Miguel’s CJ Perez with 31.3 SPs, while another Ginebra star, Jamie Malonzo, is number four with 30.9.
Don Trollano rounds up the Top 5 with 29.1 SPs, but with NLEX not making the playoffs at all, it has virtually become a three-man battle for the BPC between Thompson, Perez, and Malonzo.
