Now that they have been eliminated from the on going Commissioner's Cup, head coach Ato Agustin and the rest of the San Miguel Beermen (I can't remember the last time this team was eliminated this early) have all of the off-season to make their new, young acquisitions work in time for next conference.
Granted, they traded away four aging players-- two being quite serviceable (Dorian Pena and Dondon Hontiveros), for three young upstarts-- with only one being worthy the marquee (Rabeh Al Hussaini). But just when you thought that things would be okay owing to the Beermen's loaded roster, guys who should've stepped up didn't, and the team looked pretty lost as to what style they should play. Are they a half court team anchored on veteran Danny Ildefonso and the more stable Denok Miranda or are they a run and gun team led by Jay Washington and Alex Cabagnot?