Team #NSD

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So it's a Friday weekend (here in the Middle East anyway) and we are catching up on our steady dose of Upper B basketball talk (if you haven't already, please checkout buhaybasket.com which is basically the new/ another version of FTS or Bro Show or Goat or whatever only a lot more entertaining whenever Jai Reyes is given air time). On this episode, they were asked by one of their many followers about naming a Team Never-Say-Die first five (minus Ginebra players, of course).

Basically, the names that were mentioned are: Marc Pingris, Paul Lee, Dondon Hontiveros, Cliff Hodge and whichever among Yousef Taha, Jerwin Gaco, Alex Nuyles, etc.

We are not going to say that they were wrong, just that we would probably go another way.


The players we would say are Team #NSD are:

Terrence Romeo

Paul Lee

Calvin Abueva

Marc Pingris

... and Chris Ross.

We all know about Romeo, Lee, Abueva and Pingris. But my 5th guy would definitely be Ross-- this dude is just a pesky mofo on defense and plays the same way if the game is tight or even if their team is down 20. Seriously, that's why he gets in a lot of face-offs and staredowns with opposing guards-- he's like Denok Miranda prime minus the Gentlemen's Agreement clause on his contract.

There are other names out there who fit the traditional Ginebra "NSD" but then when their team is down and the clock is winding down, you could see that the fight is already out and they take plays off (which is only natural).

Who would be on your Team NSD First Five?